The Advertised Mind - by Bob Dignen (Paperback)

About the Book

Du Plessis draws on information about the working of the human brain from psychologists, neurologists, and artificial intelligence specialists to suggest why "ad-liking" is such an important factor in advertisement and how it predisposes consumers to buy the brand that is being advertised.

Book Synopsis

Advertising research organizations have been trying for years to measure the effectiveness of advertising.

The Advertised Mind draws on the very latest research into the workings of the human brain undertaken by psychologists, neurologists and artificial intelligence specialists. Author Erik du Plessis uses this research to suggest why emotion is such an important factor in establishing a firm memory of an advertisement and predisposing consumers to buy the brand that is being advertised.

He also draws on the findings of Adtrack's world-famous database of responses to over 30,000 TV commercials (the largest in the world). He explores what "ad-liking" really means, and suggests how this paradigm about the role of emotion has resulted in a continued effort to obtain maximum return from advertising spend.

Review Quotes

"[T]he book will give you a competitive advantage... helps both creatives and accountants deal with [advertising effectiveness]." - Fast Company

"Required reading for psychology students and business majors." - Midwest Book Review

See an excerpt on the American Educational Foundation website!

"The importance of Erik du Plessis's work is that he at last brings science, in particular neuroscience, to bear on this most salient of advertising's unknowns." - Professor John Philip Jones, S I Newhouse School of Public Communications, Syracuse University

About the Author

Erik du Plessis is President of the Johannesburg-based research agency, Impact Information. Impact is now part of the Millward Brown Group, one of the world's top 10 market research companies (owned by WPP) with 65 offices in 39 countries.