{"id":5294,"date":"2023-02-27T14:47:13","date_gmt":"2023-02-27T07:47:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cleverads.com.ph\/blog\/?p=5294"},"modified":"2023-02-27T18:44:11","modified_gmt":"2023-02-27T11:44:11","slug":"what-is-decoy-effect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cleverads.com.ph\/blog\/what-is-decoy-effect\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Decoy effect?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What is the decoy effect? Why do businesses always prioritize using the Decoy Effect? Tips to apply the Decoy Effect for your business in the best way.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<h2><b>1. Why is it called the decoy effect?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have you ever felt like changing your mind between options 1 and 2, after the 3rd option was added? In this situation, you&#8217;ve been dominated by the decoy effect &#8211; where a user&#8217;s purchase decision is affected when a disproportionate third choice is added, causing the user to prioritize between the two choices available.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5296\" src=\"https:\/\/cleverads.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/hieu-ung-chim-moi-1-768x433-1.png\" alt=\"Decoy effect\" width=\"768\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cleverads.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/hieu-ung-chim-moi-1-768x433-1.png 768w, https:\/\/cleverads.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/hieu-ung-chim-moi-1-768x433-1-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Source: Internet<\/span><\/em><\/h5>\n<h2><b>2. How the Decoy Effect works<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The name of the decoy effect comes from the fact that hunters often train a skilled bird to be &#8220;prey&#8221;, making their fellows more susceptible to traps.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In business, the \u201cDecoy Effect\u201d is applied frequently.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Purpose: To direct customers to buy the products that the business wants, with a happy and voluntary attitude.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To be able to use the decoy effect optimally, businesses need to choose products that want to drive revenue. Then make sure that the product accounts for the largest USP, always with the highest denomination.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The most important step, we need a &#8220;prey&#8221; product with the same face value (or lower) but not bringing as much value as the selected product.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thus, the &#8220;Decoy Effect&#8221; will make customers consider the more expensive option but bring the highest value to your business.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5297\" src=\"https:\/\/cleverads.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/hieu-ung-chim-moi.jpg\" alt=\"Decoy effect\" width=\"768\" height=\"458\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cleverads.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/hieu-ung-chim-moi.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cleverads.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/hieu-ung-chim-moi-300x179.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the famous uses of the \u201cDecoy Effect\u201d was The Economist when they introduced subscriptions to periodicals.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Online Bundle: $59<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Print Package: $125<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Combo pack: $125<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a result, up to 90% of users chose the combo package. Customers thought they got the product at a bargain price, while the appearance of the $125 printed package was just &#8220;bait&#8221; for the newspaper to sell the combo pack with complete customer satisfaction.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more:\u00a0<a title=\"What is the anchor effect? 7 ways to apply anchoring effect to up sale\" href=\"https:\/\/cleverads.com.ph\/blog\/what-is-the-anchor-effect\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What is the anchor effect? 7 ways to apply the anchoring effect to up sale<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><b>3. The Effect of the Decoy Effect on Marketing and Business<\/b><\/h2>\n<h3><b><i>The increase in sales revenue<\/i><\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Successfully applying the &#8220;Decoys Effect&#8221; will show businesses a surge in sales. Because when driven by this effect, customers will choose the product they consider to be the \u201cbest\u201d in terms of quality and price, not the product they originally intended to buy. As a result, customers will often choose a product that costs more than they intended.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Communication strategy \u2013 the nudge to change the situation<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is a commonly used strategy in Marketing, seen as a subtle push to change the buying situation. Without manipulating or threatening customers, the effect simply takes advantage of the cognitive bias of human behavior and pushes customers to choose a particular option through marketing tactics.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>The decoy effect \u2013 love the number on the left<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A typical example of the use of the decoy effect in business and marketing of businesses is the method of using odd numbers at face value. Stemming from the mentality of always looking at and remembering the first left number of customers, many businesses have used this as &#8220;bait&#8221; to implement attractive pricing strategies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example, the phenomenon is that a product priced at $49.99 will always be popular and bought more than a product priced at $50, thanks to the fact that the number on the left 49 is always less than 50.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5298\" src=\"https:\/\/cleverads.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/hieu-ung-chim-moi..jpg\" alt=\"Decoy effect\" width=\"650\" height=\"341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cleverads.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/hieu-ung-chim-moi..jpg 650w, https:\/\/cleverads.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/hieu-ung-chim-moi.-300x157.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><b>4. Conclusion<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Through the above article, we were able to understand somewhat the Decoy Effect. &#8220;The decoy effect&#8221; is said to be a very ingenious competitive strategy among businessmen, aiming to hit the buying psychology of users.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, if done unskillfully, the &#8220;Decoys Effect&#8221; can be a double-edged sword, creating objections to customers. Therefore, businesses need to flexibly use the above effect and other methods, to improve efficiency and avoid being &#8220;caught&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you need an optimal solution for Marketing, don\u2019t hesitate to contact CleverAds via the website:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cleverads.com.ph.\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cleverads.com.ph.<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is the decoy effect? 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