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Keeping it simple wins every time

The brain loves shortcuts Enter…Green Lantern I was never a huge fan of superheroes, though I did read some Green Lantern. More recently, I just took the online superhero personality quiz, which pegged me as…Green Lantern. Let’s go with this. Let’s say I’m Green Lantern. First, I’d show off my washboard abs for my lady. (Grrrrr…I’ll rescue you [...]
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Neuromarketing 101

Podcast: Episode_001: Neuromarketing 101 You wanted an overview—here it is. Neuromarketing—using scientific measurements of brain and nervous system activity to encourage consumers to buy specific things—is still in its infancy (the term was coined around 2002).
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Celebrity endorsements can be deadly

Harnessing a big name can be a big asset or a big problem. A few years back we worked on the Green Belt Movement’s fundraising materials. One of our goals was to manage founder and Nobel Peace Prize recipient Wangari Maathai’s growing celebrity presence vis-à-vis the organization. Maathai might inspire, but donors actually gave to the [...]
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Shopper, Know Thyself

Uncover “covert marketing” to shop smarter The same impulse behind my degree in religious studies is responsible for my interest in neuroscience and behaviorism in branding and marketing. I want to know what people believe, and what motivates them. I also believe that a deeper understanding of these things makes us better decision makers. (And I’m [...]
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We Must, We Must, We Must Improve Our Trust

Build it and they will pay attention Scientists have discovered the “trust molecule”: oxytocin. One whiff of this hormone and even people you were specifically told aren’t trustworthy will suddenly seem like Boy Scouts. But until the day we can purchase Parfum de Confiance, we are left inducing trust the old-fashioned way: we have to earn [...]
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