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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Creating Need for Products

    Apple announced a new high-tech watch yesterday, and people who never thought they wanted a watch can’t wait to get their hands on one. How does Apple take something that no one ever thought they wanted, then turn it into something everyone thinks they absolutely need? How do we come to need something that we would have scoffed at a year ago?

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    By Madeleine Brand • Sep 10, 2014 • 1 min read

    Apple announced a new high-tech watch yesterday, and people who never thought they wanted a watch can’t wait to get their hands on one. How does Apple take something that no one ever thought they wanted, then turn it into something everyone thinks they absolutely need? How do we come to need something that we would have scoffed at a year ago? We look at the psychology of consumer behavior.

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    Obama’s ISIS Plans, NFL Abuse Issues, and Creating Consumer Need
    1. 0:00Obama’s ISIS Plans
    2. 9:39Is ISIS a Threat to the US?
    3. 16:58Show Business Interns
    4. 23:48NFL’s Abuse Problem
    5. 30:37The Internet Takes On Domestic Abuse
    6. 42:27Creating Need for ProductsYou’re reading this
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