When researching for an earlier post on logo design, I came across an interesting analysis of popular brands’ logos, that I’d like to share with you. Some of the findings are that interestingly many of the more successful brands include the color “blue” as key element. Some of the other findings might be more intuitive – such […]
Two researchers of Ohio State University have conducted a meta-analysis on research on the effect of sex and crime in advertisement. They come to a surprising conclusion – against the common sense notion of “Sex sells”: “As intensity of sexual ad content increased, memory, attitudes, and buying intentions decreased.” They found that as the emotional […]
Okay – summer vacation is over and we better get back to work! And I’ll start right a way with a note on the best piece of writing on I have read this summer – one that certainly provides some inspiration for the upcoming textbook updates of “Introduction to Corporate Communication”. The Harvard Business Review in […]