What’s love got to do with marketing?
More than you might have guessed, according to some recent research from comedian Aziz Ansari and NYU sociologist Eric Klinenberg. With the June publication of Modern Romance: An Investigation, the co-authors shared their findings from a serious research project–including extensive interviews and focus groups–asking men and women of all ages, all over the world, about their communications experiences in the realm of romance.
On Thursday, at HubSpot’s INBOUND conference in Boston, Ansari and Klinenberg took the stage to present their findings to a crowd of more than 14,000 attendees. Here are four highlights:
1. Age has a lot to do with preferred modes of communication.
One topic Ansari and Klinenberg explored in their book was a common dating question: If you meet someone at a bar and get their contact info, what’s the best way to follow up? Should you call or should you text?
Dispatches From The Front 