Read more sensory marketing stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/1565/sensory-marketing.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorWed, 23 May 2012 05:20:32 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/1729/time-for-business-to-listen-up.htmlJ. Kelman<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=3190&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401035322' border='0' />Companies that aren't tuning in to the business implications of sound are missing a beat, the Economist writes. And there are a lot of them. Sound affects everything from office productivity (noisy open-floor plans diminish it) to how much customers buy (slow music makes people linger longer).Exterior view of Intel headquarters in Santa Clara, Calif., Monday night, April 16, 2007. Intel Corp. is expected to release quarterly earnings on Tuesday, April 17, 2007. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)http://www.newser.com/story/1729/time-for-business-to-listen-up.htmlFri, 27 Apr 2007 11:00:00 CDT