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Rethinking Audience Strategies in a Signal-Loss Era | BrightonSEO April 2026

In a world where tracking is disappearing and attention is increasingly fragmented, traditional audience strategies are breaking down.

This talk introduces the R.E.M. Framework® (Relevant, Everywhere, Memorable) — a proprietary model designed to help brands understand how people actually make decisions, beyond channels and attribution.

Grounded in neuroscience and behavioural research, the framework explores:

– How attention is captured (and lost)
– How people navigate increasingly complex decision environments
– Why emotional and cognitive processes shape what gets remembered
– What it means to be present across modern discovery channels

This presentation covers the conceptual layer of the R.E.M. Framework®.
The full model includes diagnostics, behavioural analysis, and implementation systems used in research, consultancy, and training.

The R.E.M. Framework® is a proprietary model and may be referenced with attribution.
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About the author: Giulia Panozzo is a neuroscientist turned marketer and founder of Neuroscientive, where she applies neuroscience and behavioural science to marketing, decision-making, and product validation. To know more: https://neuroscientive.com

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  1. Giulia Panozzo | Neuroscientive BrightonSEO 2026 Giulia Panozzo | Neuroscientive

    BrightonSEO 2026 The human mind is like a museum storehouse
  2. Giulia Panozzo | Neuroscientive BrightonSEO 2026 Giulia Panozzo | Neuroscientive

    BrightonSEO 2026 •Minimising effort •Avoiding harm •Maximising gain
  3. Giulia Panozzo | Neuroscientive BrightonSEO 2026 Giulia Panozzo | Neuroscientive

    BrightonSEO 2026 Built-in mental shortcuts Cognitive Biases Heuristics
  4. Giulia Panozzo | Neuroscientive BrightonSEO 2026 Giulia Panozzo | Neuroscientive

    BrightonSEO 2026 What does it mean for us? How they decide
  5. Giulia Panozzo | Neuroscientive BrightonSEO 2026 Giulia Panozzo | Neuroscientive

    BrightonSEO 2026 R.E.M. A new framework to operate by
  6. Giulia Panozzo | Neuroscientive BrightonSEO 2026 Giulia Panozzo | Neuroscientive

    BrightonSEO 2026 Decision-Making in the Age of 24/7 Stimuli
  7. Giulia Panozzo | Neuroscientive BrightonSEO 2026 Giulia Panozzo | Neuroscientive

    BrightonSEO 2026 Exogenous orienting Stimulus-driven
  8. Giulia Panozzo | Neuroscientive BrightonSEO 2026 Giulia Panozzo | Neuroscientive

    BrightonSEO 2026 Visual hooks in social media 1. Movement
  9. Giulia Panozzo | Neuroscientive BrightonSEO 2026 Giulia Panozzo | Neuroscientive

    BrightonSEO 2026 2. Deviation from norm We’re great at creating and recognising patterns
  10. Giulia Panozzo | Neuroscientive BrightonSEO 2026 Giulia Panozzo | Neuroscientive

    BrightonSEO 2026 2. Deviation from norm Image credits: Phil Evans
  11. Giulia Panozzo | Neuroscientive BrightonSEO 2026 Giulia Panozzo | Neuroscientive

    BrightonSEO 2026 Kutas, M., & Hillyard, S. A. (1980)
  12. Giulia Panozzo | Neuroscientive BrightonSEO 2026 Giulia Panozzo | Neuroscientive

    BrightonSEO 2026 The element of surprise ensures an attentional shift Both in perception and semantics
  13. Giulia Panozzo | Neuroscientive BrightonSEO 2026 Giulia Panozzo | Neuroscientive

    BrightonSEO 2026 N170: Selective to face configurations (M. Eimer, 1998) 3. Faces
  14. Giulia Panozzo | Neuroscientive BrightonSEO 2026 Giulia Panozzo | Neuroscientive

    BrightonSEO 2026 Attention Memory Attitude towards product and brand (Sophie Lacoste-Badie, 2018)
  15. Giulia Panozzo | Neuroscientive BrightonSEO 2026 Giulia Panozzo | Neuroscientive

    BrightonSEO 2026 4. Relevancy The ‘cocktail party effect’
  16. Giulia Panozzo | Neuroscientive BrightonSEO 2026 Giulia Panozzo | Neuroscientive

    BrightonSEO 2026 Entering the hyper-personalisation era Not relevant/relatable Not seen Not served
  17. Giulia Panozzo | Neuroscientive BrightonSEO 2026 Giulia Panozzo | Neuroscientive

    BrightonSEO 2026 Find their problems Pre and post-purchase
  18. Giulia Panozzo | Neuroscientive BrightonSEO 2026 Giulia Panozzo | Neuroscientive

    BrightonSEO 2026 Find their problems Post-purchase https://www.neuroscientive.com/ post/how-to-scrape-customer- reviews-for-actionable-insights
  19. Giulia Panozzo | Neuroscientive BrightonSEO 2026 Giulia Panozzo | Neuroscientive

    BrightonSEO 2026 Search as we knew it is in the past
  20. Giulia Panozzo | Neuroscientive BrightonSEO 2026 Giulia Panozzo | Neuroscientive

    BrightonSEO 2026 Repetition, Association and Entitities
  21. Giulia Panozzo | Neuroscientive BrightonSEO 2026 Giulia Panozzo | Neuroscientive

    BrightonSEO 2026 Availability heuristics •Recency •Frequency •Vividness More accessible information
  22. Giulia Panozzo | Neuroscientive BrightonSEO 2026 Giulia Panozzo | Neuroscientive

    BrightonSEO 2026 1) Discovery channels indicators 2) Top 5 Channels 3) Cross-feed Learnings
  23. Giulia Panozzo | Neuroscientive BrightonSEO 2026 Giulia Panozzo | Neuroscientive

    BrightonSEO 2026 People make decisions emotionally and then they justify them rationally
  24. Giulia Panozzo | Neuroscientive BrightonSEO 2026 Giulia Panozzo | Neuroscientive

    BrightonSEO 2026 Emotional processes guide decision making From the Somatic Marker Hypothesis… (Damasio, 1991)
  25. Giulia Panozzo | Neuroscientive BrightonSEO 2026 Giulia Panozzo | Neuroscientive

    BrightonSEO 2026 From Walla, Brenner & Koller, 2011
  26. Giulia Panozzo | Neuroscientive BrightonSEO 2026 Giulia Panozzo | Neuroscientive

    BrightonSEO 2026 Source: Skin Conductance Responses Indicate Children are Physiologically Aroused by Their Favourite Branded Food and Drink Products (Smith et al., 2019) Children display the same response to familiar food packaging and family or friend
  27. Giulia Panozzo | Neuroscientive BrightonSEO 2026 Giulia Panozzo | Neuroscientive

    BrightonSEO 2026 To a Theory of constructed emotions Participant A’s spike (Giulia Panozzo, study under review) Participant B’s spike
  28. Giulia Panozzo | Neuroscientive BrightonSEO 2026 Participant A “The message

    was fantastic but I hate that it comes from an evil corporation”
  29. Giulia Panozzo | Neuroscientive BrightonSEO 2026 Participant B “It felt

    nostalgic and a memory related to family time with my younger sibling"
  30. Giulia Panozzo | Neuroscientive BrightonSEO 2026 Giulia Panozzo | Neuroscientive

    BrightonSEO 2026 How does your audience feel about you?
  31. Giulia Panozzo | Neuroscientive BrightonSEO 2026 Giulia Panozzo | Neuroscientive

    BrightonSEO 2026 Uncover existing biases in queries https://www.searchenginejournal.com/the-behavioral-data-you-need-to-improve-user-search-journeys/553560/
  32. Giulia Panozzo | Neuroscientive BrightonSEO 2026 Giulia Panozzo | Neuroscientive

    BrightonSEO 2026 How does your audience feel in their search?
  33. Giulia Panozzo | Neuroscientive BrightonSEO 2026 Giulia Panozzo | Neuroscientive

    BrightonSEO 2026 • Proximity/time words (“near me,” “now,” “today”) → urgency •Value modifier words (“cheap”, “free”, “coupon code”, “cancel”)→ loss/risk aversion •Problem solving words (“easy,” “quick fix”, “how to”) → stress or anxiety
  34. Giulia Panozzo | Neuroscientive BrightonSEO 2026 Giulia Panozzo | Neuroscientive

    BrightonSEO 2026 Extract the queries and clean-up • Are air fryers going out of fashion? • Is a halogen oven better than an air fryer? • What does Gordon Ramsay say about air fryers? • Why is air fried food unhealthy? • Why do chefs hate air fryers?
  35. Giulia Panozzo | Neuroscientive BrightonSEO 2026 Giulia Panozzo | Neuroscientive

    BrightonSEO 2026 The case of [best] & [top] The brain is ‘socially wired’
  36. Giulia Panozzo | Neuroscientive BrightonSEO 2026 Giulia Panozzo | Neuroscientive

    BrightonSEO 2026 The mirror system and simulation theory
  37. Giulia Panozzo | Neuroscientive BrightonSEO 2026 Giulia Panozzo | Neuroscientive

    BrightonSEO 2026 Interaction facilitation induced by social cues Natural switch from an imitative to a complementary social action in CS activity (Sartori et al., 2012)
  38. Giulia Panozzo | Neuroscientive BrightonSEO 2026 Giulia Panozzo | Neuroscientive

    BrightonSEO 2026 Users still rely on the ‘human factor’ in order to commit
  39. Giulia Panozzo | Neuroscientive BrightonSEO 2026 Giulia Panozzo | Neuroscientive

    BrightonSEO 2026 Putting AI and Human to the test (Giulia Panozzo, 2025)
  40. Giulia Panozzo | Neuroscientive BrightonSEO 2026 Giulia Panozzo | Neuroscientive

    BrightonSEO 2026 SCL (tonic – slow changes) SCL P Significant H/HR 0.0001 Yes H/UC 0.02 Yes HR/UV 0.95 No Even when realism of AI is high
  41. Giulia Panozzo | Neuroscientive BrightonSEO 2026 Giulia Panozzo | Neuroscientive

    BrightonSEO 2026 So…this is what you’re going to do Discovery channels Mental shortcuts Underlying needs Find your audience Learn how they decide Know what they want
  42. Giulia Panozzo | Neuroscientive BrightonSEO 2026 Giulia Panozzo | Neuroscientive

    BrightonSEO 2026 So…this is what you’re going to do Discovery channels Mental shortcuts Underlying needs Distribution and format optimisation Messaging and creatives USP and product value
  43. Giulia Panozzo | Neuroscientive BrightonSEO 2026 Apply the R.E.M. Framework®

    to your brand @SequinsNsearch /giulia-panozzo/ neuroscientive.com Connect with me: Neuroscientive - Applied Neuroscience for Marketing & Decision-Making