Some consumers are concerned about businesses using covert methods to influence purchasing decisions. They fear that some of the methods used by the advertising media can have such an effect on the ...

A Costco customer believes that the bulk-retailer is using subliminal messaging to sell granola bars. Josh (@journeywithjosh) posted a TikTok photo slideshow that’s accrued over 25,000 views. In it, ...

The European Commission provides examples of subliminal techniques (visual and auditory subliminal messages, subvisual and subaudible queueing, embedded images, misdirection and temporal manipulation) ...

The idea that we can be influenced by ads we don’t consciously detect is one of most intriguing in consumer psychology and has attracted a lot of attention over the years. Since the 1950s, people have ...

Banned subliminal messages that could potentially manipulate users' subconscious have appeared in spam, according to PandaLabs. Users opening the message see what appears to be a normal advertisement ...