Category Archives: Branding

Sex sells (not as good as you think)!

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… Read More »

The Cola Wars

Yesterday I happened to watch a great documentary about the century-old struggle for the soft drink consumer between Coca Cola and Pepsi. A really remarkable film highlighting all the marketing challenges and milestones of the two companies. I recommend every marketing and branding student to take 45 minutes, sit back and watch it: