Psychology for CMOs course
Why do people buy? How can I increase brand loyalty? How do I build a deeply engaged brand community of die-hard brand advocates? Why do people buy nostalgia and cuteness? How do I design a multisensory brand experience, even online? These are just some of the questions we will cover in this course.
8 x 1hr sessions on Tuesdays at 4pm UK time
14th April – 2nd June 2026
£400
All sessions are recorded with attendees having lifetime access to all materials.
You can still book & self-study at your own pace from the recordings.

Designed and delivered by Kate Nightingale, a consumer, retail and design psychologist with almost 18 years of experience of working with brands from global names like Nespresso, Swarovski, Klarna, and Samsung to category defining start ups and scale ups some achieving a whopping £30m/year sales in 3 years from launch. A founder of Humanising Brands, a behavioural strategy, design, experience and innovation agency, a lecturer at Regent’s University and London College of Fashion and a frequent keynote speakers for companies and events like PUIG, Disney, Stanley, Black & Decker, MADFest North, eTail, Retail Week Masterclass, Drapers Future of Fashion and Campaign Brand Forum. A frequently requested expert by journalists from Business of Fashion, Vogue, Marketing Week, Retail Week, BBC Radio as well as appearing on numerous TV programmes on Channel 4, Kate is a truly remarkable expert to learn from.
In this course Kate will share with you numerous psychological, neuroscientific and behavioural research and concepts and how they can be effectively used by CMOs, Heads of Marketing, Brand, Retail and other brand executives responsible for brand management, marketing, and brand experience. Based on almost 2 decades of working with various brands, Kate will show you how she is using this science everyday. A perfect mixture of science and practice, all brand and marketing leaders are bound to find it useful and insightful leaving eager to apply it to their own brands.
‘‘Being Top of Mind is not a nice to have anymore, it is a must for all brands that want to thrive. Yet, with 99% of decisions being made entirely subconsciously, understanding the position of your brand in consumers’ subconscious is what will give you a competitive edge.’’
Kate Nightingale, Chief Behavioural Officer, Humanising Brands
