A decade ago, who would have thought that paying your credit card bills on time could help you earn rewards and cashback? The people who were once credit card defaulters were optimistically pushed to pay their dues in exchange for tangible perks. What earlier seemed like coerced spending soon became a secure source of earning for credit card users.

Bengaluru-based CRED made it happen.

In the words of its founder Kunal Shah, “Nobody has been rewarded for paying back on time. We want to fix that.” And just like that, an ambitious entrepreneur with a non-tech background unearthed a crucial loophole in the credit card payment system and rose to the surface by launching a cutting-edge problem-solving application CRED in 2018. Today, both Shah and his brainchild have earned a place in the sun for establishing a first-of-its-kind platform valued at $4.01 billion (2021), an appraisement that most start-ups have taken over a decade to achieve.

The Indian beauty industry has really glossed up. In the last decade, there have been many players who are smoothing over the cosmetic experience for Indian women.

SUGAR Cosmetics is one brand that has tasted success ever since it started its journey in 2017.

It has reached the 100-crore revenue mark in just four years. This is something to applaud, considering its transition from online-only to retail mode, as well as the pandemic that thwarted physical sales since March 2020.

Some brands are meant to be eternal. They set out to be passed down for generations, becoming household names or all. One such brand is Cadbury. That royal-coloured chocolate brand that makes everything ordinary feel extraordinary. That uplifts the everyday person into a royal realm.

The Cadbury marketing strategy has been studied for so many years. It has its impact for so many more.

Earlier this year, Tata Motors announced an investment of ₹28,900 crore in FY22. This pertains to domestic business and JLR in 2021-22 and for the development of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. Providing world-class vehicles in various price ranges, Tata Motors is India’s largest automobile manufacturer and one of the world’s most formidable vehicular names. `

The auto industry was perhaps the most harshly impacted after the Covid-19 pandemic. Even before that, this industry was grappling with negative sentiments and sharp drops in sales. So how did a global behemoth like Tata Motors tweak its marketing strategy to talk to and maintain relations with its consumer base? How did showroom experiences move on to digital walk-ins? And how did test drives cope in these testing times? Interesting and innovative marketing interventions created opportunities for the brand to engage its customers – both current and potential ones. Read on…

Surf Excel is the leading detergent brand in India today. Despite many competitors in this segment, the Surf Excel brand has managed to stand out. Its market position is largely held due to its marketing strategies. These are strategies that are innovative and have set a benchmark for other brands as well – be they detergent or other FMCG brands.

As we dissect the marketing strategy of Surf Excel, let’s do a small history lesson of the brand as well.