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How to turn strangers into buyers
This is the twenty-first issue of Brainy Best—a weekly digest of snackable brainy tips to make you a smarter marketer.
Fundamental Attribution Error
Let’s explore Fundamental Attribution Error – why we judge other people on their character and ourselves on the situation.
(Maybe) sell double with framing
This is the twentieth issue of Brainy Best—a weekly digest of snackable brainy tips to make you a smarter marketer.
How to make your ads 22x more memorable
This is the nineteenth issue of Brainy Best—a weekly digest of snackable brainy tips to make you a smarter marketer.
One word that increases your email open and CTR
This is the eighteenth issue of Brainy Best—a weekly digest of snackable brainy tips to make you a smarter marketer.
Transparency Effect
Let’s explore the Transparency Effect — why you can tell people you’re nudging them towards purchasing without losing the sale.
Get 1,410 replies on your next tweet
This is the seventeenth issue of Brainy Best—a weekly digest of snackable brainy tips to make you a smarter marketer.
Reciprocity Decay
Let’s explore Reciprocity Decay—why we feel less obligated to return a favor after considerable time has passed since we received it.
Oatly’s genius F*ck Oatly campaign
This is the sixteenth issue of Brainy Best—a weekly digest of snackable brainy tips to make you a smarter marketer.
Choice Closure
Let’s explore Choice Closure—why physically closing something makes us feel like we can move on from the decision-making part of our purchase.
Steal the “Got Milk?” playbook in 2 easy steps
This is the fifteenth issue of Brainy Best—a weekly digest of snackable brainy tips to make you a smarter marketer.
Boomerang Effect
Let’s explore the Boomerang Effect – why we sometimes take the opposite stance when someone tries to force their opinion on us.
The psychology of a perfect profile pic (according to science)
This is the fourteenth issue of Brainy Best—a weekly digest of snackable brainy tips to make you a smarter marketer.
Bikeshedding
Let’s explore Bikeshedding – why we spend too much time on things that don’t matter.
Conversion boosting fonts? Yes, please!
This is the thirteenth issue of Brainy Best—a weekly digest of snackable brainy tips to make you a smarter marketer.
Authority Bias
Let’s explore Authority Bias – why we trust information more when it comes from influential figures.
Did you forget Cinco de Mayo?
This is the twelfth issue of Brainy Best—a weekly digest of snackable brainy tips to make you a smarter marketer.
HubSpot vs Zoho
Product Pages: Who will win today’s Brainy Battle?
Create B2B content prospects notice
This is the eleventh issue of Brainy Best—a weekly digest of snackable brainy tips to make you a smarter marketer.
Personalization
Let’s explore Personalization – why we love experiences that make us feel unique.