Issue: December 2009

Press Release

Comforted by Carpet: How Do Floors and Distance Affect Purchases?

Talking to Ourselves: How Consumers Navigate Choice and Inner Conflict

People Work Harder When Expecting a Future Challenging Task

When East Meets West: Why Consumers Turn to Alternative Medicine

To Eat or Not to Eat? Mental Budgets Help Control Consumption

Emulating Western Lifestyles: Status Consumption and Carbon Footprints in Less Industrialized Countries

In the News

Featured in The Times of India
"Carpeted flooring affects consumers’ purchases" November 19, 2009
The Times of India covers Joan Meyers‐Levy, Rui (Juliet) Zhu and Lan Jiang's study about the effects of bodily sensations induced by flooring on consumer behavior.

Featured in New York Times
"It’s the Scent That Tickles the Memory" November 15, 2009
Alex Mindlin reports on Aradhna Krishna, Maureen Morrin, and May Lwin’s study about multi-sensory advertising affecting consumer behavior.

Featured in MSNBC.com
"9 diet tips that could be making you fat" November 2, 2009
MSNBC includes Kelly Geyskens, Siegfried Dewitte, Mario Pandelaere, and Luk Warlop's study on food temptation accountability in their article exploring and rejecting common diet myths.

Featured in New York Times
"Hummer Love" October 29, 2009

Rob Walker covers Marius K. Leudicke, Craig J. Thompson and Markus Giesler's study on the role of consumer identity and morality in purchasing a Hummer.

Featured in U.S. News & World Report
"Michael Pollan's Prius-Hummer Blunder" October 29, 2009
Maura Judkis reports on Marius K. Luedicke, Craig J. Thompson and Markus Giesler's study on the role of Hummers in American society.

Featured in New York Times
"For Critics, Soft Approach Can Go Far" October 18, 2009
Alex Mindlin covers Karmarka and Tormola's study on the persuasiveness of uncertainty in consumer behavior.

Most Accessed Articles

  1. Consumer Culture Theory (CCT): Twenty Years of Research

    Eric J. Arnould and Craig J. Thompson

  2. Consumers and Their Brands: Developing Relationship Theory in Consumer Research

    Susan Fournier

  3. Brand Community

    Albert M. Muniz, Jr. and Thomas C. O’Guinn

  4. A Room with a Viewpoint: Using Social Norms to Motivate Environmental Conservation in Hotels

    Noah J. Goldstein, Robert B. Cialdini, and Vladas Griskevicius

  5. The Safety of Objects: Materialism, Existential Insecurity, and Brand Connection

    Aric Rindfleisch, James E. Burroughs, and Nancy Wong

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