The Labor Illusion

As a marketer, I wish I had learned about the ‘labour illusion’ sooner. The labour illusion suggests that consumers perceive products more favourably when they’re aware of the effort put in. In today’s show Sam Tatam, Head of Behavioural Science at Ogilvy explains Aquafresh’s smart product marketing trick, why a cider brewer left twigs in their packages ‘by accident', and how Uber stops customers from cancelling their rides. 

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Sam’s book: https://linktr.ee/evolutionaryideas

Monteith’s “Sorry about the twigs” ad: https://imgur.com/a/9LEIZ7i

Intermache’s freshest orange juice: https://imgur.com/a/P0rv140

My labour illusion Reddit ad: https://imgur.com/a/fnkiY9V

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