The Power of Scarcity, Dr. Mindy Weinstein
The Power of Scarcity, Dr. Mindy Weinstein
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The Power of Scarcity
Leveraging Urgency and Demand to Influence Customer Decisions

Author: Dr. Mindy Weinstein

Narrator: Karen Ruth Johnston

Unabridged: 6 hr 20 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/13/2022


Synopsis

Scarcity isn't just one of the key principles of influence, it's arguably the most powerful—invoking the kind of primal instincts that were essential to our ancestors' survival. It's also the explanation for why, in the mid-1990's, $29.99 Tickle-Me-Elmo dolls were being scalped for $7,000 apiece.

In The Power of Scarcity, Dr. Mindy Weinstein leverages her deep expertise in both marketing and psychology to reveal how this influence principle can be used to boost sales, win negotiations, spark action, develop community, build customer loyalty, and more. As a digital marketer and doctor of philosophy in psychology, she brings both practical and academic insights to explain the psychology behind scarcity, why it has such an immense impact on decision making, and how, used correctly and ethically, it can influence the people who buy your products or services.

In this book, you'll gain a deeper understanding of why and how scarcity works in business, and specifically how different types of scarcity messages—supply related, demand related, time related or limited edition—affect our brains. You'll see it in action from multiple perspectives, through case studies, research findings, and eye-opening interviews with current and former executives, as well as real-life customers' firsthand experiences.

About Dr. Mindy Weinstein

Mindy Weinstein, PhD, is a leading expert in digital marketing and has been named as one of the top women in the industry globally. Founder of the digital marketing firm Market MindShift, she has trained thousands of professionals from organizations of all sizes, including Facebook, The Weather Channel, and World Fuel Service. She has a doctor of philosophy degree in general psychology with an emphasis in technology, and is a marketing instructor at Grand Canyon University and the University of Denver, as well as a program leader for The Wharton School and Columbia Business School.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Kristen

Scarcity is far more complex than I originally understood it to be. Mindy weaves case studies throughout the book and refers to them in later chapters so that the reader can apply what was learned earlier. This book was really helpful to me as I think about how to scale my own company. I have a much......more

Goodreads review by Zenoliu

Three facts about scarcity strategy: 1. Scarcity is effective because it deprives us of the freedom to choose, causing us to abandon rational thinking and make quick purchasing judgments in order to regain this freedom. 2. Good scarcity is implemented under the premise of valuing customer trust, mai......more

Goodreads review by Florian

Amazing read about a lot of psychological tricks used in marketing. Sometimes it was almost too much info in some pages - I took away a lot for my work from this book!......more