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Stuff you missed during w/c 29th January 2024
1. One individual can be more persuasive than a group to encourage selfish behaviour 2. Considering a range of forgone...

Thomas Bowden-Green
Feb 5, 20241 min read
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Stuff you missed during w/c 15th January 2024
1. Liberals are more likely to favour perseverance and conservatives to favour passion 2. Perceived crowds negatively affect...

Thomas Bowden-Green
Jan 22, 20241 min read
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Stuff you missed during w/c 8th January 2024
1. Showing the proportion who award a star rating has a greater effect than raw numbers 2. Brands with plural names are...

Thomas Bowden-Green
Jan 15, 20241 min read
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Stuff you missed during w/c 1st January 2024
1. Customers see decreasing product size (shrinkflation) as more unfair than increasing product price 2. ‘Humorbragging’ can...

Thomas Bowden-Green
Jan 15, 20241 min read
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Stuff you missed during w/c 11th December 2023
1. Some AI faces are perceived as more real than actual human faces 2. Curved shapes on websites get more clicks 3. ...

Thomas Bowden-Green
Dec 18, 20231 min read
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Stuff you missed during w/c 4th December 2023
1. Encouraging downward social comparison makes brands appear less moral 2. When peers reject your recommendation, you are...

Thomas Bowden-Green
Dec 11, 20231 min read
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Stuff you missed during w/c 27th November 2023
1. Compared to effortless wealth, trying hard to gain wealth leads to higher status perception 2. When faced with a...

Thomas Bowden-Green
Dec 4, 20231 min read
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Stuff you missed during w/c 13th November 2023
1. Profile pictures can increase chance of being hired for a job 2. Using so-called ‘traditional methods’ increases...

Thomas Bowden-Green
Nov 20, 20231 min read
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Stuff you missed during w/c 6th November 2023
1. Sometimes consumers deliberately choose bad options for entertainment value 2. Phonesthemes prime meaning among consumers...

Thomas Bowden-Green
Nov 13, 20231 min read
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Stuff you missed during w/c 23rd October 2023
1. Economic inequality appears to increase conspiracy theories about those economically disadvantaged 2. Truthful people are...

Thomas Bowden-Green
Oct 31, 20231 min read
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Stuff you missed during w/c 9th October 2023
1. Influencers who appear ‘genuine’ boost followers’ self-esteem and increase purchase intention 2. Agreeable and neurotic...

Thomas Bowden-Green
Oct 16, 20231 min read
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Stuff you missed during w/c 2nd October 2023
1. People who regularly change home, also seek variety as consumers 2. Consumers expect a bigger discount when advertisers...

Thomas Bowden-Green
Oct 9, 20231 min read
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Stuff you missed during w/c 25th September 2023
1. It’s better not to be too creative (divergent) when presenting brand new products 2. Presenting an inferior alternative...

Thomas Bowden-Green
Oct 2, 20231 min read
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Stuff you missed during w/c 18th September 2023
1. We like selling to people with a ‘shared past’ 2. Communicating the short duration of a task reduces the likelihood of it...

Thomas Bowden-Green
Sep 25, 20231 min read
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Stuff you missed w/c 11th September 2023
1. Sometimes customers forgive staff inexperience 2. A smiling face can make an eco-friendly product more attractive 3. ...

Thomas Bowden-Green
Sep 18, 20231 min read
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Stuff you missed w/c 4th September 2023
1. Rounding up a price discount to a whole number, reduces purchase intention 2. Likes and comments affect the likelihood of...

Thomas Bowden-Green
Sep 11, 20231 min read
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Stuff you missed w/c 28th August 2023
1. Cause-related marketing leads, on average, to a 4.9% sales uplift 2. Buying products that are then unused leads to reduced...

Thomas Bowden-Green
Sep 5, 20231 min read
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Stuff you missed w/c 14th August 2023
1. Giving a wearable device human characteristics decreases motivation over time 2. Consumers who feel powerful apparently...

Thomas Bowden-Green
Aug 21, 20231 min read
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Stuff you missed w/c 7th August 2023
1. Consumers express positivity towards organisations that react quickly to socio-political issues 2. Using...

Thomas Bowden-Green
Aug 14, 20231 min read
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Stuff you missed w/c 24th July 2023
1. Reviews are more helpful to consumers when they are either linguistically subjective OR objective 2. The music associated...

Thomas Bowden-Green
Jul 31, 20231 min read
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