DPDP Act and Rules: What Indian Marketers Must Change Before May 2027
The DPDP Rules were notified on 13 November 2025 and phase in until 13 May 2027. Here is what changes for lead forms, CRMs, WhatsApp lists, ads and children's data.
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The DPDP Rules were notified on 13 November 2025 and phase in until 13 May 2027. Here is what changes for lead forms, CRMs, WhatsApp lists, ads and children's data.
WhatsApp pricing, policy and billing all shifted in 2026. Here is how to design an AI chatbot that is allowed, affordable and actually useful for Indian customers.
Most Indian marketing teams already use AI. Far fewer can show what it changed. Here is what the data says, which use cases earn their keep, and where to begin.
AI agents can take real work off a small team, but only if you pick the right tasks, set hard limits and design the handoff to a human before you launch.
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