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Headline writers have known for years that rankings articles like "Top 10" lists generate clicks. University administrators have simultaneously dismissed USNews college rankings as inaccurate and irrelevant while still striving to improve…

What's the most famous quote from the OJ Simpson "trial of the century?" Those of us old enough to have watched it on TV, or at lease followed the news accounts, would no doubt come up with, "If the gloves don't fit, you must acquit!" This…

Researchers at Finland's Aalto University have produced a set of images showing where in their bodies people experience different emotions. Their news release states, For example, anxiety may be experienced as pain in the chest,…

Here's my last summary post for 2013, and for Neuromarketing readers it may be the most useful of all... My Brainy Marketing column at Forbes.com has a strange characteristic - the viewership of each article varies tremendously. My top post…

It's time for our annual roundup of the top 12 posts here at Neuromarketing. The main criteria for selection is the amount of reader sharing and overall views. I find that the discerning readers here are great at identifying the most useful…

Every neuromarketing technique has one main purpose: get beneath consumers' conscious reactions and see what they think subconsciously. While some neuromarketers employ high tech equipment like fMRI machines, a Canadian group says a simple…

This is big news for guys. For years, I've gently mocked my half of the species for being far-too-easily influenced by female images. Babes in bikinis alter male behavior, but it doesn't always take that much. Simply including a photo of…

Want to double your success in persuading people to do as you ask? Four simple words, and even other phrases with the same meaning, have been shown to double the success rate in dozens of studies worldwide.

Here's news that probably won't shock you: sex is at the top of our unconscious minds. And, when marketers ask us, we won't come close to admitting it.