Marketing
What You Need to Know about the Newest Frontier of Brand Storytelling
An excerpt from “Kellogg on Branding in a Hyperconnected World” explores the power of a “transmedia” approach.
Policy
Do Police Body Cameras Provide an Impartial Version of Events?
New research reveals that people assign blame differently after viewing body cam versus dash cam footage.
Marketing
Good Brand Design Appeals to Consumers on an Unconscious Level
An excerpt from “Kellogg on Branding in a Hyperconnected World” uses an iconic brand—Coca-Cola—to illustrate the power of design thinking.
Marketing
How Tech Giant SAP Built Its Brand with Help from Employee Stories
A conversation with CMO Alicia Tillman.
Data Analytics
How to Build Artificial Intelligence That Everyone Can Trust
Experts from IBM Watson and Kellogg discuss how to remove bias and increase transparency in machine-learning algorithms.
Marketing
How (Not) to Change Someone’s Mind
Psychologists have found two persuasion tactics that work. But put them together and the magic is lost.
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Marketing
Why We Can’t All Get Away with Wearing Designer Clothes
In certain professions, luxury goods can send the wrong signal.
Marketing
Take 5: How to Build Customer Relationships That Last
Getting—and keeping—customer’s attention can be tough. Kellogg faculty offer tips.
Leadership
Take 5: Fine-Tuning Your Powers of Persuasion
From understanding power dynamics to telling a memorable story, here’s how to sell your ideas.
Marketing
Are You a Different Person at Work Than at Home? Compartmentalizing Like This Can Lead to Unethical Decisions.
New research examines how self-perception affects moral behavior.
Marketing
Government Got You Worried? It May Be Affecting Your Shopping Habits.
When we yearn for responsible lawmakers we tend to forgo pleasurable purchases in favor of more useful products.
Marketing
How Marketing Leaders Can Thrive Amidst “Tectonic” Shifts in Expectations
Four experts discuss CMOs’ unique opportunity to drive growth and collaboration across their companies.
Marketing
A New Way to Persuade Kids to Drink More Water and Less Soda
Getting children to make healthy choices is tricky—and the wrong message can backfire.
Careers
4 Key Steps to Preparing for a Business Presentation
Don’t let a lack of prep work sabotage your great ideas.
Marketing
Building Strong Brands: The Inside Scoop on Branding in the Real World
Tim Calkins’s blog draws lessons from brand missteps and triumphs.
Marketing
How Well Do You Understand Digital Advertising?
Test your knowledge and see how it compares to the experts’.
Economics
Take 5: What Science Says about Your Summer Vacation
Kellogg faculty explore the psychology and economics of common travel conundrums.
Marketing
How Well Do You Understand Digital Advertising?
Test your knowledge and see how it compares to the experts’.
Economics
Take 5: What Science Says about Your Summer Vacation
Kellogg faculty explore the psychology and economics of common travel conundrums.
Marketing
How Superstition Changes the Way We Make Decisions
Crossing our fingers or clutching a rabbit’s foot can upend our usual way of calculating risk.
Marketing
Wondering How Customers Feel about Your Brand?
A new algorithm tracks people’s perception in real time via Twitter.
Data Analytics
Take 5: A Guide to Getting Started and Succeeding with Data Analytics
Kellogg faculty offer advice for business leaders to improve their analytics strategies.
Marketing
How a Room’s Lighting Shapes Our Decisions
Restaurants and retailers, take note: dimming the lights encourages consumers to indulge.
Social Impact
How the NRA Boycotts Force Companies to Walk a Precarious Tightrope
Two Kellogg professors discuss the changing landscape for companies trying to stay neutral in our polarized political climate.
Marketing
How to Design a Stellar Customer Experience
The Zappos of the world are redefining expectations. Whatever your industry, you need to keep up.
Marketing
Trying to Be Persuasive? Here’s What You Are Likely Doing.
A study of product reviews shows how our word choices change when we’re trying to sway others.
Marketing
Podcast: How Music Can Change Our Mood
A Broadway songwriter and a marketing professor discuss the connection between our favorite tunes and how they make us feel.
Marketing
How Businesses Can Best Use Content Marketing to Generate Leads
New research on B2B companies highlights an effective way to bridge the gap between sales and marketing.
Data Analytics
How a Good Analytics Strategy Can Become the Victim of Its Own Success
The best firms “purposely mess stuff up” to get the data they need to grow.
Marketing
Podcast: How Amazon’s Alexa Learns
Plus, an algorithm that can identify new social-media hashtags as they emerge.
Marketing
Take 5: Holiday Shopping
Our faculty explain the reasoning behind some common shopping scenarios.
Marketing
Why Banning E-cigarette Ads on TV Could Backfire
A new study finds that an increase in e-cigarette ads leads to a decrease in traditional cigarette sales.
Marketing
Wearing a Sequined Tuxedo to Work? Maybe You’re Feeling Jealous.
Jealousy can steer us toward attention-grabbing products, even when they are inappropriate for the setting.
Marketing
The Science Behind Word-of-Mouth Recommendations
In the age of Yelp, two new studies explore why we offer advice and how it spreads.
Marketing
When Are Consumers Most Likely to Feel Overwhelmed by Their Options?
Research points to four predictors of “choice overload.”
Marketing
Witnessing Immoral Behavior Makes Us Want to Buy Popular Brands
How scandals impact seemingly unrelated purchasing decisions.
Marketing
Are You Offering Your Children Too Many Choices?
Deciding between an abundance of options leads to less engagement with the final choice.