The effects of using color in various forms of marketing communications (e.g., television and magazine advertising, package design) have received much attention from marketing researchers. One area Read More »
Placebo treatments have been shown to influence medication efficacy, but recently, researchers have investigated placebo effects of marketing actions. For instance, pens and wines whose labels bear a Read More »
Social comparison, proposed nearly 60 years ago by Festinger (1954) is defined as an evaluative process in which an individual compares himself or herself on some dimension to a target of comparison Read More »
Red and blue denote warm and cold temperatures on water faucets, air-conditioning systems, weather maps, and thermometers, among other items. The co-occurrence of red/blue hues and warm/ cold Read More »
From deciding what dessert to order to choosing which airline to fly so that one can accrue more mileage points, consumer behavior is largely goal driven. Goals can be broadly dichotomized into Read More »