Menthol cigarette restrictions could hike cost, cut use

"Targeting the tobacco retail environment is rapidly emerging as the next frontier in tobacco control."

Neil Schoenherr-WUSTL • futurity
Sept. 13, 2019 ~3 min

How ‘retargeted’ ads get you to buy stuff online

Retargeted ads are why searching for a product inundates you with ads wherever you go online. New research clarifies how this tactic works.

Stanford • futurity
Sept. 9, 2019 ~6 min


Brands can get political, say more marketing leaders

Survey results show that marketing leaders are more open to their brands getting political. Here are some other trends in the field, as well.

Duke University • futurity
Sept. 4, 2019 ~5 min

Nope, ‘environmentally friendly’ cigarettes aren’t healthy

"Marketing language that obscures these health harms, even indirectly through questionable pro-environment claims, ought to be prohibited."

Rob Jordan-Stanford • futurity
Aug. 6, 2019 ~6 min

10 things that make trendy brands ‘cool’

How do brands build a "cool" image? What makes cool brands fall off? New research identifies the 10 factors that matter most.

Greta Guest-Michigan • futurity
July 21, 2019 ~4 min

African Americans less likely to quit menthol cigarettes

African Americans who smoke menthol cigarettes are less likely to quit than other menthol smokers. New research indicates why.

David Hill-Buffalo • futurity
June 20, 2019 ~4 min

Harvard-Michigan opioid summit explores addiction, policy

A University of Michigan-Harvard University summit brought experts from the two universities as well as outside organizations to consider ways to address the opioid epidemic.

Alvin Powell • harvard
May 13, 2019 ~7 min

Machine learning gathers analyst emotion for better investing

Machine learning can pull together sentiment data from analyst reports to help inform stock trading decisions.

National University of Singapore • futurity
April 22, 2019 ~3 min


When companies file an IPO, local ZIP codes get a boost

Companies that file for an IPO alter the economies of nearby ZIP codes, research finds.

David Ruth-Rice • futurity
April 19, 2019 ~4 min

Juul sparks nicotine ‘arms race’

A tobacco marketing expert warns Juul's high nicotine e-cigarettes could "addict a generation of youth."

Hanae Armitage-Stanford • futurity
Feb. 13, 2019 ~1 min

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