The document discusses pricing psychology based on the SNAPP framework. It argues that pricing should be simplified by reducing options to increase sales. Social norms are more powerful motivators than financial incentives. Strong branding drives long-term brand value more than advertising. Personalizing prices based on reference points like ownership increases perceived value. Expectations shaped by numerical and visual patterns influence experiences more than objective reality. The optimal pricing approach uses the SNAPP factors of simplifying choice, leveraging social norms, prioritizing availability and branding, personalizing value, and priming expectations through patterns.
1. Pricing in a SNAPP: !
The psychology of money!
11 June 2015
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Price is not the same as value
“Price
is
what
you
pay.
Value
is
what
you
get.”
Warren
Buffe:
Warren Buffett KU Visit" by Mark Hirschey - Work of Mark Hirschey. Licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
7. Less is more - that means more sales!
Procter & Gamble have found that fewer SKUs can
mean more sales. In one case, reducing 24
detergent SKUs to 15 increased total sales by 10%.
8. Small differences can make a difference when
direct comparisons are being made
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2#Items,#Same#price# 2#Items,#Different#price#
%"Comple)ng"a"purchase"
Source: Kim, Novemsky & Dhar, Adding Small Differences Can Increase Similarity and Choice, Psychological Science, 2012
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Intrinsic motivations are more powerful
than extrinsic ones
“Money
is
very
o=en
the
most
expensive
way
to
mo@vate
people.
Social
norms
are
not
only
cheaper,
but
o=en
more
effec@ve
as
well.”
Dan
Ariely,
Predictably
Irra.onal
"Dan Ariely - PopTech 2010 - Camden, Maine" by PopTech - Flickr: Dan Ariely - PopTech 2010 - Camden, Maine. Licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
12. “Motivation crowding” at a day-care centre
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CONTROL TEST
Latearrivals
Source: Gneezy & Rustichini, A Fine Is A Price, Journal of Legal Studies, 2000
Fine introduced
for Test group
Classical economic theory suggests that incentives should
increase desired behaviours. However, when fines were
introduced for late arrival at these day care centres, the number
of late arrivals doubled, as timeliness had previously been based
on social norms rather than financial incentives.
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Emotions build price elasticity
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2
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Rational Only Rational &
emotional
Emotional Only
Verylargereductionin
priceelasticity(3+years)
%
0%
5%
7%
Source: Advertising Effectiveness: The Long & Short of It. IPA UK 1012
Only emotional salience can reduce price elasticity.
Rational advertising focusing on features and
benefits cannot do the same.
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Strong branding drives brand value far
more than strong advertising
Growthinbrandvaluefrom2005to2015(%)
Source: Advertisingx Branding = Growth by The Partners, Lambie-Nairn & Millward Brown, 2015
0%
50%
100%
150%
200%
Poor branding,
poor advertising
Poor branding,
strong advertising
Strong branding,
poor advertising
Strong branding,
strong advertising
10 year growth
21%
27%
76%
168%
Salient brand associations have more effect
on long-term value than good advertising.
19. How much is a mug worth?
GROUP Price offered
Sellers Rp. 72,000
Choosers Rp. 31,200
Buyers Rp. 28,700
Sellers already have a mug and set a price for selling
Choosers have the option of a mug or money offer
Buyers have to make an offer to a Seller for a mug
Source: Daniel Kahneman, Thinking, Fast And Slow, 2011, pp295-296
Loss aversion predicts that once we own
something, it has greater value for us.
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Discounted energy drinks reduce performance
(expectations shape experience more than reality)
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Discounted price Full price
Source: Shiv, Carmon & Ariely, Placebo effects of marketing actions: Consumers may get what they pay for, J Consumer Research, 2005
Numberofpuzzlescompleted
23. Which is the best price?
Source: The influence of print advertisement organization on odd-ending price image effects, Keith Coulter in Journal of Product & Brand Management, 2002
$ 5
$ 5
$ 5
We correlate numbers with physical experience, so numbers on the
right and top are perceived as “larger” than those on the left and
bottom (in most cultures). Bigger fonts are also perceived as
“larger” too.
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Pricing in a SNAPP
• Reduce
op@ons
to
SIMPLIFY
choice
• Use
social
NORMS
to
incen@vize
• Make
your
brand
AVAILABLE
• PERSONALISE
to
add
value
• Use
PATTERNS
to
prime
expecta@ons