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Book Review: Neuromarketing For Dummies by Stephen Genco, Andrew Pohlmann and Peter Steidl Here's another sign that neuromarketing is becoming a mainstream topic: it now has its own "Dummies" book. But, don't let the title fool you -…

It's been a rough few days for neuromarketers. First, Matt Wall of Slate wrote a thoughtful article, What Are Neuromarketers Really Selling?. Then, PopSci jumped on the bandwagon and writer Shaunacy Ferro published Why Neuromarketing Is A…

Rance Crain, Editor-in-Chief of Advertising Age (as well as Crain's Chicago Business, Crain's New York Business, and TelevisionWeek) has taken the neuro-alarmists to task in a sensible AdAge piece, Neuromarketing Threat Seems Quaint in…

We know advertisers are always trying to get inside your head, but what if they could broadcast an ad inside your skull? It sounds crazy, but that's what a new ad technique does just that... Lean your head against a window, and you'll hear…

One of the ongoing controversies in neuromarketing is how well current techniques can identify specific emotions. While there's general agreement that attention and emotional engagement can be tracked, identifying specific emotions with…

Many Neuromarketing readers still use Google Reader to keep up with their favorite blogs. It has been a great tool, one I used myself. But, Google decided to kill Reader as of July 1 in what they termed a round of "spring cleaning." So, if…

Some restaurants want to make their portions look bigger. Others may want to seem to deliver a modest portion while still satisfying hungry diners. For years, chefs have exploited what's known as the Ebbinghaus illusion to push the…

The global reach of Brainfluence is getting a boost. Japanese rights have been sold by Wiley, joining the Korean and Simplified Chinese versions in the Asian marketplace. Publication dates for the Japanese and Chinese versions aren't yet…

Book Review: Pitch Anything: An Innovative Method for Presenting, Persuading, and Winning the Deal by Oren Klaff Oren Klaff is an investment banker and deal-maker who, by his own account, has spent more than ten thousand hours…

How do you promote a new outdoor insect spray, Orphea, on a billboard in Milan? This clever effort turned the portion of the corresponding to the "spray" from a pictured can into a giant piece of fly paper. Over a period of days, the…