James Forr

A new study in the Journal of Marketing Research is exceedingly insightful. Or, perhaps better put, it is damn insightful.It is titled, “The Power of Profanity” and explores the impact…

Mikhail Gorbachev died yesterday. In the West, he is remembered as a visionary who helped bring an end to the Cold War. In Russia, he is reviled as the man…

The image above is how Yeezy Gap clothing is being displayed in store. When Kanye West first saw the clothes displayed on hangers, he became upset and instead demanded that…

You may have heard about Blake Lemoine, the engineer Google recently fired for telling the Washington Post that a Google AI bot, LaMDA (Language Model for Dialog Applications), had become…

This is a very simple outdoor ad that is capturing some attention on Marketing Twitter. It’s for a new watch that has emerged from a partnership between Timex and the…

Unsplash/John Barkiple The book Nudge, by Thaler and Sunstein, introduced marketers and others to the idea of nudges. However, the hype around the book almost suggested nudges were like magic. …

A new study in the  Journal of Consumer Research study demonstrates just how well gamification – specifically, the tracking of streaks – can spur repeat behavior.If you are into Wordle…

Manu Ros / Unsplash The online debate over the benefits of purpose marketing continue with Andrew Tenzer’s column in Marketing Week.  It also is a useful discussion about research design.Tenzer…

Ben Koorengevel/Unsplash The Library of American Broadcasting at the University of Maryland has created a virtual exhibit that highlights the history of broadcast jingles. It’s called “The Lost Art of…