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Richard Shotton

Herne Hill, London
As seen in: Behavioral Science For Brands: Leveraging behavioral science in brand marketing., Marketing Week, Apple Podcasts, LinkedIn, HuffPost, The Guardian, The Telegraph, Entrepreneur, Fortune, Quartz, Agenda (World Economic Forum), Ad Age and
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Founder of Astroten, a consultancy that applies findings from behavioural science to marketing. Author of The Choice Factory & The Illusion of Choice

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Richard is the author of The Choice Factory, the best-selling book on how to apply behavioural science to marketing. The book has won praise from industry figures such as Mark Ritson, Rory Sutherland, Dave Trott and many others.

He started his career in advertising 17 years ago, working on accounts such as Coke, 118 118 and comparethemarket.com, before moving into research.

Richard is interested in how findings from behavioural science can be applied to advertising. He writes about the behavio…

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The Psychology Secrets Behind Guinness, Apple, and Pringles — And How They Can Work For Your Brand

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By Michael Aaron Flicker, Richard Shotton
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This story appears in the January 2026 issue of Entrepreneur. Subscribe » It’s one thing to look at a genius advertising campaign and say: “I wish I could do something like that.” It’s something else to say: “I want to do something like that, and I’m confident trying because I know why it worked.” Too often, as entrepreneurs, we rely on instinct, intuition, and the idea of “marketing magic,” but not enough on evidence.
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How behavioural science can help create more effective advertising

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By Richard Shotton
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The Surprising Behavioral Science That Built Five Guys: Goal Dilution

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By Richard Shotton, Michael Aaron Flicker
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Imagine a sunny day on the boardwalk in Ocean City, Maryland. It’s the mid-1980s, muscle tees and acid-washed denim abound. Jerry Murrell is out with his four almost-adult sons. Jerry had offered his oldest boys a choice: go to college if they desired, or use the funds to start a business. They opted for the latter. So, getting the family enterprise off the ground mattered — in fact, their futures depended on it. They were always on the lookout for inspiration.
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