While the psychology of consumer behavior would veer off into a number of different directions in the 1950s, its core remained psychoanalytic theory brought over from Europe in the 1930s. Nothing ...

Discover how desire drives real-world decisions, long before liking does. Learn why consumers chase products they later ...

In my first article in this series, I laid out an approach for identifying the modes that people get into, and I introduced the idea of a mode map. For part two, I’d like to apply mode map thinking to ...

Retailers best serve customers when they can identify their needs and proactively meet them. That’s why accurately predicting consumer behavior is so important. It might not always be easy — Walmart’s ...

The report introduces the concept of ‘Answer Engine Influence,’ which it says affects trust and purchase intent before ...

Author Filippo Marchesani shows how algorithms shape every click and equips marketers with a practical, ethical lens for understanding digital behavior. COLORADO, CO, UNITED STATES, January 2, 2026 ...

The findings highlight the growing impact of invisible audiences, first-party data and AI systems on how brands interpret and influence consumer decisions ...