Astroten Founder Richard Shotton - why your A/B tests fail and how behavioral science can fix them

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Richard Shotton is the founder of Astroten and author of several bestselling books on marketing, including The Choice Factory, The Illusion of Choice, and most recently Hacking the Human Mind, co-authored with MichaelAaron Flicker. He specializes in applying behavioral science to marketing and has worked with brands like Google, Meta, BrewDog, and Barclays.

In this episode of World of DaaS, Richard and Auren discuss:

• Why A/B testing often steers product wrong
• Social proof and scarcity in marketing strategies
• Cognitive biases affecting executive decision making
• The illusion of effort in B2B contexts

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