01 · The bag · Status signalling
Desire is designed, not discovered.
Research by Han, Nunes and Drèze found that buyers who want to signal status choose loud branding, while connoisseurs prefer quiet cues only insiders recognise. We map who your buyer wants to be seen as, then shape the product story, imagery and price to match.
Source: Han, Nunes and Drèze (2010), Journal of Marketing