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As a result, if you're like most, you want to know everything there is to know about conversions: Why do consumers choose one brand over another? What influences consumer buying decisions? And if there’s one thing you really want to figure out, it’s understanding when the most conversions are made during the consumer journey.

If you’ve been keeping up with our text message marketing blogs, you may recall a recent post we wrote on the five elements of a strong text message marketing campaign. Originally, we tackled the topic from a psychological perspective, incorporating elements around the brain science of simplicity, urgency, timeliness and more.

When brands create a sense of scarcity, their products and services seem more desirable, driving up demand and ultimately boosting sales. But how can you influence a fear of missing out in ethical ways that also benefit your customers? You’ll need clear-cut tactics that meet your customers where they are and feature honest, psychology-heavy content.

If you’re anything like us, once you first started learning about marketing psychology and how it can benefit your brand, you wanted to get your hands on every resource possible. As luck would have it, social media has quickly become a one-stop shop for all sorts of marketing knowledge, including the brain science behind the best brand practices.

Late last year, we found ourselves wanting to learn more about the psychology of competition and how it gained its roots in consumer marketing. Our curiosity led us to Joseph Michelli, a Ph.D. Licensed Psychologist and New York Times #1 bestselling author, who gave us the origin story on consumer competition. He also shed light on a few benefits.

Once you’ve learned the basics of consumer gamification, it can be helpful to start to expand that knowledge.  

If there was ever a time to discuss the state of retail, it’s now. Supply chain disruptions, inflation, consumer empowerment… there are major changes taking place. And when discussing retail, there’s no forgetting e-commerce.

At its core, marketing is all about effectively communicating messages that guide customers to make the best decisions. In many ways it is a form of persuasion.