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  • Posted on 22nd February 202323rd February 2023

How is the cost-of-living crisis affecting brands?

The bad news: prices are high. An increase in the cost of goods and inflation rates, has…

Using consumer psychology to reduce energy bills
  • Posted on 13th December 202213th December 2022

How consumer psychology can help people reduce their energy bills

This winter, gas and electricity prices have skyrocketed, going up by 54%, and many UK adults are…

What is the lipstick effect?
  • Posted on 17th October 202217th October 2022

Why do shoppers turn to small luxuries when finances are tight? The lipstick effect

2022 has been a financially hard year for many UK adults. In our October Mood of the…

  • Posted on 1st December 202121st June 2022

How to create a great Christmas Advert in 2021?

There is no greater visual reminder that Christmas is on the horizon than the return of Christmas…

  • Posted on 18th November 202118th November 2021

What impact will the contactless spending limit increase to £100 in the UK have?

In 2007, contactless card payments were introduced, with a mere £10 limit. This new way of spending…

  • Posted on 16th November 202118th November 2021

Why are we drawn to faces on Point of Sale?

Words are responsible for only a small part of communication but the entire is story is not…

  • Posted on 4th November 2021

What is ‘Sludge’

Sludge refers to subtle manipulation that encourages or prompts people to act in a way that is…

  • Posted on 21st October 202121st June 2022

How the UK is feeling about Halloween 2021?

Since 2013, estimated Halloween spending across the UK has risen steadily, averaging at £474 million by 2019….

The Psychology of panic buying that led to fuel shortages in the UK
  • Posted on 18th October 202118th October 2021

The Psychology of panic buying that led to fuel shortages in the UK

Beginning at the end of September and continuing into the start of October 2021, it was not…

  • Posted on 19th August 202120th August 2021

Why are gondola ends so important?

It’s no secret that retailers and brands spend a fortune on in-store activation. Instore activity is important…

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