1st Edition

The Irrational Consumer Applying Behavioural Economics to Your Business Strategy

By Enrico Trevisan Copyright 2013
154 Pages
by Routledge

154 Pages
by Routledge

154 Pages
by Routledge

Companies of all kinds have fallen into some of the most fundamental of traps when it comes to consumer marketing; in assuming that the motivation that drives their customers is entirely rational. Enrico Trevisan's The Irrational Consumer builds on the ground breaking works on behavioural economics of authors such as Daniel Kahneman and Richard Thaler in order to explain the fundamental drivers of... Read more
Introduction; Chapter 1 The Loss of Rationality; Chapter 2 A Passion for Deals; Chapter 3 The Sense of Possession; Chapter 4 An Embarrassment of Riches; Chapter 5 Sunk Costs and Re-Emerging Costs; Chapter 6 Divide and Rule; Chapter 7 Money Games; Chapter 8 Ulysses, The Sirens and The Challenge of Self Control; Chapter 9 Mind Games;

Biography

Enrico Trevisan, a recognised expert in pricing and behavioural economics, is Partner at Simon-Kucher & Partners, the world leader in price consulting. Author of Value Pricing, Selbstbindung: Ein vernachlässigtes Phänomen in der Strategieforschung and a number of articles focused on behavioural economics, strategy and marketing, he is in high demand as a conference speaker around the world. Enrico Trevisan studied Political Science at the University of Turin, he holds a Master Degree in Business Research from the University of Munich and a Ph.D. also from the University of Munich in Strategic Management and Organizational Theory, with a focus on Behavioural Economics.