Effective Branding Moments Through a Neuroscience Lens

You don’t need us to remind you how expensive Super Bowl ads are – once per year, Americans gather to play judge in the high stakes game of “please remember our brand in 60 seconds or less.” Advertisers know the pressure is on: what’s the point of laying out all that...

Creating Tension to Entertain and Persuade

Comfort is a prized commodity.   We love to be comfortable. We pay a premium for a little extra legroom on flights, and splurge on all-inclusive resorts and spa packages. The success of Crocs is a case in point: we certainly don’t buy them for their aesthetic...

Show, Don’t Tell : The Art of "Nudge" marketing

Nobody likes to be told what to do. But as it turns out, we love to be subtly directed to make choices.   I’m referring to the art of the “nudge”, a term coined by economist Richard Thaler and legal scholar Cass Sunstein in their book Nudge: Improving Decisions...

Why Humor is So Effective in Ads

Using humor in advertising can be very effective, and is quite popular. Today, one out of every five ads uses humor — but why does it work? At SPARK Neuro, we’ve studied thousands of ads while scanning people’s brains and nervous system response and have learned a lot...