Neuromarketing

Long before the Mad Men era, advertising experts knew that certain words get the attention of readers and spur them to action. One word has made just about every top ten list, and new research from Kantar Media shows this word remains as…

The debate among copywriters about verbs vs. adjectives rages on. While the general consensus is that verbs make better sales copy and adjectives serve mainly to slow down the reader, there's also research that shows properly used…

When I speak at a conference, I often zoom in and out with just enough spare time to allow for potential flight delays and other mishaps. I assumed I'd do this when Tim Ash invited me to speak on using brain-based techniques to boost…

Three Ways to Avoid Creepiness Marketers are being offered unprecedented new capabilities to target consumers by interests and behavior. There's growing evidence, though, that consumers are finding these personalized pitches…

If you've been holding off picking up your copy of Brainfluence to see if you won the neuromarketing caption contest, the wait is over.

Neuromarketing firm Buyology is out with their updated list of most desirable brands in the U.S. The list has some expected names and a few surprises:

Lately, I've highlighted the various ways companies (and even colleges) are putting their customers in their ads by using social personalization or other means. In Australia, Coke took the idea one step farther, and put customer names…

Colleges and universities face some unique marketing challenges in the U.S. With more than 3,000 competitors, attracting the right students takes effort and creativity. Even schools that have no trouble "filling the seats" have important…

The Super Bowl is the biggest day of the year for football fans, and just about as important for neuromarketing companies. The first results of neuromarketing studies from the big game are trickling out, and Innerscope Research observed…