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Farmers Who Commit Totally to Sell Locally Can Make a Profit
March 8, 2013 — Farmers can make a profit selling their produce directly to local businesses, but they must not let possible new costs weaken their commitment to the new venture, according to an international team ... > full story -
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Celebrity Endorsement Encourages Children to Eat Junk Food
March 8, 2013 — Celebrity endorsement of a food product encourages children to eat more of the endorsed product, new research shows. It also found that children were prompted to eat more of the endorsed product when ... > full story -
Do-Gooder or Ne'er-Do-Well? Behavioral Science Explains Patterns of Moral Behavior
March 7, 2013 — Does good behavior lead to more good behavior? Or do we try to balance our good and bad deeds? The answer depends on our ethical mindset, according to new ... > full story -
When We Have a Low Opinion of Someone, We Tend to Reject Their Money, Study Finds
March 7, 2013 — Research done in Spain, Germany and the UK has demonstrated that when we have a low opinion of somebody, we are more likely to reject their money, even though the offer is attractive, because the ... > full story -
Bank Card Identifies Cardholder
March 6, 2013 — From the gas station to the department store – paying for something without cash is commonplace. Now such payments become more secure: Scientists have engineered a solution for inspecting the ... > full story -
Targeting Diet Products: Why Are More Independent Consumers Better at Delaying Gratification?
March 5, 2013 — Product benefits that occur later in time are more likely to appeal to more independent consumers than to those who are more group or family oriented, according to a new ... > full story -
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Product Promotion: When Do Emotional Appeals Trump Celebrity Spokespeople?
March 5, 2013 — Emotional appeals could be more effective than celebrities when promoting products related to a consumer’s identity, according to a new ... > full story -
Is the iPad Creative? It Depends on Who's Buying It
March 5, 2013 — Encouraging consumers to feel ownership of products they haven’t yet purchased can backfire because consumers tend to see themselves in the products they own, according to a new ... > full story -
Limiting Access to Alcohol Reduces Violence, Experts Say
March 5, 2013 — Amending existing laws or adopting additional regulations to limit the availability of alcohol would reduce community violence, experts ... > full story -
Successful Entrepreneurs Share a Common History of Getting in Trouble as Teenagers
March 5, 2013 — Independence. Creativity. Money. Those are the benefits associated with successful entrepreneurs such as Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg. But is being an entrepreneur really more lucrative than ... > full story
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