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Is Your Brain Tricking You?
Dr. Kahneman won the Nobel Prize for his breakthrough work on the psychology of decision- making (Thinking, Fast and Slow) where he proved (without question) that the emotional part of our brain makes our decisions… while the logical brain confirms and delivers them...
Johnny Cash Sold Moms Lionel Trains
Back when I was an account executive on Lionel Trains at HBM Boston I learned a great lesson about advertising, whether it’s consumer or B2B: Incorporate emotional benefit, not just logic. A little marketing research can keep your campaign on the right track to...
A Kid’s Face Never Lies!
I remember working at Doyle Dane Bernbach, where the founder (Bill Bernbach) had a favorite expression, “Nothing will kill a bad product faster than great advertising! People will try it once and then you’re out of business.” How true, especially today when bad news...


