The Amul milk co-operative business started at the end of year 1946. Today – 75 years later – it continues to engage and amuse Indian consumers with its unique marketing strategy. And what would that strategy be, one may ask? Well it’s just the Amul marketing strategy. A marketing strategy that is simple, straightforward and yet profoundly impactful. One that has now embraced the digital marketing strategies of the best brands in the world.

The impact is not only in terms of branding and product recall but also in sales and revenue. Till date, the single line “The Taste of India” establishes brand as well as each product’s appeal – an entire range of dairy products that’s of the Indians, by the Indians and for the Indians.

Brands seem to have taken this whole 'purpose' thing too far. Every brand wants to stand for something noble. I don't mean on the CSR front. I mean specifically on the advertising side of things. What do you think has lead to this wave? Is it a good trend? Or is there some such thing as too much brand purpose?