Law of the Instrument
The misappropriation of objects.
People who are familiar with a tool tend to use that tool even when another tool would be more appropriate..
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Law of the Instrument falls into this category: Convey security.
Use the effect if you want to create trust and security with your customers.
Online examples from practice
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When marketing, show how visitors use your product.
- Show your customers that they can solve their problem more easily with your product than before
- Observe whether customers use the product differently than you planned (e.g. Kaufmann's children's cream was initially only available as a skin cream before it was launched as lip care).
- Mention all possible use cases, if there are several
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Avoid relying on one strategy and keep an open mind.
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