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When your competitor gets banned, you have 6 weeks to win India
June 29, 2020. TikTok banned in India. 200M users suddenly homeless. Roposo – a distant challenger with 50M downloads. How do you capture a nation’s attention in six weeks?
Speed. Strategy. National pride.
Narrative Management
Didn’t just promote an app—shaped the conversation. Leveraged social media and PR to position Roposo as the natural successor. Controlled preferences through strategic narrative building.
National Positioning
Connected the brand to a larger cause: “Made in India.” Turned a product choice into a patriotic statement. Made choosing Roposo feel like choosing India.
Rapid Response Execution
“Think and act in hours, not days.” While competitors deliberated, we moved. Agile implementation wasn’t a methodology—it was survival.
Course Commitment
Market volatility? Noise? Uncertainty? Stayed focused. Maintained clarity of purpose despite chaos.
100M+
downloads in 3 months2x
market position gainCaptured TikTok refugees at scale
Crisis creates opportunity, but only for those who can move fast and think clearly while everyone else is panicking.
Ready to turn disruption into advantage?
How do you build a brand with near zero marketing budget?
Glance—2019 startup, world’s leading AI-powered smart lock screen, 235M active users. Massive distribution through phone partnerships. But here’s the problem: everyone had Glance on their phone. Almost nobody knew what Glance was.
When you can’t buy awareness, you engineer it.
Owned Media Maximization
Turned 235M lock screens into 235M billboards. Leveraged existing distribution as the primary brand-building channel. No paid media. Just smart asset utilization.
AI-Led Innovation
Became India’s first brand to deploy AI deepfakes in digital content marketing. Created tech stories that media couldn’t resist covering. Generated earned media through innovation, not ad spend.
Asset Recycling
Repurposed existing content across multiple platforms and formats. One piece of content, maximum mileage. Creative efficiency meets strategic frugality.
Zero-Budget PR
Let the technology tell the story. Tech innovation became the PR engine. Media covered Glance because what they were doing was newsworthy, not because they were advertised.
3x
brand awareness jump0
marketing budget spend235M
active users converted into brand advocatesEstablished category leadership through earned media
The best marketing budget is the one you don’t need—if you’re smart about the assets you already have.
Ready to maximize what you already own?
When trust meets technology: The CaratLane playbook
2012. India’s first digital-native jewellery brand gets funded with one mission to make online diamond shopping as natural as browsing Instagram. Small problem? Indians still wanted to touch, feel, and try before buying diamonds.
We didn’t choose between digital and physical. We built bridges between them.
The Digital Foundation Positioned CaratLane as the wingman for nervous men buying engagement rings. Created campaigns that educated, entertained, and converted. Built a brand that felt less like a store, more like a trusted guide.
The Physical Innovation Launched Try-At-Home—because sometimes you need the jewellery to come to your couch. Created experience centres, unlike stores. Developed the world’s first 3D virtual try-on app (yes, the world’s first).
3x
revenue growth through omni-channel strategy80%
conversion rate on Try-At-Home (industry-breaking)#1
in virtual try-on innovation13
physical locations that felt nothing like traditional jewellery storesFeatured as a case study in the book “The mouse charmers”
We proved that omni-channel isn’t about being everywhere—it’s about being exactly where your customer needs you, exactly when they need you.
Ready to bridge your channels strategically?
Digital transformation of Tanishq — from sceptical showrooms to digital success
2008. Recession hits. India’s leading jewellery retailer faces a bold question: Can you sell high-value jewellery online when our own stores doubt it?
We didn’t just build a website. We orchestrated a cultural shift—one showroom, one sceptical salesperson at a time.
- Phase 1 (2008–2010): Launched India’s first online-only jewellery collection while the world said “impossible.” Built digital tools that turned browsers into believers.
- Phase 2 (2010–2012): Cracked the code on selling solitaires online. Designed and developed the consumer journey. Trained 120 stores to embrace digital and operate with minimal physical inventory—reducing working capital.
₹93 Cr
revenue from zero with NIL working capital35k
monthly visitors engaged with digital experiences.Pioneered e-commerce in India’s most traditional and difficult retail category
Proving that digital transformation isn’t about technology—it’s about people, trust, and strategic patience.
Ready to write your transformation story?
How do you make your dad's whisky cool by down-aging it?
McDowell’s No.1—India’s largest whisky brand with ~50% market share. Growing steadily at 2-3% annually. But here’s the rub: younger drinkers saw it as “dad’s whisky.” Not exactly the badge value you want at 25.
We didn’t abandon the core. We didn’t chase youth desperately. We did something smarter—we played both sides of the board, simultaneously.
Retain & Modernize (Core Audience)
Refreshed the brand imagery without alienating loyalists. Launched superior blends. Introduced secure packaging. Made “Mera No.1” a cultural mnemonic with that iconic raised finger.
Differentiate & Expand (New Audience)
Created badge value through marquee partnerships—cricket, music, films. Launched the world’s first Diet Whisky (yes, really). Introduced lemon and ginger variants to create new drinking occasions beyond “serious whisky time.”
60%
market share dominance14%
year on year growth3
innovative variants that created new sub-categories#1
in innovation leadershipSuccessfully defended against youth-targeted competitor launches
Understanding that you don’t transform a legacy brand by burning bridges—you build new ones while strengthening the old.
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