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Record Nr.

UNINA9910827373903321

Autore

Beckerman Joel

Titolo

The sonic boom : how sound transforms the way we think, feel, and buy / / Joel Beckerman ; with Tyler Gray

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boston : , : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, , 2014

ISBN

0-544-57016-2

0-544-23036-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (213 p.)

Classificazione

BUS043000MUS004000SOC000000

Disciplina

781.23

Soggetti

Music - Psychological aspects

Marketing - Psychological aspects

Music in advertising

Sound - Psychological aspects

BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Marketing / General

MUSIC / Business Aspects

SOCIAL SCIENCE / General

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

"A surprising look at the hidden power of sound, revealing how people and brands can use it to inspire and persuade -- or annoy From horror movie scores to national anthems to the crunchy sound of potato chips, sound and music greatly impact how we feel about our lives and the messages and products we encounter every day. With the right tools and understanding, anyone can cut through the meaningless noise competing for our attention and learn to use sound as a rich storytelling strategy. You don't need to be a musician or a composer to harness the power of sound. Joel Beckerman explains how companies, brands, and individuals can strategically use sound to get to the core of their mission, influence how they're perceived by their audiences, and gain a competitive advantage. The key to these sonic strategies involves creating "boom moments" -- transcendent instants when sound connects with a listener's emotional core. The Sonic Boom draws



surprising insights from real world examples: the way Disney parks score every second of their guests' experience; how Chili's restaurants uses lessons from evolutionary psychology to sell tons of sizzling fajitas, how the sound of a special edition Mustang's engine is designed to make drivers feel like action-movie heroes. Sure to appeal to fans of Made to Stick and This Is Your Brain on Music, The Sonic Boom offers readers a powerful new vocabulary for sharing impactful messages with sound"--