Retail
Our test showed Aldi is the consciously best liked advert – but John Lewis generates more unconscious emotional reactions. Emotional Logic conducted a test measuring perceptions and preferences for three Christmas adverts of 2017. The test also measured Galvanic Skin Response (GSR) to assess emotional engagement. The three tested adverts were from Aldi, Debenhams and […]
Retail
It’s coming up to the most wonderful time of the year and the big retailers are doing all they can to make their Christmas ads stand out from the rest. The unveiling of the array of festive retail ads has become a modern tradition. So much so, we even have rumours, release dates and teasers. […]
Subconscious
If you present any kind of charitable cause to potential donors the vast majority will state that they feel sympathy and that they may consider donating. That is the right, socially acceptable answer. Yet not all appeals are successful and with limited funds available charity donors have to make a choice. Research has found that […]
Shopper Research
In the past, consumer’s identities were heavily influenced by ownership of goods. The home, the furniture, the wardrobe all told a story about someone’s identity. However, more and more consumers are spending less of their money on buying stuff and more on having experiences. Whilst spend on fashion and consumer goods is declining or growing […]
Subconscious
Charity advertising must create emotional reactions in order to generate donations, this is an area of research where the vast majority of sources agree. However, it is less clear which emotion is the most effective stimulating supporters to give. For many years, it was thought that existential guilt is the only route to a donor’s […]
Shopper Research
Overstimulation is a key issue in today’s world. Too many products, brands, channels of content are available – it is easy to get lost. Because of this, products and services that simplify consumer’s lives will become increasingly popular. Minimalism has long been a trend in Japan – where consumers strip their homes of all clutter […]
Shopper Research
It is no secret that we live in a time of instant gratification. Consumers want what they want and they want it now. Amazon Prime has contributed to this alteration of shopper expectations. It seems unless your item is available for next day delivery don’t even bother putting it on your website – unless it […]
Subconscious
We have all become accustomed to emotive charity advertisements. However, recent research by Emotional Logic indicates factual adverts may stimulate the same if not higher emotional reactions in potential supporters than emotive messages. The explorative study, conducted as part of a company dissertation for Newcastle University, tested three TV advertisements of different cancer charities. One […]
Subconscious
Anchoring describes a process where a sound, image, touch, smell or taste becomes so strongly associated with a feeling or reaction they become automatic. You may have heard of Pavlov’s dogs. Every time Pavlov fed the dogs, he rang a bell. Over time the dogs associated the bell with eating food and soon they would […]
