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Advertising

1. Ad Reactance / Assaulted by Stereotypes
Research explores one response to ad reactance.
2. Selling Happiness
New research reveals a missed opportunity.
3. Provoking Novel Solutions
Research discovers the value of a scarcity mindset.
4. That Little Competitive Edge
Researchers explore a halo effect in product comparisons.
5. Product Positioning
New research suggests new rules to align products with thinking preferences in purchase decisions.
6. To Buy or Not to Buy
New research explores the influence of self-view on purchasing decisions.
7. The Right Pitch
Research reveals a common retailing mistake when customers are feeling a loss of control.
8. Solving a Gift-Giving Dilemma
New research offers a solution to a common customer problem.
9. The Persuasiveness of Uncertainty
In three experiments, Karmarkar studied three elements of a typical consumer persuasive message.
10. More Variety Please
Discoveries concerning customer perceptions of variety offer business owners a new choice.


11. The Path to Preference
New research examines the effect of correct product framing.
12. The Tightwad Scale
Researcher explores tightwads, spendthrifts, ways to identify them, and ways to modify their behavior.
13. The Perfect Predictor
Researcher explores the limits of attention blocking.
14. Selling With Stories
New Research explores the use of self-referencing within the context of stories.
15. Mood and Persuasion
Research reveals an unexpected influence of mood on the acquisition of attitudes.
16. Negative Customers
Research demonstrates the impact of negative customers on service delivery.
17. Unconscious Mind Sets
Research reveals new understandings of how we make decisions.
18. Goal Priming Works!
New research in customer psychology reveals ways to be more persuasive.
19. Real Men and Shopping
A new study offers suggestions to attract and retain male customers in retail settings.
20. Certification Contests
New research discovers an overlooked factor that contributes to business survival.


21. Comparison Advertising
Research settles the question of the effectiveness of comparison ads.
22. Variety for Sale = Mass Confusion
A marketing strategy with a flaw and a research study that reveals how to correct it.
23. Humor in Product Ads
Researcher finds an interaction effect that can spoil ads.
24. Repeating Ads
Bad news for a common advertising tactic.
25. Decoys and Market Share
Researcher explores the limits of a new marketing tactic.
26. Price Framing and Purchase Intentions
Research explores the interactions of price framing and couponing.
27. Framing Techniques in Print Ads
Researcher explores the effects of combining framing techniques in a single print ad.
28. The Shifting Sands of Customer Preferences
Research reveals yet another principle to guide business owners.
29. Making it Simple
Research highlights the need to help people translate intentions into actions.
30. Just-Because Gifts
Researcher explores gift-giving and finds new markets retailers can explore.


31. Effective Customer Service
New research identifies crucial factors in establishing effective customer relationships.
32. Every Day Low Pricing
Research explores the merits and demerits of every-day-low-pricing.
33. Creating Memories
Researcher demonstrates a way to create positive, enduring attitudes with product ads that receive only minimal attention.
34. Buying Customers
Researchers find a problem with entertainment promotions and suggest a way to correct it.
35. Effective Price Cues
Researchers resolve questions surrounding reference prices and provide guidance for retailers.
36. Funny Ads
An Investigation into humor reveals a new factor that helps explain its affect on advertising response.
37. Mothers in Need
An in-depth examination of working mothers reveals insights that should help us design products to meet their needs.
38. The Lost Customer Dilemma
Researchers explore customers' thinking as they navigate a complex shopping environment.
39. Prized Possessions
Researchers learn why people form attachments to possessions.
40. Guilt Ads
Researches explore the effect of guilt ads on attitudes and purchase intentions


41. A New Marketing Metaphor
California researcher contributes a fresh insight that compels marketers to reconsider their approach when introducing innovations.
42. Marketplace Injustice
Improved understanding of repeat purchasing offers new ways to protect markets and increase sales.
43. Debunking T.V. Advertising Myths
Research reveals new rules for using T.V. advertising to influence sales.
44. A New Buying Motive
Self-giving reveals itself to be a buying motive for some customers.
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