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“If you have something unique — even a single dimension of exclusivity — that’s meaningful and significant to the customer, you help them conclude they can’t get this anywhere else.”
— Flint McGlaughlin, Managing Director, MECLABS Institute
If you are experienced in business, you have heard of using marketing tactics like scarcity, story and influence to increase your sales.
But there is a right way and a wrong way to apply these psychological drivers. Negative manipulation used by marketers to achieve a business objective not only hurts their own brand but also negatively impacts those who are making honest efforts to sell their goods or services.
In today’s video replay, Flint McGlaughlin explains ways to identify and avoid dark patterns some businesses employ to increase sales. He also gives examples of real case studies where people are using the power of scarcity, story and influence in a positive way — and increasing conversion.
Watch the video to learn how to tap into these three motivators in the most effective way.
Here are some key points in the video:
- 8:01 Three factors can impact a customer’s perceived value of your offer.
- 11:02 PVD is the difference between the customer’s perceived value and the actual value.
- 16:40 Scarcity — Examples of using this internal motivator inappropriately.
- 22:37 Dark patterns — Negative manipulation used by marketers to achieve an objective in their business.
- 25:19 Examples of using Scarcity appropriately.
- 29:10 Influence (celebrity, social proof, authority, etc…) — Examples of using it appropriately.
- 32:05 Examples of using Story appropriately.
- 35:33 Value Proposition — Four conclusions to evoke in the mind
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