Deprival super-reaction
When prospects are comfortable and ignore potential improvements.
Why it works
Humans react much more strongly to the threat of losing something they already have than to the potential of gaining something new. Highlighting a potential loss or missed opportunity creates an urgent need to protect their current position.
Example
You are currently losing fifteen percent of your leads because your current checkout flow has too many steps.
An illustration of the mechanism, not a template. Copied verbatim it stops being persuasion and starts being the pattern everyone else is already sending.
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