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The Humintell Blog January 7, 2013

Emotional Advertising

TV and video analytic firm Ace Metrix has introduced a new Emotional Sentiment Index (ESI) metric for determining the level of emotional engagement consumers have with ads.

According to Research.com Marketers are measuring the emotional engagement of consumers to better market their products.

How are they doing this ?

They add up the positive and negative words used by consumers in response to a particular ad. Each ad is given a score to aid advertisers in how well a particular ad engages emotionally with its intended audience.

“We are dedicated to developing new and better metrics that allow brands to effectively measure the ad creative as it relates to their specific objectives. For some campaigns the objective is rational, for others – emotional,” said Peter Daboll, Ace Metrix CEO.

Want to Know Who Ranks Where?

The Dawn soap campaign, “Dawn Saves the Wildlife” (pictured), depicting ducks, penguins and otters being rescued and cleaned ranks the highest on the index  It has emotional index scores of 96 and 100. However, an ad for pest terminator Terminix – called “Tentacles Over Cupcakes” – holds one of the lowest places on the index at 12. It features up-close animations of bugs and critters invading the home.

 What are your thoughts on the Evolution of Advertising ?
Do you know of any new tools being used or developed ?

Filed Under: Hot Spots, Nonverbal Behavior

The Humintell Blog December 20, 2012

The Future of Deception

How is our ever changing  world changing us? 

Social scientist and former Canadian customs officer, Jeff Hancock, dissects deception in his TED Talk:  ”The Future of Lying”.

He defines certain lies as a relationship, and that in such a connected world with the Internet, cell phones, Skype etc., we are able to get in touch with each other 24 hours a day.  Keeping that in mind he talks about what he coined “Butler” lies.

Lies such as I’m on my way and sorry I didn’t respond sooner my battery was dead are used to create a buffer between us and the connections to everyone else.  These Butler lies are aimed not at being malicious deceptions, but are aimed at protecting the relationship.

However, he goes on to state, “Lying is very pervasive.  The human imagination is capable of conceptualizing massive lies”

Interesting facts that were revealed in Hancock’s research:

1.  Email is the most honest form of communication and the phone is the most deceptive.  He purports that this can be due to ambiguities in the ‘Butler” lie.

2. Paper resumes vs. LinkedIn :  LinkedIn resumes were more honest in things that really mattered to employers such as an individual’s responsibilities and skills.

3.  Most Facebook  profiles seem to reflect actual personalities rather than false bravados.

People lie frequently but most of those lies are subtle lies meaning they stay very near what the truth is.   Why ?

Well, big lies compared to subtle lies are more easily verifiable when you meet someone or when they get to know you on a more intimate level (good friends, boyfriend/girlfriends etc).

Be sure to check out the last few minutes of the video where Jeff shows two written reviews and you get to DECIDE who is lying and who is telling the truth.

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Filed Under: Hot Spots, Nonverbal Behavior, Science

The Humintell Blog December 6, 2012

Subtle Expressions – Did You SEE That ?

Leveraging nearly 50 years of study and research, Humintell combines state-of-the-art behavioral science with real world practical experience to provide unique training.

Nonverbal behavior is a major component of communication, and facial expressions of emotion are the most important and complex signal system humans have.

Humintell’s advanced Subtle Facial Expression Training better known as SubX provides the user with facial expressions of lower intensity that are a major part of everyday communication especially in Detecting Deception .

Research has documented the existence of seven universally expressed and recognized facial expressions of emotion. The impact of this finding is immense: all people – regardless of race, culture, ethnicity, age, gender or religion – express these emotions in the face in exactly the same ways.

The ability to accurately read signs of emotion in the form of macroexpressions, microexpressions and subtle expressions is an extremely important skill for establishing relationships, building rapport, eliciting information, negotiations, and management positions.  Anyone who interacts with others on a face to face basis will benefit from our training.

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Filed Under: Hot Spots, Nonverbal Behavior, Science

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