Is Your Advertising in a Bit of a Pickle?
In the bizarre automotive sales world, these kinds of gimmicky cookie-cutter campaigns are the preferred customer clickbait.
How the World’s Best Brand Creates Generational Loyalty
The techniques work because they tickle the human brain in just the right way.
The Frame Game — If You’re Not Playing, You’re Losing
Don’t hide from your downside. The best thing you can do is to reframe the negative.
Differentiated vs Distinctive
Becoming distinctive can actually be much easier and less expensive than the cost to differentiate…
Should your logo have a face?
“Branding experts” routinely ignore the overwhelming weight of this scientific evidence.
The Biggest Lesson AI Can Teach You About Branding
Psychologists were studying human-AI interactions and came across this fascinating pattern.
Why You Want Your Branding Ads to Reach EVERYONE
Do you really mean everyone? Yes. Everyone. Well that’s just ‘cause mass media isn’t really targetable, right? No.
Where the Heart Goes, the Wallet Follows
We're taught to think of customer relationships as something entirely different from personal relationships. And that's silly.
Why 60 Is The New 30
Recent studies show that ads aimed at creating implicit associative beliefs work better in longer formats.
Self-Image and Advertising
You want them asking: What kind of person am I, and who would that person hire or trust in this situation?
Don’t Mess With My Rewards!
I was pissed off before I even read the email because I knew what it was going to tell me.
The 4 Humors Of Buyers (And How To Sell To Each)
If we unmask how the sales process works, it’s simple: You make the sale when your beliefs align with your buyers’ beliefs.
Character, Characters, and Advertising
No one will believe that a business owner has character unless he’s willing to be seen as “quite a character.”
Which One Do I Choose?
Does offering multiple products and brands hamper your ability to make the sale?
The most expensive answer you should know
“How Much” has one answer. Correct answers advance a sale. Wrong ones detour around it.