consumer behavior

Does grouping products together into a single-price bundle increase the perception of value? Most of us would answer "yes," but surprising research shows there is at least one condition where such grouping can actually reduce the apparent…

Restaurant guest experience depends on more than good food and quick service.

Book Review: Neuromarketing: Exploring the Brain of the Consumer by Leon Zurawicki I'm constantly asked the question, "where can I study neuromarketing?" by those looking for an undergraduate or graduate degree that will enable them to…

The funniest humor is based on truth, and answering the "why?" question is one of the biggest challenges market researchers face. As Motista blogger Alan Zorfas notes,

Book Review: Brandwashed, Tricks Companies Use to Manipulate Our Minds and Persuade Us to Buy by Martin Lindstrom (branding expert and author of Buyology)

In Dietary Decoys, we saw that adding salads to a restaurant menu actually increased sales of french fries. Research in Taiwan exposes an equally odd fact: if we take a nutritional supplement like a multivitamin, we are MORE likely to…

If the workers who built the Pyramids were paid wages, undoubtedly nearby vendors knew when to exert maximum effort: payday. A person with a fresh supply of money is far more likely to spend liberally than one who's nearly tapped out.…

Book Review: Spent: Sex, Evolution, and Consumer Behavior by Geoffrey Miller "Marketing is not just one of the most important ideas in business. It has become the dominant force in human culture." This is how evolutionary…

"Green marketing" usually refers to using an environmental pitch to sell a product. A car creates less pollution, a paper product is made from recycled content, and so on. Results of appealing to environmental sentiment have been…

Based on the title and cover art, which shows a head stuffed with objects, I anticipated that You Are What You Choose would be chock full of decision-making insights based on neuroscience and behavioral research. Instead, de Marchi and…