Sales and negotiation
Fundamental Attribution Error
Knowing the fundamental attribution error can help you better understand the motivations and actions of potential clients or partners during sales and negotiation processes.
In-Group Favoritism
Knowing in-group favoritism can help you better understand the motivations and actions of potential clients or partners, avoiding bias in favor of certain groups.
False Consensus Effect
Knowing the false consensus effect can help you better understand the motivations and needs of potential clients or partners, avoiding assumptions based on your own preferences.
Similar Situations
Asch Experiment
Negotiation: Recognizing the potential impact of conformity on decision-making and developing effective negotiation strategies.
Decoy Effect
Negotiation: Recognizing the decoy effect can help you negotiate more effectively, by identifying and avoiding potential decoy options and focusing on the factors that truly matter in the negotiation process.
Minto Pyramid
Sales pitches: Following the Minto Pyramid can help you structure your sales pitch in a way that is persuasive and effective.
Anchoring
Sales and promotions: Recognize when a retailer is using anchoring to make discounts seem more attractive by comparing the original and sale prices.
The Barber Paradox
Negotiation and persuasion: Utilizing logical arguments and reasoning to reach mutually beneficial agreements or convince others.
Barnum Effect
Sales pitches: Be aware of how salespeople may use flattering, broad statements to create rapport and influence your decisions.
Osborne Effect
Retail inventory management: Planning and executing product transitions smoothly to minimize disruptions to sales and customer satisfaction.
Loss Aversion
Negotiating: Recognizing loss aversion can help you frame negotiations in terms of potential gains and losses to reach more favorable outcomes.
7-38-55 Rule
Sales Meetings: Persuading clients by emphasizing non-verbal communication to build trust and demonstrate enthusiasm.
Peak-End Rule
Sales pitches: Highlighting the most appealing features of a product or service and concluding with a compelling call-to-action.