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Nir Eyal
NirAndFar.com
4 Ways to Use Psychology to Win Your
Competition’s Customers Habits

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Customer habits are a HUGE
competitive advantage. tweetable
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Companies win by
establishing strong
habits tweetable

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First …
What is a habit?

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Impulses to do
behaviors with little to
no conscious thought.
Habits are:
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Using a product or
service automatically
For example:

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Habit-Forming
Products have
HOOKS

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HOOKS have 4 parts:
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To win customer habits from
competitors, you need
better HOOKS
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There are FOUR ways to win
customer habits with better
HOOKS tweetable

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1. Faster HOOKS

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The faster users pass through a
HOOK, the greater the product’s
habit-forming potential
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vs.
For example :
Netflix won habits from Blockbuster
Get everyone in
the car, go to the
store, pick out the
movie, pay, drive
back home, watch.
The movie is sitting
on your counter
ready to watch.

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2. More frequent HOOKS

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Behaviors done more often
have a higher habit forming
potential
Studies show:
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When you remember you
need something AND
you’re at your computer.
Whenever you remember
you need something …
because you always have
your phone.
vs.
For example :
Amazon mobile winning habits from Amazon web

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3. More rewarding HOOKS

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Products can change
habits when using them
feels better – the reward is
more rewarding.
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vs.
Knowing image
self-destructs means
people share more
interesting pics
Facebook is forever
so people share less
racy, funny, and
interesting images
For example :
Snapchat winning over Facebook users

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4. Easier to enter
HOOKS

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Removing barriers to entry
gets customers into your
HOOKS.
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• Complex
• Expensive
• Download
• Easy
• Free
• Cloud-based
For example :
Google docs takes on Office
vs.

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Monopoly
of the mind
Win with …
Faster
Higher Frequency
More Rewarding
Easier to enter
HOOKS tweetable

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These slides are based on an essay by Nir Eyal.
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