{"id":4177,"date":"2025-01-28T11:11:44","date_gmt":"2025-01-28T11:11:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/markies.be\/?p=4177"},"modified":"2024-11-26T11:08:38","modified_gmt":"2024-11-26T11:08:38","slug":"emotions-as-a-driving-force-for-purchase-decisions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/markies.be\/en\/emotions-as-a-driving-force-for-purchase-decisions\/","title":{"rendered":"Emotions as a driving force for purchase decisions"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4177\" class=\"elementor elementor-4177 elementor-3174\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-69f506d elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"69f506d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eeebbb8\" data-id=\"eeebbb8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9d65343 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9d65343\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8a69d9f\" data-id=\"8a69d9f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a60a0d elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7a60a0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/markies.be\/en\/blogs\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">BACK TO OVERVIEW<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e2930f elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"8e2930f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-0f79825 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"about\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">BLOG<\/span>, <span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">BLOG<\/span>, <span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">SALES<\/span>, <span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">SALES<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cab733 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6cab733\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Emotions as a driving force for purchase decisions<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-032bd1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"032bd1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-5b984b2 elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSeptember 13, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8a0e19c\" data-id=\"8a0e19c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e060e2 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9e060e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">10 MIN READ<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f88aa3d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f88aa3d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bdb7d5b\" data-id=\"bdb7d5b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34caace elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"34caace\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/markies.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Copyright_Elvire_Van_Ooteghem_0005-Kopie1-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1554\" alt=\"Markies Shoot at Yust\" srcset=\"https:\/\/markies.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Copyright_Elvire_Van_Ooteghem_0005-Kopie1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/markies.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Copyright_Elvire_Van_Ooteghem_0005-Kopie1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/markies.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Copyright_Elvire_Van_Ooteghem_0005-Kopie1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/markies.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Copyright_Elvire_Van_Ooteghem_0005-Kopie1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/markies.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Copyright_Elvire_Van_Ooteghem_0005-Kopie1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/markies.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Copyright_Elvire_Van_Ooteghem_0005-Kopie1.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f0ffe2f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f0ffe2f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ac64bad\" data-id=\"ac64bad\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a68f9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8a68f9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">It's a fascinating fact that as much as 95% of our purchase decisions are made unconsciously (according to Gerald Zaltman, Harvard professor). The subconscious and emotions play a crucial role in these impulsive decisions. Companies can learn how to leverage these emotional factors to build a deeper connection with their customers and boost sales.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0102b94\" data-id=\"0102b94\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-259d701 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"259d701\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ALIGN YOUR SALEs <br>\nWITH THE HEART OF <br> The Customer<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81b47f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"81b47f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" src=\"https:\/\/markies.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/n3.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-248\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-dedbf2f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dedbf2f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7435185\" data-id=\"7435185\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-172e7b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"172e7b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/markies.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Copyright_Elvire_Van_Ooteghem_0015-Kopie1-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1575\" alt=\"Markies Shoot at Yust\" srcset=\"https:\/\/markies.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Copyright_Elvire_Van_Ooteghem_0015-Kopie1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/markies.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Copyright_Elvire_Van_Ooteghem_0015-Kopie1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/markies.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Copyright_Elvire_Van_Ooteghem_0015-Kopie1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/markies.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Copyright_Elvire_Van_Ooteghem_0015-Kopie1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/markies.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Copyright_Elvire_Van_Ooteghem_0015-Kopie1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/markies.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Copyright_Elvire_Van_Ooteghem_0015-Kopie1.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-413f8a4\" data-id=\"413f8a4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13e26ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"13e26ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The power of emotions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-849e258 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"849e258\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Emotions and feelings often overpower rational thoughts when it comes to making purchase decisions. Companies can tap into this by:<\/p><ol><li><strong>Connecting with the Customer:<\/strong> Create emotional bonds with customers to motivate them to make purchases.<\/li><li><strong>Eliciting Emotions:<\/strong> Present products or services that evoke emotions such as joy, desire, or hope.<\/li><li><strong>Telling Stories:<\/strong> Use narratives to touch customers and spur them into action.<\/li><li><strong>Building Trust:<\/strong> Be transparent about products and services, and ensure the privacy and security of data to increase customer trust.<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-23681a6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"23681a6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5108a5e\" data-id=\"5108a5e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdeb8b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fdeb8b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>However, emotions are not the only factors influencing purchase decisions. Price, quality, reputation, availability, and other factors also play a role. It is important to strike a good balance between appealing to emotions and delivering valuable products or services.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3338d9c\" data-id=\"3338d9c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b11deb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b11deb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Many purchase decisions are made based on gut feelings. Therefore, companies should strive to build emotional connections with their customers, while simultaneously offering value in terms of price, quality, and other key factors. In doing so, companies can better cater to the needs of their customers and gain a competitive edge.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a96c5c7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a96c5c7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2e8ef10\" data-id=\"2e8ef10\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb2a507 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"bb2a507\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/markies.be\/en\/blogs\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">BACK TO OVERVIEW<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-245a3f6\" data-id=\"245a3f6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Discover the influence of emotions on purchase decisions and how you can use this to boost sales. Learn to forge emotional bonds with customers and to find balance with rational factors. 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