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The Things We Love

Aaron Ahuvia

Aaron Ahuvia's book on anthropomorphic branding and consumer psychology — how brands that take on human-like characteristics (faces, personalities, mascots) shape buying, loyalty, and brand love, and the double-edged risk that an anthropomorphized product provokes stronger anger, not just stronger affection, when it fails to perform.

Discussed in

  • Episode 115 — Could you fall in love with AI (founding citation)
  • Episode 294 — 294-what-makes-a-good-logo

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