Category: Marketing

Study looks at how psychological ownership can enhance stewardship for public goods

From the New York Institute of Technology press release: How can consumers be encouraged to take better care of public goods and resources? That’s the question posed in a new… Read more »

Study suggests visuals generated by social media users are reflective of consumer brand perceptions

From the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences press release: New research has found that there is a strong link between the visual portrayal of a brand in… Read more »

Study suggests scarcity reduces consumers’ concerns about prices, even during a pandemic

From the Indiana University press release: During the current pandemic, panicked overbuying of products such as toilet paper, cleaning products and similar items often has led to limited options for… Read more »

Study suggests media literacy can improve child nutrition, family relationships

From the Washington State University press release: During this pandemic when few parents can limit screen time, a new study shows that building critical media skills as a family can… Read more »

Study looks at excuses and ‘indulgence effects’ in consumption

From the Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT) press release: Sustainable materials, ecofriendly, and produced under good work conditions — convincing arguments for most of us. But how do consumers weigh… Read more »

Study suggests consumers value products more on sunny and snowy days but not when it rains

From the University of British Columbia press release: Weather is an ever-present force in consumers’ daily lives, yet there is little marketing research on how it affects consumers and businesses…. Read more »

Study suggests highlighting product greenness may put consumers off buying

From the University of East Anglia press release: New research suggests that companies looking to promote their latest environmentally friendly product should downplay its green credentials if they want consumers… Read more »