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Apr 28, 2025
Shock marketing and sharbat wars: When brands cross the line
With Patanjali co-founder Baba Ramdev’s jab at Rooh Afza sparking a legal and cultural blowback, the marketing world weighs the true cost and value of provocation in brand marketing.
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