Buyology: How Everything We Believe About Why We Buy Is Wrong

Decoding the New Consumer Mind: How and Why We Shop and Buy

Author: Martin Lindstrm

Does sex sell? Are health warnings on cigarette packs effective? What do religion and ritual have in common with successful advertising? Do product placements work? Can subliminal advertising really influence our behavior? The fact is, nearly everything companies think they know about why we buy is completely wrong. In BUYOLOGY, marketing guru Martin Lindstrom draws on a t….Read More

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