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200910The Art of PersuasionLeeAngela

October 2009

The Art of Persuasion200910LeeAngela

The Art of Persuasion
What types of messages are most persuasive? For example, would you be more likely to buy a TiVo if an ad described it as offering you freedom or if it explained how you could replay sports events?

LeeAngela200910The Art of Persuasion

Angela Y. Lee

Punam Anand Keller

Brian Sternthal

200910Colored by the Company You KeepNamMyungwoo

October 2009

Colored by the Company You Keep200910NamMyungwoo

Colored by the Company You Keep
The Aston Martin sports car has been repeatedly featured in James Bond movies. This use is predicated on the belief that positive associations with a context transfer to the target brand. Brian Sternthal tells us that marketers should pay close attention to managing not only their brands but also their brands’ environment.

NamMyungwoo200910Colored by the Company You Keep

Myungwoo Nam

Brian Sternthal

200805How Many Reasons Do You Need to Like BMWs?TyboutAlice

May 2008

How Many Reasons Do You Need to Like BMWs?200805TyboutAlice

How Many Reasons Do You Need to Like BMWs?
If you were asked to come up with one reason to drive a BMW, what would it be? What if you were asked for ten reasons? Now imagine your opinion of the BMW after searching your mind for reasons to drive it; would your evaluation be more favorable after coming up with one reason or ten?

TyboutAlice200805How Many Reasons Do You Need to Like BMWs?

Alice M. Tybout

Brian Sternthal

Georgios A. Bakamitsos

Prashant Malaviya

Se-Bum Park

200705Advertising AlignmentSternthalBrian

May 2007

Advertising Alignment200705SternthalBrian

Advertising Alignment
At a time when many categories are populated by parity brands, marketing executives and advertising agencies find it increasingly difficult to win market share and consumer loyalty even when they have strong positioning. There is good news, however, for the savvy marketer. According to research by Brian Sternthal, professor of marketing at the Kellogg School of Management and his colleague Prashant Malaviya (INSEAD), by understanding how consumers make purchase decisions, companies can present information on their products and services in a way that increases advertising effectiveness.

SternthalBrian200705Advertising Alignment

Brian Sternthal

Prashant Malaviya