{"id":882689,"date":"2026-01-03T02:12:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T08:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/03\/new-research-on-copycat-products-your-pitch-day-dress-code-when-hand-gestures-help-persuasion-and-more\/"},"modified":"2026-01-03T02:12:02","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T08:12:02","slug":"new-research-on-copycat-products-your-pitch-day-dress-code-when-hand-gestures-help-persuasion-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/03\/new-research-on-copycat-products-your-pitch-day-dress-code-when-hand-gestures-help-persuasion-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"New Research on Copycat Products, Your Pitch-Day Dress Code, When Hand Gestures Help Persuasion, and More"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hbr.org\/topic\/subject\/generative-ai\">Generative AI<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span> by <a href=\"http:\/\/hbr.org\/search?term=HBR Editors\">HBR Editors<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>January 2, 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/hbr.org\/resources\/images\/article_assets\/2025\/10\/Oct25_17_2218591623.jpg\"   alt><\/p>\n<p><span>master1305\/Getty Images<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><a aria-label=\"Post on Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?&#038;original_referer=&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&#038;related=twitterapi%2Ctwitter&#038;tw_p=tweetbutton&#038;url=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-analytics=\"share-on-x\"><span>Post<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/hbr.org\/product\/new-research-on-copycat-products-your-pitch-day-dress-code-when-hand-gestures-help-persuasion-and-more\/H090G7-PDF-ENG\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics=\"buy-reprint-link\"><span>Buy Copies<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<section>\n<h2>Summary.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p><span><span><\/span><\/span><\/section>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hbr.org\/2026\/01\/new-research-on-copycat-products-your-pitch-day-dress-code-when-hand-gestures-help-persuasion-and-more?language=es\" data-analytics=\"lang-es\">Leer en espa\u00f1ol<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/hbr.org\/2026\/01\/new-research-on-copycat-products-your-pitch-day-dress-code-when-hand-gestures-help-persuasion-and-more?language=pt\" data-analytics=\"lang-pt\">Ler em portugu\u00eas<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><a aria-label=\"Post on Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?&#038;original_referer=&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&#038;related=twitterapi%2Ctwitter&#038;tw_p=tweetbutton&#038;url=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-analytics=\"share-on-x\"><span>Post<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/hbr.org\/product\/new-research-on-copycat-products-your-pitch-day-dress-code-when-hand-gestures-help-persuasion-and-more\/H090G7-PDF-ENG\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics=\"buy-reprint-link\"><span>Buy Copies<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p data-first-paragraph=\"true\">New research from scholars, consulting teams, and other experts can give you and your organization the knowledge you need to make sharper strategic decisions. 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