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Why can enthusiastic customer feedback fail to become a purchase?

People may like an idea enough to praise it without wanting to pay for it. Interest, a request for more information and an actual purchase answer different questions about whether a product has customers.

3–7 min

Questions you could explore

  • What would a small, honest commitment reveal that a compliment cannot?
  • How does observing a real choice differ from asking whether someone likes a product idea?

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