Hacking The Human Mind: The behavioral science secrets behind 17 of the world's best brands

BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE LESSONS FROM THE BEST

All marketers aim to learn from the best. But how do you identify the tactics responsible for a company’s success? A stab in the dark?

Here’s where behavioral science can help — because unlike much of marketing theory, it has a solid evidence base.

Spot the behavioral biases, and you can understand why a tactic works.

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Brands can be mystifyingly successful. Why are customers happy to pay a premium for things that should be free, like water; things that should be cheap, like milk; and things that would do the same job at half the price, like vacuum cleaners?

In Hacking The Human Mind, we identify the behavioral-based approaches that helped take 17 leading brands to the top. So you can learn from the winners and power-up your marketing.

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WHAT PEOPLE SAY about THE ILLUSION OF CHOICE and THE CHOICE FACTORY

“Marketers are likely to be enriched intellectually and commercially by this book, which offers a trove of useful insights that are both grounded in scientific research and presented compellingly.” – ROBERT CIALDINI, Author of Influence and Pre-suasion

“This book will make you better at your job. If you’re trying to get your head around behavioral science, or how to apply it, look no further — Shotton has done all the hard work for you.” – JONAH BERGER, Author of Contagious

“No one should be allowed near a layout pad or a keyboard until they have read this book. It is an antidote to the tediously direct and transactional nature of much of modern marketing.” – RORY SUTHERLAND, Author of Alchemy, Vice-chairman of Ogilvy

“Explains lesser-known research in an easy-to-read manner to give consumers and businesses insights into how products persuade.” – NIR EYAL, Author, Hooked

© 2025 Harriman House (Audiobook): 9781804093214

Release date

Audiobook: 30 September 2025