Marketing

A mashup of marketing and neuroscience

Wharton’s Visual Marketing course examines the real-world applications of visual cognition and its influence on consumer behavior.

From Wharton Magazine

Why do we hold on to things we never use?

Wharton’s Jonah Berger talks about his research on how nonconsumption can turn ordinary products into perceived ‘treasures.’

From Knowledge at Wharton



In the News


The New York Times

Think you’re high class? How do you feel about twice-baked potatoes?

The Food Social Class Test, an online survey that links food and class, is based on a 2020 report co-authored by Jonah Berger of the Wharton School.

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Marketplace (NPR)

Does Coca-Cola’s AI ad herald a new era?

Kartik Hosanagar of the Wharton School says that if consumers know a creative work or product is AI-generated, their preference for such tends to be lower.

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WHYY (Philadelphia)

Is the American shopping mall dead? The Philadelphia area has seen its fair share disappear

Barbara Kahn of the Wharton School says that shopping malls and physical retail are evolving rather than dying.

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The Wall Street Journal

How AI could help bring down the cost of college

Kartik Hosanagar of the Wharton School explains how AI could bring down prices for more complex and expensive services like higher education.

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Harrisburg Patriot-News

App’s brilliant Trump-Harris election night ad helps it skyrocket in popularity

Americus Reed of the Wharton School says that successful marketing needs to meet the consumer at the right time with the right message.

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Fortune

Experts say mortgage rates will stay high as Trump inflation fears negate expected Fed cut

A paper co-authored by Pinar Yildirim of the Wharton School finds that worsening job prospects from automation decrease long-term investments in housing and education, which causes residents to increasingly vote for candidates with populist agendas.

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