marketing-psychology

Apply behavioral science mental models to marketing strategies and campaigns.

Updated Mar 17, 2026
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npx skills add https://github.com/fianchettogianni/my-marketing-skills --skill marketing-psychology-fianchettogianni
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Skill: marketing-psychology
Source: https://github.com/fianchettogianni/my-marketing-skills/tree/main/skills/marketing-psychology
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/fianchettogianni/my-marketing-skills --skill marketing-psychology-fianchettogianni

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve?

This Skill solves the common problem of marketers creating campaigns, copy, and user experiences that ignore how customers actually think, decide, and behave, leading to low conversions, poor messaging resonance, and wasted budget on tactics that don't align with proven psychological principles.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Comprehensive Mental Model Library: Access 30+ evidence-based psychological principles and mental models (including social proof, loss aversion, scarcity, and the IKEA Effect) tailored specifically for marketing use cases.
  • Context-Aware Recommendations: Automatically checks for existing product marketing context to tailor all psychological advice to your specific product, audience, and positioning.
  • Cross-Skill Integration: References related specialized skills (like CRO, copywriting, and pricing optimization) for applying psychological principles to specific marketing tasks.
  • Use Case Example: Use this Skill to identify the right psychological levers to pull when optimizing a pricing page, writing high-converting ad copy, or designing an onboarding flow that reduces drop-off.

Quick Start

Use the marketing-psychology skill to identify 3 ethical psychological principles to apply to our new SaaS onboarding flow to increase user activation rates.

Frequently Asked Questions about marketing-psychology

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

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How do I use behavioral science to improve marketing conversions?

Use marketing psychology to apply evidence-based cognitive biases and decision-making mental models to your campaigns, ensuring messaging aligns with proven behavioral principles to drive higher conversions.

What psychological principles work best for pricing optimization?

Pricing optimization benefits from mental models like loss aversion, scarcity, and the IKEA Effect, which structure pricing pages to leverage customer cognitive biases and decision-making patterns effectively.

How can I apply mental models to increase SaaS onboarding activation?

Identify ethical psychological levers, such as the IKEA Effect and social proof, to design onboarding flows that reduce drop-off by aligning user experience with natural customer behavior patterns.

Does marketing psychology work for conversion rate optimization without being manipulative?

Marketing psychology focuses on ethical, evidence-based tactics, providing structured mental model frameworks that guide conversion rate optimization without relying on manipulative messaging.

What is the best way to write high-converting ad copy using cognitive biases?

The best way to write high-converting ad copy is using context-aware psychological frameworks that apply principles like social proof and loss aversion to resonate with how customers actually decide.

Why does my marketing campaign fail to convert despite high traffic?

Marketing campaigns often fail to convert when they ignore customer cognitive biases and decision-making patterns, leading to poor messaging resonance and wasted budget on misaligned tactics.