For far too long, emotions have been ignored in favor of rationality and
efficiency. Breakthroughs in brain science have revealed that people are primarily
emotional decision-makers. Many companies have not yet accepted that fact, ignoring
emotion in favor of rationality and efficiency. Even fewer have acted on it.
Emotionomics looks at emotions in terms of business opportunities,
both in the marketplace and in the workplace.
In today's highly competitive marketplace where many products look alike, a
product's emotional benefit can make the difference. Moreover, a company with an
emotionally engaged workforce will undoubtedly achieve competitive advantage.
A revised edition that replaces the 2007 release, Dan Hill's book draws on
insights gathered through facial coding, the single best viable means of measuring
and managing the emotional response of customers and employees. It shows how to
leverage emotions for business success in branding, product design, advertising, sales,
customer satisfaction, leadership, and employee management.
Emotions matter, and this book will help readers not only step closer to
customers and employees, but also to step ahead of competitors.
Table of Contents
Foreword Sam Simon Simon, Sam
Introduction 1
Pt. 1 Why emotions matter 13
1 The new mental model 15
2 The science of facial coding 37
3 Emotions and motivations 75
Pt. 2 Marketplace applications 97
4 Branding 99
5 Offer design, packaging and usability 129
6 Advertising 157
7 Sales 193
8 Retail service 227
Pt. 3 Workplace applications 255
9 Leadership 257
10 Employee management 289
Afterword 323
References 327
Credits and permissions 337
Index 341
368 pages, Paperback