Behavioral Science For Brands: Leveraging behavioral science in brand marketing.

Consumer Behavior Lab
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Feb 29, 2024 • 41min

Interview: Tali Sharot, author of The Optimism Bias, on how to create positive consumer expectations

Neuroscientist Tali Sharot discusses memory, imagination, and optimism bias, applying academic principles in commercial advertising. She explores happiness on vacations, rewards for behavior change, and cognitive biases influencing decision-making. The podcast delves into optimism bias, biases across different life stages, and book recommendations.
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Feb 27, 2024 • 22min

Valentine’s Day and why much market research is misleading

Delving into Valentine's Day and online dating, the podcast reveals the discrepancies between claimed motivations and actual behaviors. It discusses the importance of field experiments in understanding and leveraging behavioral biases in marketing strategies. Exploring the limitations of claim data, it advocates for alternative behavioral science techniques like monadic tests and emphasizes the importance of psychological principles in marketing.
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Feb 27, 2024 • 27min

The Super Bowl: why costly signalling makes messages more effective

Exploring the transformation of the Super Bowl into a cultural event with ads as signals of brand quality. Discussing the power of costly signaling in enhancing brand credibility and public trust. Analyzing how cultural imprinting influences consumer behavior and brand messaging. Highlighting the importance of consistent signaling in branding strategies.
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Feb 27, 2024 • 48min

Interview: Mark Earls, author of Herd, on how to use behavioral economics in business and beyond

In this podcast, Mark Earls discusses concepts like loss aversion, false consensus effect, and behavioral science's impact on economics. Topics include authenticity in brand marketing, tax payment behavior, analyzing political slogans using behavioral science, and leveraging behavioral science in marketing strategies.
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Feb 27, 2024 • 37min

Interview: Phill Agnew, host of the Nudge Podcast, on three ways to tap into consumer psychology

Topics discussed include the halo effect, illusion of labor, integrating behavioral science in marketing, utilizing social proof, ethical considerations, leveraging curiosity gap, testing in marketing campaigns, and the impact of special days in marketing.
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Dec 22, 2023 • 31min

New Year's Resolution: The power of a public commitment

In this podcast, they discuss the behavioral science behind New Year's Resolutions, commitments, and the motivation to change behavior. They explore the power of commitment in facilitating behavior change and reducing friction. They talk about the significance of small behavioral science insights and the concept of delayed gratification. They also discuss habit stacking and different frameworks in behavioral science for behavior change.
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Sep 28, 2023 • 25min

How Snickers use trigger moments to drive consumption

In this episode, we discuss the power of triggers and cues in marketing, emphasizing theimportance of associating a specific time, place, or mood with a product to convert intention into action. While also highlight the effectiveness of humor in advertising, explaining how humor can boost recall, positivity, and purchase intent.
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Sep 28, 2023 • 22min

How Got Milk? harnessed loss aversion to win market share

In this episode,we explore the success of the "Got Milk" campaign, which tapped into the power of loss aversion, humor, and the messenger effect by using celebrities to emphasize what people would miss out on if they didn't have milk, ultimately generating over $1 billion in sales for the dairy industry.
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Sep 28, 2023 • 21min

How De Beers used anchoring to create perhaps the world’s most successful ad

In this episode, we explore the success of De Beers' marketing campaign for diamond engagement rings, highlighting the power of linguistic quirkiness, the influence of anchoring on consumer behavior, and the relevance of behavioral science in shaping even significant purchasing decisions.
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Sep 28, 2023 • 25min

How UberEats makes picking simpler to scale up sales

In this episode, we discuss the power of menu design in influencing consumer choices, highlighting the importance of avoiding choice paralysis, using tactics like emphasizing popularity, and leveraging price relativity to boost sales.

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