This week’s podcast is about how non-rational behavior plays out products / services, consumer behavior and network effects. Digital tools are making tribal and belief network effects more sophisticated, surgical and powerful.

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Point 1: Digital is super-charging consumer products, experiences and behaviors. Especially when it is about psychology and emotion. And not just utility.

Point 2: The most powerful version of digitally supercharged consumer products rise to the level of share of the consumer mind. A competitive advantage.

Point 3: Products / services are increasingly being boosted by a degree of connectivity. This is usually described as community. Or interactivity.

Point 4: Tribal and belief behavior can have a big impact on consumer experience. Sometimes rising to the level of SCM.

Point 5: Tribal (shared identity) and shared belief behavior can increase retention. Sometimes rising to the level of Switching Costs.

Point 6: Tribal (shared identity) and shared belief behavior can Sometimes rising to the level of Network Effects.

Final Point: Digital tools are making tribal and belief effects more sophisticated, surgical and powerful. That is why it is showing up in everything.

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