If you and your best friend could go anywhere in the world on vacation, and time and money were no object, where would you go? This is the question I once put to pairs of friends in a qualitative study. Now if you’re asking me, I...
We like easy. And why not? Who would argue that convenience is a bad thing? Jumping through the past hundred years or so, it seems that almost everyone would agree that it’s better to: Travel cross country by jet than by horse; Wash clothes in...
[caption id="attachment_11577" align="aligncenter" width="545"] Right Brain Studio President & Founder Jeff Hirsch in the Media Center at the Annenberg School of Education at the University of Southern California[/caption] The Right Braincast, our new podcast that connects the dots between brands, the popular culture from which they emerge...
CNN is running an ad campaign I like quite a bit. Rather than taking a defensive posture against charges of “fake news,” the company goes on the offensive, claiming the high ground of owning the truth. The introductory spot focused on an apple, simply displayed...
Starting a new year, it’s always a challenge to decide on whether you’ll see the glass as half-full or half-empty. This year, I choose to start half-full. My predictions start with my final word about Donald Trump for the rest of his presidency. The political...
As another new year approaches, we ponder our predicaments, reflect on our actions and resolve to be better. Marketers working on a traditional calendar year schedule likely started these reflections back in April or earlier, launching their annual strategic planning processes to set goals and strategies,...
“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” ― Maya Angelou Why do you conduct marketing research? Is it to uncover insights? To drive data-driven, fact-based solutions? Both are good reasons,...