File Size: 17895 KB
Print Length: 289 pages
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education; 1 edition (June 3, 2016)
Publication Date: May 18, 2016
Sold by: Digital Services LLC
Language: English
ASIN: B01DZ2EO7E
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It took me awhile to finish this review because I couldn't easily assess its value. The Advance Reading Copy lacks the color illustrations of the final product, so reviewers won't get the book's full flavor.The intriguing premise of the book is that marketers need to create "prospective memories," i.e., memories that will be recalled when buyers are ready to take action. As I understand the concept:The customer obtains information at time t. She needs to recall this information at time t+1, t+2 or even t+365 or more, where numbers represent days. So as a marketer, you're creating events that will be retrieved as memories at the future time when the buyer is faced with a decision."Prospective memory" sounds a lot more solid, intellectual and worthy of a consulting gig, compared to "getting customers to recall your message in time." But that's what it amounts to.Most business books tend to be heavy on examples and anecdotes but light on theory and principle. This book was just the opposite. The author's PhD background was obvious. She cites a lot of studies (which I really appreciated). She shows an academic bent, distinguishing similar concepts, such as novelty and surprise, expectation and anticipation. And she didn't repeat the same-old, same-old studies. Much of the information was new.My biggest quibble is that I'd have liked to see more practical examples of how an ordinary business could apply these principles. I was really struck by the discussion of making a PowerPoint slide stand out. That's an idea I can use immediately: I do tons of PowerPoint videos and webinars. I liked the discussion of context and cues. The section on gist vs verbatim was enlightening.
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