Consumer behavior: Becoming an empowered consumer

Is your spending out of control? Or are you struggling to save any money?

There are numerous courses on increasing sales. In a world where consumerism is encouraged, very few of us question how we’re sold to. We know of the obvious ways we can avoid being sold to, e.g., ignoring door-to-door salesmen and opting out of junk mail, but what about understanding why we choose a brand like Apple for all of our technology when Samsung offers the same product with stronger reviews? Is everything in our spending to do with advertisers, or are there other ways that we’re being enticed to spend more than we need to?

Become an empowered consumer. Be more deliberate about your consumption.

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   Teacher: Maureen McGuinness

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Course plan

Lesson 1. Belonging, Cults, and Loyalty
Lesson 2. Reframing Value, Bundling, and “Small”
Lesson 3. Speed and Solution
Lesson 4. Hedonic Adaptation
Lesson 5. Instant Gratification
Lesson 6. Stop Paying to Be a Better Person
Lesson 7. Spending Money to Be Content
Lesson 8. Adjusting Your Social Environment
Lesson 9. Information Detox
Lesson 10. Stop. Ask Better Questions. Repeat.
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