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Increase clicks 55%

Rounded CTA buttons drive more clicks

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University of South Florida, University of Tennessee & Neighborly
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Increase conversion rate

$0 is better than ‘free’

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Korea University & Pukyong National University
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Increase willingness to pay 74%

People love products with rituals

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University of Minnesota & Harvard Business School
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Increase referrals 86%

Altruistic referrals are 86% more effective

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Temple University & 3 others
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Increase product liking

Use “Handwritten” fonts to increase sales

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University of Innsbruck & Babson College
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Appear more competent and confident
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Smile less to appear confident and boost sales

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University of Central Florida & 3 others
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Increase customer satisfaction 19%

Say “I” not “We” when speaking to customers

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Wilfrid Laurier University, Simon Fraser University & 1 other
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Increase content persuasiveness
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What makes a voice persuasive

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Western University & 4 others
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Increase premium perceptions
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Decrease price perception 66%

Prices in red attract men

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Oxford University & 3 others
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Increase customer liking

The feminine brand name advantage

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University of Calgary & 3 others
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Increase purchase likelihood 16.3%

A simple rule to use $10 vs 10% off

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EGADE Business School & Babson College
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Increase persuasivness 10.4%

The rule of three in persuasion

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UCLA Anderson School of Management & Georgetown University
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Increase trustworthiness 31%

Short, easy names are more trustworthy

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University of Cologne, University of Southern California & 1 other
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Increase purchase intentions 31.1%

The “Sold-out” effect

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Tsinghua University & 2 others
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Increase customer satisfaction 15%
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Say “Thank you” not “Sorry”

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New Mexico State University & 3 others
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Increase purchase likelihood 30.2%

When a $20 price is better than $19.99

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Temple University & Nanyang Technological University
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Increase ad liking 32.8%
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When to use slow vs fast ads

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Bryant University & Kookmin University
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Increase open rates 23%

The effect of [first name] in email subject lines

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Stanford Unversity & University of Chicago
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Increase future spending 2x
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Increase revenues 7.99%

The optimal free trial length

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University of Washington & Bright Machines
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Increase spending 50%

Complementary coffee increases spending

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University of South Florida & 6 others
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Increase sales 35.2%

Where you should display your price

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University of Louisville, Clark University & 1 other
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Increase perception of innovation 11.2%
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Increase revenues 6.4%

Sustainable products bring higher revenue

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Shippensburg University & 1 other
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Increase purchase likelihood 34%

Don’t misspell your brand name

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University of Notre Dame & Ohio State University
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Increase focus on primary feature 18.4%
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Increase sales 30%

Ariyh Pro Insights

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Increase clicks 55%

Rounded CTA buttons drive more clicks

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University of South Florida, University of Tennessee & Neighborly
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Increase repeat purchase intentions 26%

When referrals backfire

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Oregon State University, Western University & Ivey Business School. Western University
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Increase product preference up to 24%
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When ‘AI-powered’ makes products better, or not

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WU, University of Lucerne, University of St. Gallen, and Columbia University
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Increase engagement up to 38%
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Increase ratings 11.7%

Expert vs fellow customer reviews

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Monash University & University of International Business and Economics
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Increase willingness to buy 45%
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When to use the price divisibility effect

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Michigan State University, Baylor University & Virginia Tech
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Increase star ratings by up to 0.5 stars
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Increase review positivity by up to 83.4%

How incentives boost reviews

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Cornell University & University of Pennsylvania
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Increase willingness to pay 65%

University-created products are more appealing

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WU Vienna University of Economics and Business, University of Bonn & Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
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Increase reviews by up to 24%
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Increase willingness to pay up to 28%

‘Top Rated’ sells better than ‘Best Seller’

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University of Louisville College of Business, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign & 1 other
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Increase forgiveness likelihood 32%

Apologies work better than compensation

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Tsinghua University & Monash University
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Increase sales 78%
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Decrease negative reaction to ads

When ad frequency goes from effective to annoying

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Emory University, New York University & 1 other
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Increase product preference
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No, women don’t prefer pretty products

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The Chinese University of Hong Kong & 2 others
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Increase revenue 13.5%
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Increase price attractiveness
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No, .99 prices don’t hurt quality perceptions

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Leuphana University of Lüneburg & Saarland University
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Increase willingness to pay 39%
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Increase purchase intentions 41.2%
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Mobile buyers want unique (vs popular) products

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City University of Hong Kong & University of Florida
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Increase purchase intentions 18%
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Use non-rounded discounts

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University of Memphis & 3 others
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Increase customer satisfaction and spending
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Increase service quality perception
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Increase referrals 53%

Pre-fill referral messages to make them more effective

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University of Southern California & 2 others
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Increase conversions and customer spending

How to design your digital paywall

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MIT Sloan School of Management
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Increase social media shares

What makes people share Facebook video ads

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Tohoku University & University of Melbourne
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Increase customer loyalty
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Increase conversion rate

$0 is better than ‘free’

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Korea University & Pukyong National University
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Reduce churn
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Increase customer loyalty
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Increase willingness to pay 74%

People love products with rituals

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University of Minnesota & Harvard Business School
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Increase positive brand perceptions

Political activism benefits small brands, hurts large brands

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California Polytechnic State University & Georgetown University
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Increase willingness to pay

When $21,400 is better than $20,000

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Leuphana University, INSEAD & 2 others
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Increase social media engagement
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Assertive words increase engagement

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Adolfo Ibáñez University & 2 others
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Increase referrals 86%
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Reduce form abandonment

Group tasks to encourage completion of the entire set

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IESE Business School & Harvard Business School
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Increase social media engagement
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Increase product liking

Use “Handwritten” fonts to increase sales

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University of Innsbruck & Babson College
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Maximize revenues
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Increase discount perception

Use ‘was 25% higher’ instead of ‘now 20% lower’

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University of South Carolina, Babson College & 4 others
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Increase sales 42%
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Coupons: when to give ‘10% off’ vs ‘$10 off’

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Deakin Business School & Monah Business School
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Appear more competent and confident
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Smile less to appear confident and boost sales

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University of Central Florida & 3 others
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Increase willingness to pay
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People want to hear what your product sounds like

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University of Alabama & Pennsylvania State University
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Increase app downloads

Launch a polished mobile app, not an MVP

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Erasmus University & Koc University
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Increase sales
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Complementary products boost your main product

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Södertörn University &University of Northern Colorado
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Increase positive product perceptions

Don’t showcase all your good features, it backfires

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Virgina Tech, University of Southern California & 1 other
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Increase product liking 23%
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Increase sales
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Increase product perceptions 16%
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Some negative reviews can be good for you

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Israel Institute of Technology & The Open University of Israel
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Increase willingness to pay 35%
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Increase individual's survey responses 33%

Make your loyalty rewards a gamble, not a certainty

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Chinese University of Hong Kong, University of Chicago & 1 other
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Increase customer lifetime value, revenues
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Increase product recall

Add a scent to your product

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University of Michigan, Rutgers Business School & 1 other
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Increase tips 136%

The effect of “Vote with your tip: Cats or Dogs?”

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University of Missouri-Kansas City, The Wharton School & 1 other
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Increase willingess to buy 29.5%

People avoid buying from firms with high gender pay gaps

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HEC Lausanne, Harvard Business School & 2 others
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Increase customer satisfaction 19%

Say “I” not “We” when speaking to customers

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Wilfrid Laurier University, Simon Fraser University & 1 other
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Increase purchase intentions 30%

Show your product’s ‘viewed’ or ‘purchased’ numbers

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Indian Institute of Management - Bangalore & 2 others
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Increase retweets 33%
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Increase purchase likelihood
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Avoid complicated words in your product description

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Saint Joseph's University & University of Pittsburg
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Increase product reviews 12%

Frame your product as an experience to boost reviews

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IESE Business School & University of Miami
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Increase sales 52%
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Use ‘Pick-your-price’ to boost sales

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California Polytechnic State University & University of Oregon
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Increase customer value 131%

How feedback surveys can boost spending by 131%

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Utah State University, Boston College & 3 others
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Increase sales, total reviews and positive reviews
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How the first review decides the fate of your product

Research from
University of South Carolina & University of Florida
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Decrease negative brand perceptions

The downside of company uniforms

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Tilburg University, University of Southern California & 2 others
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Increase content persuasiveness
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What makes a voice persuasive

Research from
Western University & 4 others
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Increase content engagement
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Increase product upsell likelihood 75%
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How to stop new customers from pushing away existing ones

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University of Maryland & University of Minnesota
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Increase views to completion 14%
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Increase ad persuasivness

Which ads work best in emerging vs developed markets

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IESEG University, Columbia Business School & 1 other
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Optimize MVP

How to efficiently find a product that sells

Research from
UCL School of Management & Boston College
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Optimize product pricing

A new, better way to decide your pricing

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University of Lucerne, the Wharton School & 2 others
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Increase customer lifetime value 29.5%

Increase customer LTV with “Buy 10 get 1 free”

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Rice University, the Wharton School & 1 other
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Increase positive perceptions 19.3%

High quality audio makes you sound smarter

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University of Southern California & Australian National University
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Increase monthly revenues 51.7%

Differentiate your small business offering

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University of Texas at Austin, London School of Economics & 2 others
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Incease youtube views, likes and comments
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What makes YouTube videos successful?

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Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná & École des sciences de la gestion de l'UQAM
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Increase sales 21.1%

Show your costs to boost sales

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University of San Francisco & Harvard Business School
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Increase premium perceptions
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Increase product performance
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Brands improve people’s performance

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University of Delaware & University of Minnesota
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Decrease prediction errors 60%

How to be an unbiased marketer

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WHU Otto Beisheim School of Management, Imperial College London & 1 other
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Increase customer spending 171%
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Decrease churn likelihood 11%
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Scarcity tactics can anger customers

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University of Leeds & University of East Anglia
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Increase likelihood to choose 79%

When to use video to promote your product

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Babson College & University of Miami
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Increase revenues
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Flat rates sell better than pay-per-use

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Linköping University & Hanken School of Economics
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Increase new customers 10%
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Use pay-what-you-want promotions

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Goethe University Frankfurt & Ludwig Maximilians University Munich
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Increase positive word of mouth

Give gifts to boost word of mouth

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Arizona State University, New York University & 1 other
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Decrease price perception 66%

Prices in red attract men

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Oxford University & 3 others
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Increase customer liking

The feminine brand name advantage

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University of Calgary & 3 others
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Increase financial performance 15%

The Chief Marketing Officer matters

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University of Notre Dame & 2 others
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Increase willingness to pay 21%

People love crowdfunded products

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City University of London & 3 others
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Increase purchase likelihood 16.3%

A simple rule to use $10 vs 10% off

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EGADE Business School & Babson College
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Increase purchase likelihood 19.3%
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Increase willingess to pay 63%

The IKEA effect

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Harvard University & 2 others
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Increase sales 84%

Which review you should show first

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Tuck School of Business & London Business School
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Increase revenues 7.7%
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Boost revenue with free samples

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Ohio State University & 2 others
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Increase sales 6-9%

Give your sales team behavioral incentives

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University of Texas at Austin & 3 others
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Increase persuasivness 10.4%

The rule of three in persuasion

Research from
UCLA Anderson School of Management & Georgetown University
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Increase early user signup ~20%
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Increase customer satisfaction
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How Amazon sets customer expectations

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University of Salerno & Sapienze University of Rome
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Predict short-term sales increases

Using NPS to predict growth

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University of Limerick & University of Warwick
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