Jiří Boudal

Jiri Boudal is a sociologist, entrepreneur, and co-founder of Behavio Labs—a research and technology firm that uses behavioral science to shape impactful marketing strategies.
He has helped global brands like Red Bull, McDonald’s, and Decathlon turn behavioral insights into effective brand strategies and creative campaigns. With hundreds of research projects under his belt, Jiri brings deep expertise in brand strategy, consumer psychology, and ad effectiveness. A frequent speaker at marketing conferences, he also co-hosts a popular podcast on marketing effectiveness, where he shares practical insights drawn from real-world experience.

5 marketing mistakes when going crossborder – and how to avoid them

Your campaign smashed it at home. Abroad? Growth stalls. Is it the creative, the proposition, or the brand-performance balance?
With automated behavioral science that uncovers subconscious buying motives and ad effects, you get clear answers fast — steering growth without costly mistakes. Behavio helps challenger brands de-risk international expansion: from Arca Vindi moving from the UK to France and Germany, to Notino, Europe’s #1 online beauty retailer in 27 markets. In this talk, Jiri Boudal and Orban Büller share the five biggest cross-border marketing mistakes — and how to avoid them with real client cases from packaged goods, e-commerce, fintech, and online services.