Understanding The Human Herd Mentality
Researchers at Leeds University, led by Prof Jens Krause, performed a series of experiments where volunteers were told to randomly walk around a large hall without talking to each other. A select few...
View ArticleBlack Friday Bystanders And The Diffusion Of Responsibility
or No One Raindrop Thinks It Caused The Flood Almost every year we hear about scenes of consumer chaos and lunatic stampedes as shoppers knock each other down while trying to snatch up quality deals on...
View ArticleHow Do You Change The World?
Ok AdSavvyites, it’s time for some audience participation. I was reading one of my favorite blogs, David Friedman’s Ideas, and he had an interesting topic: Ways to promote your political ideology....
View ArticleViva La Fantasía: Marketing Che, The Butcher of La Cabaña Brand
“I think Che had perseverance and morality. Being the underdog and fighting against injustice and standing up for the forgotten moved him so hard. Kind of like Jesus, in a way…” “I think anyone who...
View ArticleKFC and PETA Fight To Fill Potholes
The free market works. It’s been less than a week since chicken chain KFC offered to pay for the repair of potholes in some cities so long as they could advertise over the patch, and there’s already a...
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