Human Experience

‘Pro-pot media’, marijuana-infused coffee and cannabis-based cocktails…what we’ve been reading this week at Brand Genetics

This week at Brand Genetics we’ve been reading all about the cannabis economy and a few unorthodox insights have caught our eye… JWT have produced a comprehensive report on the future of the can...

5th March 2018   |   3 minute read

Forward Thinking

Forget User Experience… Think Human Experience!

The average person checks their mobile phone 85 times a day. In the last six months 62 per cent of US smartphone users have bought something on their mobile device. Nomophobia – the fear of be...

28th February 2018   |   3 minute read

Forward Thinking

Bullshit busting and unconventional thinking

Nassim Nicholas Taleb poses the question: “You have the choice of 2 different brain surgeons.  One looks and dresses like a butcher, and the other is a suited and booted Harvard professor.  Which ...

27th February 2018   |   3 minute read

Human Experience

Blockchain, Londoners and the McVegan Burger…what we’ve been reading this week at Brand Genetics.

This week at Brand Genetics we’ve been reading all about food, health and fitness and a few unorthodox insights caught our eye. This week was big for burger innovation with McDonalds selling 150,000...

26th February 2018   |   3 minute read

Forward Thinking

Are we spending our money wisely? – A Conversation with Dan Ariely

“In behavioural economics, there are two important questions; how do you reduce friction, and how do you make good behaviour the ‘easier one’?” explained Dan Ariely, the renowned behavioural ...

22nd February 2018   |   3 minute read

Human Experience

Artificial Intelligence, Galentine’s and Romantic Shopping…What we’ve been reading this week.

This week at Brand Genetics we’ve been reading about Valentine’s Day and a few unorthodox insights caught our eye… We started off with this Forbes article, outlining some key consumer spending t...

20th February 2018   |   3 minute read

Human Experience

All Marketing is Darwinian

Happy 209th Birthday to Charles Darwin! Today we are very excited to be celebrating Darwin Day at Brand Genetics! When we started up in 1996, we launched with one fundamental belief: “All marketing...

12th February 2018   |   3 minute read

Forward Thinking

Trendy Tipples! Review of The Spirit Show 2017

It’s that time of the year again! Yes, Brand Genetics recently attended the annual Spirit Show.  Strategically timed in early December, the Spirit Show is the platform which tells us what's up-and...

19th December 2017   |   3 minute read

Speed Summaries

Speed Summary: iGen – Why Today’s Super-Connected Kids Are Growing Up Less Rebellious, More Tolerant, Less Happy

iGen Author: Jean M. Twenge Publisher: Atria Publication: 2017 How do brands connect with Generation Z, the latest youth demographic emerging into adulthood? Here are seven evidence-based insi...

6th December 2017   |   3 minute read

News

Risk Taking & Rule Breaking: Meet Camila Marcondes – the Human Face Behind Brand Genetics LATAM

You can't always judge a book by its cover. Camila Marcondes certainly has an easy-going charm and relaxed sociability, as befits a Brazilian brought up in Rio de Janeiro. But behind that lies a highl...

5th October 2017   |   3 minute read

Empathy-based Research Speed Summaries

Speed Summary: Wired to Care

Wired to Care: How Companies Prosper When They Create Widespread Empathy Author: Dev Patnaik Publisher: Pearson Publication: 2009/2014 Human empathy will make you a better innovator. Step into...

30th August 2017   |   3 minute read

BG Internships

Life As A BG Intern: Ben Preston

“Holy f*** Ben, you’ve really done it this time,” was the main thought crossing my mind in my interview as I was introduced to Amanda (our resident neuroscientist). How was I ever meant to compe...

4th August 2017   |   3 minute read