Hey y’all! Welcome to the 26th episode of #FanDamnShow! In today’s episode I talk about a fascinating study into what drives happiness: products or experiences?
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I recently came across a very interesting article in Fast Company that discussed the science behind how experiences bring you happiness more than products do. I delve into this topic deeper in this episode of The Fan-Damn-Tastic Marketing Show:
Show Notes:
2:02 – Science indicates that money can buy you happiness, if you spend it on experiences and not products
3:00 – Happiness and satisfaction with a new product diminishes as that product ages and becomes obsolete
3:37 – Happiness associated with experiences such as vacations can actually increase over time as they create happy memories and give others a common conversation and word of mouth to share
8:30 – If experiences create more sustained happiness vs products, doesn’t that mean that experiences also create a different form of word of mouth?
11:00 – If your marketing is trying to drive better WOM then shouldn’t it be focused more on experiences associated with your products versus just the product itself?
11:50 – Harley-Davidson doesn’t market its motorcycles, it markets the lifestyle associated with owning the motorcycle because that’s tied to experiences versus just the product.
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