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Neuromarketing

The reactions questionnaires can’t capture

Eye tracking, facial coding, galvanic skin response and implicit testing reveal what consumers see and feel before they answer. Paired with traditional research, they explain what’s working in your communication.

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Why neuromarketing

What people say isn’t always what happens

What the participant saysI really liked the ad. I remember the brand clearly.
What the sensors show
  • −30%attention during the testimonial, before the brand appears
  • 2.4stotal time spent looking at the logo
  • peakjoy only in the final scene, with the product
What it is

Neuromarketing is where marketing meets science. It uses biometric measures to understand and assess people’s emotional, spontaneous reactions to ads, brands, products, websites and packaging. Combined with interviews, it shows what your audience sees and feels.

Illustrative example.

Techniques

Four sensors, one integrated read

Each technique captures one dimension of the reaction. Together, and combined with an interview, they show the experience from several angles.

Gaze

Eye tracking

Records where the person looks, in what order and for how long.

Measures
fixations, saccades and attention time
Produces
heatmaps and gaze paths
Answers
what gets seen, and what gets ignored
Emotion

Facial coding

Identifies basic emotions from facial expressions, moment by moment, as people view the stimulus.

Measures
basic emotions, such as joy, surprise and sadness
Produces
emotion curves throughout the stimulus
Answers
what sparks a spontaneous reaction
Arousal

GSR

Measures skin conductance, which varies with the intensity of emotional arousal, second by second.

Measures
intensity of the emotional response
Produces
peaks and troughs throughout the stimulus
Answers
which moments grab the audience
Association

Implicit testing

Measures how quickly people link the brand to specific attributes, revealing automatic associations.

Measures
reaction time between concepts
Produces
strength of brand × attribute association
Answers
what the audience associates without thinking
Second by second

Where the commercial wins and loses the audience

All measures are synced to the video. Drag the timeline or press play to see what happens in each scene.

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Attention (eye tracking)Joy (facial coding)Arousal (GSR)

Illustrative data.

Applications

What you can test

Campaign pretesting

Compare ads before they air and pick the one that holds attention and moves people.

Answers: Which ad communicates best, and why?

Packaging testing

Assess how your packaging stands out, reads and appeals compared with competitors.

Answers: Does my packaging stand out on the shelf?

Point of sale and shelf

See how shoppers scan the shelf and what actually catches their eye.

Answers: What does the shopper see before deciding?

Commercials and videos

Track attention and emotion second by second and pinpoint what to fix.

Answers: At what point does the ad lose its audience?

Websites and apps

Combine eye tracking with real tasks in usability tests.

Answers: Can users find what they are looking for?

Brand and associations

Measure implicit associations between the brand and the attributes it wants to own.

Answers: What does the audience associate with my brand?
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A complement, not a substitute

Stronger alongside traditional research

A pioneer in combining neuromarketing with traditional research in Brazil, Checon pairs biometric measures with qualitative and quantitative research. The sensors show what happens, the interviews explain why, and the numbers tell you how much.

What neuromarketing doesn’t do
  • It doesn’t read minds or replace what your audience tells you
  • On its own, it doesn’t measure purchase intent for an entire market
  • It doesn’t replace expert interpretation
How it works

Study protocol

  1. Objective and stimuliWe define what to measure and prepare the ads, videos or packaging.
  2. RecruitmentWe recruit participants who match your target audience.
  3. Sensor sessionsParticipants view the stimuli with eye tracking, facial coding and GSR, followed by an interview.
  4. Integrated analysisWe cross-reference the biometric data with what participants said.
What you get

Visual, ready-to-use results

HeatmapsWhere attention concentrates.
Gaze pathThe order of fixations.
Emotion curvesReaction over time.
Ad comparisonWhich version performs best.
Client case

Eye tracking revealed what the page was hiding

Challenge
Find out whether entrepreneurs could find what they needed on the organization’s portal.
Method
Navigation tests with eye tracking and in-depth interviews, with more than 60 participants.
Result
Portal redesigned based on recommendations for search, content, language, forms and navigation.
Frequently asked questions

Questions about neuromarketing

Question 01

What is neuromarketing and how does it work in practice?

Neuromarketing uses biometric measures to capture spontaneous reactions to ads, packaging, websites and brands. In practice, participants are exposed to the stimuli while sensors record their gaze (eye tracking), facial expressions (facial coding) and emotional arousal (GSR). Afterwards, an interview helps interpret what was measured.

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Question 02

What does eye tracking show that a regular survey doesn’t?

Eye tracking records where people actually looked, in what order and for how long, without relying on their memory or opinion. It shows, for example, whether the brand was noticed in an ad or whether a button went unseen on a website, something participants often can’t tell you themselves.

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Question 03

How many participants does a neuromarketing study need?

It depends on the objective and how many ads are being compared. Neuromarketing studies use smaller groups than a traditional quantitative survey, because each participant generates a large volume of measurements. Checon recommends the right sample size in the proposal, based on the stimuli and audience profiles.

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Question 04

Does neuromarketing replace traditional research?

No. Neuromarketing is a complement. It shows reactions people can’t put into words, while qualitative research explains the reasons and quantitative research measures how widespread they are. At Checon, biometric techniques are built into traditional research.

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Question 05

What kinds of materials can be tested?

Print and digital ads, commercials and videos, packaging, points of sale and shelves, websites, apps and marketing materials in general. We can also measure implicit associations between a brand and attributes, without any specific visual stimulus.

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Question 06

Is neuromarketing ethical?

Yes, when it’s done transparently. Participation is voluntary, participants consent to the sensors and recordings, and data is handled under Brazil’s data protection law (LGPD) and market research codes of conduct. The goal is to understand reactions in order to improve communication and experiences, not to manipulate choices.

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