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Barack Obama and Neuroeconomics

Behavioral economics and neuroeconomics are closely related fields, rather in the same way that psychology and neuroscience are related. It seems that Democrat presidential hopeful Barack Obama has a behavioral economist on his staff. The New Republic reports on the University of Chicago’s Richard Thaler’s role in the Obama campaign: As it happens, Thaler is [...]

Baby Pictures Really Do Grab Our Attention

Since the early days of advertising, it’s been axiomatic that pictures of babies grab the attention of readers more effectively than any other kind of image. This has led to baby pictures being used in ads for just about any kind of product or service, often with a cute caption to tie in the image [...]

Simulating the Coffee Drinker’s Nose

Is Scratch ‘n Sniff Starbucks in our future? No industry focuses as much on olfactory marketing as the coffee business. Starbucks recently dumped its breakfast eggs because their smell didn’t pair well with the coffee aroma. Nestle unit Nespresso has not only modified its home brewing equipment to release more enticing smells, they have even [...]

Maybe Obama’s Middle Name Really Matters

Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama is saddled with an unfortunate middle name, “Hussein.” Not only is it the name of one of the most brutal and belligerent dictators in the last century, it also has connotations that might suggest images of Islamic fanatics to a small subset of voters. When conservative radio talk show host [...]

Decoding CEO Faces

The basic concept of facial coding is that a trained observer can detect fleeting facial movements that indicate the true emotions that the subject is experiencing, even if the subject is trying to conceal those emotions. I’ve written about the process of interpreting these facial expressions in the past, notably in Facial Coding and Emotionomics. [...]

Is Consciousness Overrated?

Evidence continues to pile up demonstrating that our brains process information without our conscious awareness, and that our behavior can be affected by these stimuli. Last month, a study sponsored by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institute of Health (NIH), showed that subliminal images triggered similar brain activity to [...]

Why the Absolut Campaign Switch Worked

Last year, Absolut abandoned its classic “bottle” ad campaign. That long-running series of ads featured the shape of an Absolut bottle cleverly concealed in an illustration, and was largely responsible for establishing Absolut vodka as one of the most popular and well-recognized brands in the spirits field. I was surprised by the change, but even [...]

Florida Researchers Probe Emotions and Ads

Researchers at the University of Florida have published the results of their first advertising study using fMRI, a project intended to try to relate brain scan data to specific emotions being experienced by the subjects while viewing ads. Jon Morris, a professor of advertising and communications at Florida, was critical of past fMRI studies, noting, [...]

Does Irritating Your Customers Work?

One of the most annoying series of commercials is for HeadOn, an analgesic which one rubs on one’s forehead to (supposedly) cure headaches. Does HeadOn work? I have no idea, but it seems doubtful. Their commercials must work very well, though, because they have multiplied like mushrooms in a dark basement. Not only has the [...]

Emotion-Detecting Phones in Korea?

OK, he sent you roses on Valentine’s Day, but does he really care about you? If you are a subscriber of South Korean cell phone company KTF, it will cost you just a buck and a half per month to discern the emotional state of the people you talk to. The communications company’s “Love Detector” [...]

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Barack Obama and Neuroeconomics

Baby Pictures Really Do Grab Our Attention

Simulating the Coffee Drinker’s Nose

Maybe Obama’s Middle Name Really Matters

Decoding CEO Faces

Is Consciousness Overrated?

Why the Absolut Campaign Switch Worked

Florida Researchers Probe Emotions and Ads

Does Irritating Your Customers Work?

Emotion-Detecting Phones in Korea?

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