I suspect many consumers wouldn't like to know that the $1500 iPhone they just bought only has $400 worth of actual parts in.
Show your costs to boost sales
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#12"People said they were 14.2% more likely to buy this chocolate bar when they were shown the version with a cost breakdown." What people say they would do and what they actually do are 2 very different things. The conversion rate of actual behavior needs to be tested for this to mean something useful.
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#13"People said they were 14.2% more likely to buy this chocolate bar when they were shown the version with a cost breakdown." What people say they would do and what they actually do are 2 very different things. The conversion rate of actual behavior needs to be tested for this to mean something useful.
From the study's abstract:
> A preregistered field experiment indicated that diners were 21.1% more likely to buy a bowl of chicken noodle soup when a sign revealing its ingredients also included the cafeteria’s costs to make it.
From the linked article's sub-title:
> Sales of a chicken noodle soup increased 21.1% when people were shown the costs of making it.
The study's abstract mentions that they were more likely to buy a bowl of chicken; it's not mentioned that they actually bought it.
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#14Most "premium" products costs are mostly Advertising, R&D, paying employees/shareholders, etc. They're valid things to spend money on, but don't reflect the "top quality ingredients" that consumers expect the money to be spent on. I suspect many consumers wouldn't like to know that the $1500 iPhone they just bought only has $400 worth of actual parts in.
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#15Yes, whenever I try to buy something if you hide the price behind a sales call, I'll just assume it's some absurd amount of money. There's no reason to do this, have pricing front and center and be honest about it. My dream service would say something like $10 a month flat rate hosting, and in bold print underneath say it's not a promo rate. I think digitalocean does this
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#16Most "premium" products costs are mostly Advertising, R&D, paying employees/shareholders, etc. They're valid things to spend money on, but don't reflect the "top quality ingredients" that consumers expect the money to be spent on. I suspect many consumers wouldn't like to know that the $1500 iPhone they just bought only has $400 worth of actual parts in.
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#17Re: Show your costs to boost sales
#18Most "premium" products costs are mostly Advertising, R&D, paying employees/shareholders, etc. They're valid things to spend money on, but don't reflect the "top quality ingredients" that consumers expect the money to be spent on. I suspect many consumers wouldn't like to know that the $1500 iPhone they just bought only has $400 worth of actual parts in.
Re: Show your costs to boost sales
#19"People said they were 14.2% more likely to buy this chocolate bar when they were shown the version with a cost breakdown." What people say they would do and what they actually do are 2 very different things. The conversion rate of actual behavior needs to be tested for this to mean something useful.
As it says in the article "Sales of chicken noodle soup bowls ($4.95) in Harvard’s campus canteen increased 21.1%"
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#20"People said they were 14.2% more likely to buy this chocolate bar when they were shown the version with a cost breakdown." What people say they would do and what they actually do are 2 very different things. The conversion rate of actual behavior needs to be tested for this to mean something useful.