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Buy ology : truth and lies about why we buy / Martin Lindstrom.

Buyology (other title)

Summary:

Draws on a three-year brain-scan study of people from around the world to shed new light on what stimulates interest in a product and compels us to buy it, refuting common assumptions and myths about the marketing of a product.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0385523882
  • ISBN: 9780385523882
  • Physical Description: xi, 240 pages ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Doubleday, [2008]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-229) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
A rush of blood to the head : the largest neuromarketing study ever conducted -- This must be the place : product placement, American Idol, and Ford's multimillion dollar mistake -- I'll have what she's having : mirror neurons at work -- I can't see clearly now : subliminal messaging, alive and well -- Do you believe in magic? : ritual, superstition, and why we buy -- I say a little prayer : faith, religion, and brands -- Why did I choose you? : the power of somatic markers -- A sense of wonder : sellingto our senses -- And the answer is : neuromarketing and predicting the future -- Let's spend the night together : sex in adversting -- Conclusion : brand new day.
Subject:
Consumer behavior.
Marketing > Psychological aspects.
Neuromarketing.
Shopping > Psychological aspects.

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  • 6 of 7 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library.

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