The Business of Behavior
Companies increasingly recognize that if societies falter, their business can’t succeed. Accordingly, many enterprises acknowledge that it is a business imperative to get people to change individual behaviors around such issues as driving safely, eating healthier, taking medications regularly, staying out of debt and others.
Through corporate responsibility commitments, sustainability initiatives, philanthropic contributions, [...]
Posts Tagged 'social change'
Introducing OgilvyEngage
May 16
by Jennifer Wayman
Category: Behavior Change, Behavioral Economics, Corporate Social Responsibility, Ogilvy Washington, Public Health, Public Safety, Social Marketing
Behavior Change to Motivate Millennials
Mar 20
by Bess Bezirgan
Category: Behavior Change, Corporate Social Responsibility
New research published in this month’s Journal of Personalty and Social Psychology has revealed that the Millennial generation, contrary to wide-spread belief, is less civic-minded, especially as it relates to environmental issues than previous generations. One of the study’s author’s notes that there is a perception that young people are being reached sufficiently to act [...]
The Intersection of Cause Involvement and Behavior Change
Jul 16
by Jennifer Wayman
Category: Behavior Change, Best Practices, Corporate Social Responsibility, Ogilvy Washington, Social Marketing
When designing interventions for behavior change, the first things that usually come to mind are how to remove the barriers to action, how to increase self-efficacy, or even if the external conditions are favorable for the adoption of the desired behavior. Not often do we consider that involvement in causes can actually trigger individual behavior [...]
What Drives Human Behavior…And How Can We Harness That?
Jun 30
by Janny Frimpong
Category: Behavior Change, Behavioral Economics
The 100 plus attendees engaged in spirited discussion with Piyush Tantia, one of the foremost experts in behavioral economics, attests to the overwhelming success of Ogilvy Washington’s What Drives Human Behavior Exchange. Mr. Tantia translated academic, often cerebral theories on behavioral economics into a set of application-driven insights easily grasped by the PR, government, and [...]
Personal Communication Still Drives Word of Mouth on Causes
Jun 15
by Jennifer Wayman
Category: Corporate Social Responsibility, Ogilvy Washington, Research + Insights, Social Marketing, Social Media
Quiz of the day: What is the most typical way in which people tell others about social issues and causes they want them to get involved with?
a) In person
b) Over the phone
c) Via text messages
d) Via social networking messages and invites
e) Via personal emails or email forwards
The answer: a) in person!
New findings from the Dynamics [...]
How alike and different are Caucasians, African Americans and Hispanics when it comes to supporting causes?
May 31
by Jennifer Wayman
Category: Corporate Social Responsibility, Media, Ogilvy Washington, Social Marketing, Social Media
How alike and different are Caucasians, African Americans and Hispanics when it comes to supporting causes?
Our latest release on the study Dynamics of Cause Engagement revealed interesting similarities and differences in how people of different ethnicities engage with causes.
Among the most interesting findings is the fact that social media play a greater role in cause [...]
Women Are Strongest Believers in the Power of Supporting Causes
May 17
by Jennifer Wayman
Category: Behavior Change, Research + Insights, Social Marketing, Social Media
This post was originally posted to Ogilvy PR’s Womenology blog.
A recent study conducted by Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide in partnership with the Center for Social Impact Communication at Georgetown University revealed the importance of supporting causes for women in the U.S.
8 in 10 women believe that supporting causes creates a sense of purpose and meaning [...]
A Recap of the 2nd World Non-Profit and Social Marketing Conference
Apr 20
by Cara Perellis
Category: Behavior Change, Best Practices, Social Marketing
The 2nd World Non-Profit and Social Marketing Conference last week in Dublin proved to be a spectacular event, bringing together over 600 attendees from 40 countries, featuring 200 presentations and 32 exhibitors, and as of today, 95% of the delegates who completed the conference evaluation say they will attend the next conference, which is scheduled [...]
Happy Almost-Anniversary, Social Marketing!
Jan 24
by Cara Perellis
Category: Social Marketing
When you think of something or someone turning 40 years old this year, what is the first thing that comes to mind? The classic children’s television show Sesame Street just celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2010, Starbucks’ first spice and tea shop sprouted up in Seattle in 1971, and the #4 hit song on the [...]
Patient Autonomy: Good or Bad?
Jul 16
by Michaela Thayer
Category: Behavior Change, Public Health, Social Marketing
Yesterday, Ogilvy held a really interesting panel discussion called “How Social Change happens in the 21st Century.” (Natalie posted a nice synopsis about it here). We covered a variety of topics regarding healthy behavior change, and discussed appropriate and effective channels of communication to reach audiences that are already bombarded with thousands of messages every [...]
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