Personalized Marketing With Behavioral Science

We use behavioral science to help clients accomplish three things. Find out what they are.

“What makes people feel fulfilled, what can help people in their daily lives to live better lives. That I think should be the starting point for every behavioral scientist in terms of thinking: Should I be using this nudge or not?”

In this The Decision Lab think tank podcast interview featuring Ipsos’ Jesse Itzkowitz, we hear more about:

  • Navigating the new consumer world: Brand advocacy in the political sphere
  • Using behavioral science to personalize, predict and direct brand strategy
  • Nudges versus sludges: Guiding principles for behavioral scientists and why we need to keep the consumer’s best interest in mind
  • Why companies are reluctant to apply behavioral science: Is it the fear that our experiments might just prove us wrong?
  • How to distinguish good research versus bad research: Why the “So what?” question is the key to impacting meaningful change
  • How behavioral science can be used to improve sustainability, improve trust among consumers and understand the role that emotions play in decision making
  • And more!

 

The Decision Lab is a Canadian registered non-profit. Because their mission is centered on creating social good, their approach differs significantly from traditional consultancies. Their primary goal is to create social good by democratizing behavioral science – something expressed through thought leadership work as well as consulting work. The podcast is part of their thought leadership program.

The author(s)

  • Jesse Itzkowitz
    Senior Vice President and Behavioral Scientist, NA, Behavioral Science Center

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