Marketing
Podcast: How to Tell Compelling Stories with Data Visualizations
On this episode of The Insightful Leader: a blueprint for making strong (and honest) arguments with data.
Marketing
TV Advertising Is Usually Not Worth It
Companies spend vast sums on commercials, but it’s been difficult to gauge their effectiveness. A new study offers a more reliable method—and some bad news for many brands.
Marketing
How Has Digital Film Changed the Moviegoing Experience?
In a world where movie theaters went digital … consumers got more options.
Marketing
When Do People Take Huge Risks?
As a species, we’re cautious … except when the stakes are life-altering.
Marketing
COVID Has Forever Changed the Customer Experience
Here’s how companies can continue to adapt.
Marketing
How to Convince People the Virus Is Scary, and Other Lessons from Consumer Research
Researchers are rushing to make sense of the current moment. We spoke with the editor of a leading journal about what her colleagues are up to.
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“Stay Healthy” or “Keep Safe”: Which Social-Distancing Messages Are the Most Persuasive?
The answer depends on whether people are thinking about protecting themselves or their community.
Marketing
4 Keys to Effective—and Honest—Data Visualizations
Here’s how to make sure you are conveying your argument faithfully when designing charts and graphs.
Marketing
Personalized Marketing Can Be Ineffective—and Creepy. Here Are 3 Research-Backed Tips for Getting It Right.
Simply having a compelling message isn’t enough.
Marketing
How the Specter of Contagious Disease Changes What We Want to Eat
Consumers turn to old standbys like Campbell’s Soup and Oreos. Here’s why.
Marketing
How Anticipation Warps Our Sense of Time
Here’s why that trip to Disneyland—or to the dentist—seems to take ages, but the return trip feels much faster.
Marketing
Is Now the Time to Transition to Personalized Marketing?
Budgets are strapped. There are a million other things to do. But the risk of ignoring AI-powered modern marketing is dire.
Marketing
How Have Top Marketers Responded to the Pandemic? With Rapid Innovation.
Leaders in industries from healthcare to casual dining are fast-tracking changes to the customer experience. Here are four of their stories.
Marketing
A New System for Getting Your Kids to Eat Healthier Foods
They tend to prefer variety. Here’s how to use that instinct to get more fruits and veggies on their plates.
Marketing
Four Steps Marketers Can Take to Navigate the Pandemic
Step one: Press pause. Step two: Rethink everything.
Marketing
When Building Your Brand, First Find Your Purpose
A conversation with the CMO of online bank Ally about staying committed to your company’s purpose as the organization grows.
Marketing
When Do We Identify with the Bad Guy?
What started as research into consumer psychology led to deeper questions about human nature.
Marketing
When Building Your Brand, First Find Your Purpose
A conversation with the CMO of online bank Ally about staying committed to your company’s purpose as the organization grows.
Marketing
When Do We Identify with the Bad Guy?
What started as research into consumer psychology led to deeper questions about human nature.
Marketing
How B2B Companies Can Up Their Customer Experience Game
Most companies focus on their own sales targets. They should be focusing on their clients’.
Marketing
Take 5: How to Be a Savvy Holiday Shopper
Kellogg researchers explain the psychology of consumer decision-making.
Data Analytics
How Companies Can Mine Online Reviews for Product-Development Gold
The right techniques can uncover valuable insights in user-generated content.
Marketing
Entrepreneurs, Don’t Let Branding Become an Afterthought
Start defining your brand strategy on day one. Your future self will thank you.
Marketing
Stories Can Be Powerful Persuasive Tools. But It’s Important to Understand When They Can Backfire.
New research reveals why sometimes sticking to the facts is your best bet.
Marketing
It’s Time to Radically Rethink the Customer Experience. Here’s How to Get Started.
To provide millions of personalized interactions, organizations will need to lean heavily on automation and AI.
Marketing
First Impressions Matter for Groups, Too
Labeling something or someone as “first” can have a dramatic effect on our perceptions of those who follow.
Marketing
Is Your Digital-Advertising Strategy Paying Off?
Brands are demanding evidence that campaigns are working. Here’s what they should be asking.
Marketing
Too Many Options? Here’s a Data Visualization Technique That Can Lead to Better Decisions.
It’s a surprisingly simple way to thwart our irrational impulses.
Take 5: What You May Not Know about Advertising
Research reveals how ads can affect shopping behavior, elections, and even our health.
Marketing
How Anger Can Help Us Make Better Decisions
Yes, you read that right: Sometimes being mad helps you focus on what you want.
Policy
We’re at a Data Privacy Crossroads. Where Do We Go From Here?
What individuals, regulators, and companies need to consider as we live more of our lives online.
Marketing
Take 5: The Psychology of Healthy Eating
Opting for a salad instead of a steak can be hard. Research from Kellogg can help.
Marketing
How to Create a Brand Name That Works
Tide. Peloton. I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter. The best names share four traits, according to an excerpt from Kellogg on Branding in a Hyperconnected World.
Marketing
The Dos and Don’ts of Repositioning Your Brand
This “strategy of last resort” should not be undertaken lightly. An excerpt from Kellogg on Branding in a Hyper-Connected World.
Marketing
Want Your Kids to Eat More Healthy Food? Offer Them Less.
Here’s a counterintuitive way to make carrots more “yummy.”
Marketing
A Surprisingly Simple Way to Encourage Customers to Take a Risk
How certain kinds of visuals can inspire people to be more adventurous.
Marketing
5 Ways to Know Your Customer Better Than Your Competitors Do
For starters, get out of the office and find your end users.