From the Desk of The Professor
Thoughts on the Year Past and the One Ahead
First, Happy New Year to all! We at the Right Brain Studio are celebrating the new year with a new look. I hope that you’ll ...
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November 8, 2016: The Day the Data Died
Still think marketing research is more science than art? Allow me to introduce exhibit one, the 2016 presidential election. With the exception of a single ...
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Was David Ogilvy Wrong? Is The Consumer Really a Moron?
The revered adman wanted to instill the marketing process with a sense of respect for the consumer. He admonished his creative people and clients, “The ...
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American Airlines to Passengers: “Unhappy? It’s All Your Fault.”
This is the ideal time to start writing this piece. Having just paid an additional $200 for the privilege of changing my flight home from ...
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More on Bringing Back the Jingle
Would You Rather Be Successful or “Cool?” Six years ago, I wrote a piece called Bring Back the Jingle. In short, I posited that while ...
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How Human Nature Impacts the Struggle for Marketing Enlightenment
My company is frequently called on to conduct qualitative research projects that are fraught with peril. That is, to test advertising, concepts, packaging, retail store ...
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