Neuromarketing

The number of shopping days before Christmas is shrinking, but books - both electronic and paper - can still be ordered in time for either gift-giving or your own holiday reading. I'd love to personally sign every copy of Brainfluence, but…

We're in the midst of the busiest shopping season of the year, and lots of us will be shopping for stylish gifts. One of the choices we'll be confronted with is whether to buy an item from a well-known brand or opt for a less expensive…

Whether we are showing products on a web page or offering them in person, if you have more than one product you have a decision to make - the order of presentation. Should you lead with your best product? Close with it for a strong…

If you want to sell more product by running a sale, which would make more sense: advertising "price cut 33%" or "50% more" product? Functionally, the two are the same level of discounting. Researchers at the University of Minnesota found,…

There's currently just one regular global event that brings neuromarketers from around the world together: the Neuromarketing World Forum. The next edition will be in Sao Paulo, Brazil, March 6-8, 2013. We're partnering with the Forum…

The long-awaited Portuguese version of Brainfluence has been published in Brazil by Campus/Elsevier. Apparently my invented word Brainfluence™ didn't translate well, so the book was published under the title, Como Influenciar a Mente do…

Can sensory-based description make books more accessible, memorable, and, ultimately, more successful?

A picture may be worth MORE than a thousand words in some cases. A new study shows that text is more credible when accompanied by photos, even when the photos don't support the point of the text!

It's been a while since I recapped my Forbes Brainy Marketing activity here, so here's what you may have missed. And, be sure to add a comment if you visit. I can "call out" quality comments, and site admins sometimes expose these in…

Book Review: The Fundraiser's Guide to Irresistible Communications by Jeff Brooks The subtitle for this book is "Real World Field-Tested Strategies for Raising More Money," and it delivers on that promise. Brooks has penned an eminently…