Brandwashed

Martin Lindstrom was born in Denmark in 1970. He is the author of Brand Building on the Internet, Clicks, Bricks and Brands, Brandchild: Insights into the Minds of Today's Global Kids: Understanding Their Relationship with Brands, Brandsense: Building Powerful Brands Through Touch, Taste, Smell, Sight & Sound, Buyology: The Truth About Why We Buy, Brandwash: Tricks Companies Use to Manipulate Our Minds and Persuade Us to Buy, and Small Data: The Tiny Clues that Uncover Huge Trends. He is a columnist for Fast Company, Time Magazine, and Harvard Business Review. His work can also be seen on NBC's Today show. He has appeared in a movie documentary and has made other movie and television appearances. In 2009, Time Magazine included him in their list of the top 100 Most Influential People in The World. He is the founding partner and Chairman of the Board of Buyology Inc. and Director of Brand Sense Agency.