Behavioral Economics in Marketing: Anchoring Effect in Negotiations

The Anchoring Effect plays a key role in every negotiation because it is all about first impressions. Therefore the person who makes the first offer sets the anchor. And, whoever sets the anchor helps determine the range of the negotiations. So if you put your offer on the table first, the odds are in your favor that you’ll end the negotiation in a place that you’re comfortable with.

Behavioral Economics in Marketing Podcast | Understanding how we as humans make decisions is an important part of marketing. Behavioral economics is the study of decision-making and can give keen insight into buyer behavior and help to shape your marketing mix. Marketers can tap into Behavioral Economics to create environments that nudge people towards their products and services, to conduct better market research and analyze their marketing mix.

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