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Bad Boys (and Girls) Behave Badly

Who cheats on their taxes? While the first answer that pops to mind might be "everyone," about 15% of Americans admitted to doing so in an interesting study by DDB Worldwide Communications Group. (In a separate survey, 85% of…

Five Ways to Sell in a Bad Economy

Some of my more popular posts over time have been those dealing with selling to two different customer groups: spendthrifts, who spend money freely, and tightwads, who don't part with their money easily. (See Five Keys to Selling to…

Five Keys to Selling to Spendthrifts

Neuroeconomics research suggests that roughly 15% of your consumers are "spendthrifts" - they have unusually low sensitivity to the pain of paying, i.e., the neural discomfort associated with parting with money. Selling to people who feel…