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Spicing Things Up: The Art of Packaging Design and Consumer Perception

Research participants associated angular shapes with spiciness. Rounded shapes, in contrast, were linked to soft, less fiery qualities.

Design
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Adding Shopper Psychology to Retail Media

Retail media allows brands to reach shoppers directly, right where and when they’re making purchase decisions. Here's how to incorporate shopper psychology.

Promotions
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Enhance Your Shopper Marketing with a Behavioural Science Audit

From Packaging and POS, to Websites and Retail Media Advertising, all can be dramatically improved by applying proven Behavioural Science

Design
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Applying Behavioural Science to Branded Bays

With the current explosion of branded bay activity within the supermarkets, we thought we'd take a look at how they perform psychologically.

Design
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Glass vs Plastic: What Packaging Really Says About Quality and Taste

This fascinating study reveals how packaging material, glass versus plastic, affects our judgments of quality and taste.

Design
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How Shrinkflation Impacts Shopper Perceptions

While it may seem like a small adjustment, shrinkflation has a big impact on how shoppers perceive both retailers and brands.

Marketing
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Transforming outdated store layouts by using behavioural science

How can retailers adjust their store layouts to better meet the needs of today’s shoppers? The answer lies in embracing behavioural design principles.

Design
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Shopper Marketing Challenges & Potential Solutions

In 2024, UK grocery brands and retailers face a rapidly evolving landscape influenced by economic pressures, digital transformation, and shifting behaviours

Marketing
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No.7 The Bandwagon Effect & Shopping Sustainably

Our tendency to follow the crowd has an impact on our sustainable shopping experience.

Cognitive Biases
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No.7 - Bandwagon Effect in Marketing

The Bandwagon Effect is the tendency for the brain to conclude that something must be desirable because other people desire it.

Cognitive Biases
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No.6 of 36 The Availability Heuristic

The Availability Heuristic is a mental shortcut that relies on immediate examples that come to a shopper’s mind when evaluating a purchase decision.

Cognitive Biases
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The Science of Packaging Colour

Packaging plays a pivotal role in the success or failure of any product in a competitive market. Learn what stands out, attracts, engages or turns off shoppers!

Design
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Unlocking Success: The Power of Shopper Psychology and Behavioural Science

In a world where customer expectations are rapidly evolving, using the science of shopping behaviour can tangibly invigorate your brand.

Marketing
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No.12 What is Congruence Bias?

Congruence Bias refers to the fact that, as a species, we prefer to only test against our initial hypothesis, neglecting to explore alternative outcomes.

Cognitive Biases
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Businessman in Quarantine - a Psychological Rundown

Attention business travelers! This is what quarantine is really like.

Emotions
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