Tag: Marketing

Study looks at why more independent consumers are better at delaying gratification

From the University of Chicago Press Journals press release via EurekAlert!: Product benefits that occur later in time are more likely to appeal to more independent consumers than to those… Read more »

Study suggests alcohol marketers use drinker identity and brand allegiance to entice underage youth

From the Brown University press release via EurekAlert!: Underage youth are regularly exposed to alcohol marketing. New research has examined associations between alcohol marketing and binge drinking by youth. Results… Read more »

Study suggests proximity of outcomes increases consumer reliance on feelings when making decisions

From the University of Chicago Press Journals press release via EurekAlert!: Consumers are more likely to make emotional instead of objective assessments when the outcomes are closer to the present… Read more »

Study examines the unconscious direction of consumer gaze

From the Concordia University press release: Rows of new toys, endless racks of sweaters on clothing store shelves, long lines of books arranged in the bestsellers section at the bookstore…. Read more »

Study examines effect of units in describing products on consumer evaluation

From the University of Chicago Press Journals press release via EurekAlert!: Different units can be used to describe product features, but what may seem a rather arbitrary choice may have… Read more »