Sunday, March 12, 2017

Decoy Price

While doing some research I stumbled upon this image which explains the concept of "Decoy Price".
It is something which we haven't talked about, but it would have been a great addition to the choice overload class.
Could it explain the decision of Mondavi (with opus One) or Duckhorn to add very expensive wines to their offering? Duckhorn even has a brand called Decoy...

https://image.slidesharecdn.com/psychologyinadvertisingfinal-160512194313/95/psychology-in-advertising-50-638.jpg?cb=1463082507
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https://image.slidesharecdn.com/psychologyinadvertisingfinal-160512194313/95/psychology-in-advertising-50-638.jpg?cb=1463082507

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  2. Interesting! The concept can be extended at the store level as well when deciding where a wine should be carried. It's kind of like having a J.Crew on the same street as a Prada... suddenly the former looks like a great bargain.

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