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.A fascinating new study by Young & Rubicam provides insights into what we say vs. what we really think. The firm, in conjunction with Adelphi University psychologist Joel Weinberger, used…

The Persuasion Slide is a deceptively simple new model for the process of persuasion that accommodates both traditional conscious factors as well as the often…

Guest post by John Carvalho In today’s fragmented marketplace, true brand loyalty seems like a hard thing for companies to acquire and harder still for…

Does multitasking seem to be getting tougher for you as the years pass? In fact, that's quite normal. By the time you are 40, multitasking is nearly twice as…

Do you have a website redesign planned? If so, there might be a lesson in my first experience with a Schindler ID System elevator control installation. When…

Attendees at the 2013 Conversion Summit in Frankfurt next week may get a double dose of Brainfluence! In addition to my keynote speech, Brainfluence: Getting…

Website conversion and conversion rate optimization are hot topics these days, and rightly so. It's getting ever more difficult and expensive to drive traffic…

We know that beer affects our brain, at least if we drink enough, but a novel promotion by a South African beer company turns the tables: it lets drinkers…

A new study by David Just and Brian Wansink of the Cornell Food & Brand Lab found that calling the same portion of spaghetti "double-size" instead of…

Loyalty and rewards programs can be great motivators. When a business rewards the behavior they want from their customers - say, giving them a free coffee after…