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EPISODE · Apr 9, 2026 · 14 MIN

How to Use Emotion Over Features to Sell #614

from Add To Cart: Australia’s eCommerce Show · host Nathan Bush

Most ecommerce teams are incredibly good at the rational stuff. Product pages. Checkout flows. Abandoned cart sequences. Free shipping thresholds. Everything is designed to squeeze a little more conversion out of customers who are already close to buying.But here’s the uncomfortable truth: that’s not where the decision is made. Buying decisions are emotional first, and rational second. The features, specs and pricing comparisons don’t create the decision. They justify it after the fact.In today's Playbook:Why most ecommerce brands over-invest in features instead of emotionThe difference between cognitive vs emotional brands, and why it mattersHow to identify your brand’s emotional defaultWhy you can’t create emotion, only amplify what already existsHow emotional storytelling at the top of funnel drives higher conversion without discountsConnect with NickExplore IGU GlobalIGU’s main episodeScratch Pet Food’s main episodei=change’s main episodeSubscribe to the Add To Cart newsletter  SMS us to Suggest a Guest Connect with Nathan Bush Join the Add To Cart Community 

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Most ecommerce teams are incredibly good at the rational stuff. Product pages. Checkout flows. Abandoned cart sequences. Free shipping thresholds. Everything is designed to squeeze a little more conversion out of customers who are already close to buying. But here’s the uncomfortable truth: that’s not where the decision is made. Buying decisions are emotional first, and rational second. The features, specs and pricing comparisons don’t create the decision. They justify it after the fact. In t...

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