Pop Neuro/Neuromarketing Certification

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Neuromarketing Certification

Become a Full-Stack Certified Neuromarketer

Contents

Welcome!

We're very excited for you to learn neuromarketing! 

We have organized the content themes into duo lectures - one neuroscience and one marketing. 

Dr. Matt Johnson will set the neuroscientific foundation for each theme, followed by Prince Ghuman's lecture which will build upon the neuroscience with the marketing playbook. 

Take the memory theme, for instance. Dr. Johnson will explain what memory is at the level of the brain. Next, Prince Ghuman will build upon it with marketing applications for memory. 

Furthermore, each lecture is broken up into approximately 10-minute chunks for pacing and comprehension. Once the video ends, please click on the next one until the final video for the theme is completed.

Each of Dr. Johnson's lectures is followed by a short quiz. Each of Prince's lectures is followed by an exercise to put all of the above into practice. 

That is all, enjoy! We can't wait to see what you do with neuromarketing.
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Chapter 1 - Introduction to Neuromarketing

This session covers the fundamentals of neuromarketing: what it is, how it’s used, and what separates it from classical approaches to marketing.
Video 1 - What is Neuromarketing?
Video 2 - Why Our Ultimate Perception is a Mental Model

Chapter 2 - Neuroanatomy

This session is about the building blocks of the brain. We’ll start with basic neural communication and then zoom out to look more globally at neuroanatomy.
Video 1 - What is the Most Important Thing in the Universe?
Video 2 - The Anatomy of Our Brain (Part 1)
Video 3 - The Anatomy of Our Brain (Part 2)
Quiz
Quiz
Further Reading 1 - Philosophical Zombies and Attention Schema: How Social Cognition Creates Consciousness
Further Reading 2 - Predicting Behavior, Modeling Consciousness, and the Search for Substance C

Chapter 3 - Neuro Branding & Vision

In this session, we explore how the neuroscience of vision can be applied to brand strategy and how brands can differentiate themselves using color.
Video 1 - How and Why Vision Beats All the Other Senses
Video 2 - The Brain is a Relentless Pattern-Seeking Machine
Video 3 - The “Guess the Brand” Game
Exercise - Rebrand Your Brand
Further Reading 1 - What the Psychology of Friendly Foxes Teaches Us about Human Nature
Further Reading 2 - Consumer Behavior Lessons from the Psychology of Horoscopes
Further Reading 3 - How Perception Influences Food Aesthetics and Healthiness

Chapter 4 - Experiential Marketing

This session uncovers the art and science of experience design, harnessing perceptual neuroscience to create incredible activations.
Video 1 - Experience Types and Smell Branding
Video 2 - Sound Branding and Taste Marketing
Video 3 - Cognition Branding
Video 4 - Activations and the Experiential Marketing Toolkit
Exercise - Experiential Audit Tool
Further Reading 1 - The Psychology of Experiential Design and Customer Experience in Amazon and Independent Bookstores
Further Reading 2 - What Paris Can Teach Us About Experiential Marketing
Further Reading 3 - How Service Robots Influence Consumer Satisfaction, Perception, and Experiences

Chapter 5 - Statistical Learning

In this chapter, we examine how the brain learns from experiences, with a particular emphasis on statistical learning. We’ll also discuss how these statistics, once learned, form our associative network and allow us to make sense of the world around us.
Video 1 - “Thinked” and “Thinged”
Video 2 - Coherence, Consistency, and Classical Conditioning
Video 3 - How to Access Associations
Video 4 - Priming Paradigms and EEG/ERP
Quiz
Further Reading 1 - The Neuromarketing Behind the Pumpkin Spice Latte Obsession
Further Reading 2 - The Psychology Behind Associations and How Weather Affect Consumer Behavior

Chapter 6 - Association Design

This session focuses on how to understand a consumer’s existing associations, how to integrate them into brand strategy, and specific tactics to capture attention.
Video 1 - 3 Ways to Optimize for Statistical Learning
Video 2 - Associations in the Consumer World
Video 3 - The Elements of Reward Activations
Exercise - Apply Association Design to Your Brand Strategy
Further Reading 1 - Neuromarketing Lessons on Brand Differentiation from Hipsters
Further Reading 6 - The Psychology Behind the Evolution of Airline Safety Videos
Further Reading 3 - The Psychology of Gratitude
Further Reading 4 - The Two Types of Attention Marketers Must Know
Further Reading 5 - Gamification and the Psychology of Random Rewards in Dating Apps
Further Reading 6 - What Halloween Costumes Reveal About Consumer Behavior
Further Reading 7 - The Psychology of Black Friday and Retail Store Design
Further Reading 8 - How Nike and MIT Can Improve Your Performance
Further Reading 9 - How Brand Signaling Influences Consumer Behavior in Advertisements

Chapter 7 - Neuroscience of Emotion

In this session, we'll explore a topic near and dear to us all: emotion. We’ll cover traditional approaches to understanding emotion, as well as a more novel framework. Lastly, we’ll turn to the neural and physiological underpinnings of the major emotional dimensions.
Video 1 - The 3 Emotional Dimensions (Part 1)
Video 2 - The 3 Emotional Dimensions (Part 2)
Quiz
Further Reading 1 - The Psychology of Attraction and Its Influence on Branding and Advertising
Further Reading 2 - Minimalism and the Psychology of Comparisons
Further Reading 3 - The Psychology of Humor and Its Influence on Advertising and Consumer Behavior
Further Reading 4 - The Neuromarketing of Pain and Its Impact on Consumer Behavior
Further Reading 5 - Pain and Politics: How the Neuroscience of Pain is Applied in Political Campaigns
Further Reading 6 - What Funeral Spending Teaches Us About Caring and Consumer Behavior

Chapter 8 - Empathy & Storytelling

Emotions are powerful. In this session, we explore how they can be applied to branding, marketing, and storytelling.
Video 1 - Intensity, Tag, Magnetic
Video 2 - The Human Empathetic System
Video 3 - Fear Marketing Strategy
Exercise - Create Ads with this Tactic
Further Reading 1 - Matt Johnson, PhD TED Talk on “Empathy and the Power of One”
Further Reading 2 - How Empathizing With Your Future Self Influences Happiness and Economic Decision-Making
Further Reading 3 - How Artists and Creative Brands Inspire Empathy with the Future of Humanity
Further Reading 4 - How the Psychology of Storylines Drive Our Love of Sports
Further Reading 5 - The Psychology Behind Underdogs and Founder Stories in Technology
Further Reading 6 - The Psychology of Essentialism and How It Impacts Innovation and Creativity in Film
Further Reading 7 - Michael Jordan and the Psychology of Storytelling

Chapter 9 - Neuroscience of Memory

This session focuses on the neuroscience of memory. We’ll explore the nature of memory, the basic pathway for explicit memories, and specific tools which optimize the likelihood that an experience will be laid down into long-term memory.
Video 1 - The Intricacies of Memory
Video 2 - The Relationship of Memory and Emotion
Quiz
Further Reading 1 - The Neuromarketing of Emotional Memories and Commercials
Further Reading 2 - Escaping Into The Past? The Psychology of Nostalgia During COVID-19
Further Reading 3 - Let Psychology Explain Why New Year’s Resolutions Usually Fail
Further Reading 4 - Techno and the Psychology of Digital FOMO
Further Reading 4 - How Events in Commercials Affect Memory Gaps, Communication Effectiveness, and Impressions in Consumer Behavior

Chapter 10 - Memory Hacks

If the consumer can’t remember it, did it actually happen? This session explores how the neuroscience of memory can be applied in order to create experiences that are not only enjoyable in the moment but leave lasting impressions.
Video 1 - Memory Hack #1
Video 2 - Memory Hack #2
Exercise - Create a Concept Optimized for Memory Hacks
Further Reading 1 - How to Apply The Neuroscience of Emotions and Memories in Advertising
Further Reading 2 - How the Psychology of Nostalgia Drives the Content Strategy Behind Stranger Things

Chapter 11 - Decision-Making

In this session, we explore how the neuroscience of decision-making can be used to optimize the customer journey.
Video 1 - How Do We Process, Interpret, and Ultimately Decide?
Video 2 - Inhibition and Self-Control
Video 3 - What Factors Impact Cognitive Control?
Quiz
Further Reading 1 - Cognitive Dissonance in Veganism and Our Consumer Behavior
Further Reading 2 - Kanye West and the Psychology of Impulse
Further Reading 3 - Cyber Monday, Countdown Timers, and the Neuroscience of Consumer Decision-Making
Further Reading 4 - The Dark Triad and Its Importance to Consumer Decision-Making by Behavioral Scientist Laura Detter
Further Reading 5 - The Psychology Behind Morality and Virtue on Spring Break
Further Reading 6 - How the Feeling of Schadenfreude Impacts Choice Satisfaction and Consumer Decision-Making
Further Reading 7 - How the Paradox of Choice Influences Christmas Shopping Behaviors
Further Reading 8 - Why is Yelp a Popular Review Site? Instant Gratification and Information Foraging

Chapter 12 - Customer Decision Journey

In this session, we explore how the neuroscience of decision-making can be used to optimize the customer journey.
Video 1 - Marketing Strategies for the Science of Decision-Making (Part 1)
Video 2 - Marketing Strategies for the Science of Decision-Making (Part 2)
Exercise - Create an Online Conversion Strategy
Further Reading 1 - Fortnite and the Psychology of Surprise and Random Rewards
Further Reading 2 - Insights into the Psychology of Decision-Making from a Split-Brain Mind

Chapter 13 - Neuroscience of Communication

This session unpacks the neuroscience of human communication. This includes an overview of key brain regions involved, the concept of neural coupling, and factors that promote successful human-to-human communication.
Video 1 - Communication on the Brain Level
Video 2 - How Communication is Facilitated
Quiz
Further Reading 1 - The Grammys and the Psychology of Influence and Authority
Further Reading 2 - The Neuromarketing of Product Naming
Further Reading 3 - The Science of Irony and Its Impact on Consumer Behavior

Chapter 14 - Neuro Communication Tactics

This session builds on our growing scientific understanding of communication by illustrating how neural coupling can be applied within a marketing setting.
Video 1 - Communication in Business (Part 1)
Video 2 - Communication in Business (Part 2)
Further Reading 1 - The Black Marlboro Man and the History of Targeted Ads in Marketing
Further Reading 2 - The Psychology Behind Celebrating Pride Month and Buying ‘Rainbow Products’
Further Reading 3 - The Psychology Behind the Status, Symbols and Supreme Obsession
Further Reading 4 - The Neuroscience of Stress and Peak Performance in Sports and Advertising

Chapter 15 - Marketing Ethics

We now know how to use neuroscience to influence consumer psychology and drive marketing outcomes. But should we? In this session, we unpack the ethics of neuromarketing.
Video 1 - Principles for Marketing Ethics
Quiz
Further Reading 1 - How Free Will, Trust, and Autonomy Influence Neuromarketing
Further Reading 2 - The Neuroscience of Mind Uploading and the Psychology of Digital Afterlife
Further Reading 3 - Cancel Culture Primer For Marketers

Chapter 16 - Subliminal Marketing & Closing

This session probes deeper into the science of attention. If we don’t notice it, can it still impact our emotions, thoughts, and actions? We explore the ethical implications of three different stimuli.
Video 1 - Forget Subliminal, Let’s Talk Midliminal
Video 2 - Neuromarketing Ethics in Practice
Further Reading 1 - Influencer Marketing and the Neuroscience of Exposure
Further Reading 2 - The Evolution of Subliminal Messaging and Product Placement
Further Reading 3 - The Psychology of Faces and the Future of Personalized Marketing

What Neuromarketers Are Saying About the Course

As a creative, this Bootcamp opened a new door for me. Learning the reasons behind why and how consumers act and make decisions made me become better at generating ideas that result in more effective marketing responses. I would recommend it to people who want to practice conceptual thinking based on the understanding of neuroscience.

Sheila, New York City

"This new way of approaching marketing scientifically is revolutionary. Providing real-world applications and examples tied to neurological explanations gave me a profound understanding of why people behave the way they do.”

Juan, Argentina

"Prince and Matt make a great team! The marriage between the science of behavior and marketing is phenomenal, and to be able to extract practical approaches to use these theories is a blessing to future marketers. It really opens up your eyes and changes the way you approach things, be it ads, product placement, business perception, frankly it’s more than just marketing, it’s a formula for success!”

Pulkit, San Francisco