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Use when: brand consistency audit, conversion rate optimization (CRO), user psychology analysis, emotional design review, pricing strategy review, cognitive bias application, improving trust/credibility signals. Triggers: 'brand audit', 'improve conversions', 'CRO review', 'pricing strategy', 'does my brand look trustworthy', 'psychology of my design', 'why aren't users converting', 'brand consistency'.

Brand & Psychology Audit

When to Invoke

Invoke proactively when the user:

  • Asks about brand identity, brand consistency, or whether their brand looks professional
  • Wants to improve conversion rates, CTAs, or the checkout/signup flow
  • Asks about pricing strategy, pricing page design, or willingness to pay
  • Mentions user psychology, trust signals, or credibility
  • Says "why aren't users converting?", "how do I improve trust?", "pricing advice"
  • Wants to apply psychology to design (anchoring, social proof, scarcity)

Launch the brand-agents agent to analyze brand consistency and behavioral design.

Usage

/misar-dev:brand                       # Full brand audit
/misar-dev:brand development           # Brand consistency check
/misar-dev:brand psychology            # Cognitive biases analysis
/misar-dev:brand conversion            # CRO audit
/misar-dev:brand emotional             # Emotional design review
/misar-dev:brand pricing               # Pricing psychology audit

Instructions

Parse args: agents (development, psychology, conversion, emotional, pricing), --url=. Default: all 4 core agents. Launch brand-agents. Check .agents/product-marketing-context.md first.


Cognitive Biases

BiasApplication
Loss aversion"Don't lose X" outperforms "Gain X"
AnchoringShow high price before actual price
Social proofSpecific: "10,247 teams" not "thousands"
Confirmation biasMirror customer's existing beliefs in headlines
Availability heuristicRecent success stories = more credible
Endowment effect"Your account" language increases perceived ownership

Persuasion Frameworks

  • Reciprocity — Free value first (tools, guides, content)
  • Commitment — Small yes → larger yes (email → trial → paid)
  • Authority — Credentials, publications, media mentions
  • Scarcity — Genuine limits only (fake scarcity kills trust)
  • Framing — Reframe negatives as positives

Pricing Psychology

TechniqueRule
Charm pricing$97 not $100 for sub-$100 items
Rule of 100% off if price < $100; $ off if > $100
AnchoringShow premium tier first
Mental accounting"Less than $X/day" for higher prices
Decoy pricing3-tier where middle looks most valuable

Behavior Models

  • AIDA — Attention → Interest → Desire → Action (page structure)
  • BJ Fogg — Behavior = Motivation × Ability × Trigger (all three required)
  • Nudge Theory — Default to desired behavior (opt-out vs opt-in)
  • Flywheel — Identify actions that feed back into growth loops
  • Compounding — Content/SEO/community compound; ads don't

CRO Quick-Reference

Page SectionOptimize For
Hero / Above foldClarity of value prop + single CTA
Social proofSpecificity (names, logos, numbers)
PricingAnchor + decoy + guarantee
CTA buttonsAction verb + benefit + reduce friction
FormsMinimum fields + progress indicator + inline validation
CheckoutTrust signals + security badges + saved info

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