Did They Find the Brain’s Buy Button?
How do people decide what to buy? Katie Weber shares that it starts with an assessment of value, and scientists have uncovered new insights about where value is determined in the brain. But is knowing that enough?
Here’s What I Wasn’t Thinking
Brandtrust CEO Daryl Travis shares some thoughts on thinking (and not thinking).
Give Me Some ‘Bot to Love
Lacey Mason revisits her earlier post on teaching robots emotion to make them better decision-makers with some of the latest research in Social Robotics or how to teach robots to have relationships. And why.
All Kinds Of Motivation
Brandtrust partner Rebeca Arbona relates some of Daniel Pink’s thinking on employee compensation and workplace motivation from his book Drive to consumer pricing and purchase motivation.
The Social Animal
Stephan Leman reviews the new David Brooks book, The Social Animal.
Is Technology Changing Us?
At Brandtrust, we’ve been thinking about the extent to which new technologies and the easy access to information are affecting consumer behavior.
We Are Who We Remember Ourselves To Be
If we are who we remember ourselves to be, do our memories shape our personalities, or do our personalities shape what we remember?
The Beginner’s Mind
In this post, Rebeca Arbona explains why we approach each Brandtrust engagement with the Zen Buddhist concept of a “Beginner’s Mind.”
What Was I Thinking?
It's not usually our habit to think about our thinking, but research shows that investing a little effort to do so can have a profound impact.
