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Launch Promotions That Work: How To Hack Consumer Psychology

Promotions sound exciting to the companies running them, but if you look at them holistically, they don’t often work the way business leaders want. Usually, they wind up being expensive and fail to generate any brand-building activity. 

Our collaborative blog offers insights on the topic, ‘Launch Promotions That Work: How To Hack Consumer Psychology.’ It runs through how to craft promotions that hack consumer psychology. The goal is to provide a better picture of the direction to consider. 

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How To Hack Consumer Psychology

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Add Coupons

According to Coupon Science, coupons are all the rage now, especially in the U.S. market. Consumers love adding these at the checkout and watching the price go down, so much so that it’s become the standard for many online shoppers. 

Coupons are easy to add on most payment gateways, so you should have no trouble implementing them. What’s more, you can get them added automatically on product pages using special buttons, which may further reduce cart abandonment issues. 

Offer A Free Gift

Another route is to offer a free gift with a purchase. Of course, there’s no such thing as “free,” but that’s not how consumers see it. They view it as a bonus. 

Adding the gift is easy—you can just add it as a line item at the checkout. To keep customers happy, you can also give them a choice of free gifts, like purses or tote bags.  

Another method is to add the gift and make it a part of the unboxing experience. Again, this approach makes using your products feel special. 

Use Anchoring

Anchoring is a technique where you present information about the “base” price, and then consumers rate all prices against that. Therefore, starting with a high original price can be helpful. 

For example, you might begin with a price of $1,000 for a bag but then discount it to $200, making it seem like a bargain. This approach makes consumers believe they are getting more value from a purchase than they are (if the product is cheap). 

Of course, this approach is only worth trying in markets with poor information flows and high margins. If consumers know they can get the same thing elsewhere for half the price, they usually go to another brand. 

If you show the original price, like $1,000, represent it with a line through it. Then, post the new price next to it, using colors or sizes to draw the eye. 

Crossing out the original price also makes discounts feel more significant to consumers. It’s like you’re banishing the old price they don’t want to pay and replacing it with a new one they do want to pay. 

Create Tiered Discounts

Another highly effective approach is to offer tiered discounts. These increase the discount based on the amount the customer buys. This approach works well for brands that rely on shifting high volumes of stock. Offering discounts makes economic sense and frees up inventory for new lines. 

You can also adopt the same approach for regular consumer products. The more people spend or sign up for something, the lower the price. For example, VPNs often offer massive monthly discounts if customers purchase two-year plans. 

For example, you could have a scheme where you give 20% off if a customer spends $100 and 40% off if they spend more than $500 with you. 

Add Social Proof

While doing all this, you can amplify your results by adding social proof. Implementing various reviews and ratings allows you to show prospects that they don’t have to take you at your word that your offer is great–regular people like them agree. 

Social proof is something that can take time to develop. But once you have several dozen people advocating for your business and proving your product’s worth, that’s usually all you need to get launched. 

For example, you could use phrases like “join 10,000 happy customers already using our services.” Then, you could link to the reviews and scores these people provided. 

Call Discounts “Savings”

Finally, you could use the well-used tactic of framing discounts as “savings.” For example, instead of saying, “Spend 20% less,” you could quote it as “save 20% more every time you shop with us.”

This small language change might not sound like much, but it can mean a lot, especially if your customers are cash-strapped. Most people find it more psychologically rewarding tha simply “getting 20% off.”

Conclusion: Launch Promotions That Work: How To Hack Consumer Psychology

Observing how others offer discounts and promotions on multiple levels can provide ideas for what may work best for you, your company, and your clientele. Whenever possible, offer clientele a survey to gain further insights from their perspective and offer a reward in exchange.

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Sales Tips: Launch Promotions That Work: How To Hack Consumer Psychology

1. Commit to your long-term vision for accomplishment(s) and share with your staff to stay on track and enjoy business success. 
2. Always consider the greater good of staff, business connections, and your community so that everyone can feel the ‘win.’
3. Keep goals, priorities, and values in mind when sharing your work with staff, peers, and communities.
4. Test specific strategies, one at a time, to share with teams to encourage long-term employment.
5. Never underestimate anyone’s novel ideas; remember that each person and country operates differently.
6. Share favorite learning moments with staff, prospects, and current clients to improve client engagement and business growth.
7. Always seek out new ideas to improve engagement and launch promotions that work.
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