Down to Business English

Scarcity Marketing


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Scarcity can make people want something more — even if they didn’t want it in the first place. Whether it’s the new Nintendo Switch 2 or a rare collectible toy, businesses are using clever marketing strategies to create hype and boost sales. But what exactly is scarcity marketing, and why does it work so well?

Skip Montreux and Dez Morgan explore the world of scarcity marketing — a strategy used by companies to drive demand by limiting the availability of their products. From global tech brands to niche toy companies, Skip and Dez break down how businesses use psychology and clever tactics to make their products more desirable.

Their conversation is a great learning resource if you want to build your English listening comprehension skills and expand your business vocabulary. Key points of their discussion include:

  1. What scarcity marketing is and how it works.
  2. Why companies limit the availability of their products.
  3. What ‘loss aversion’, ‘social proof’, and ‘winner’s privilege’ mean in marketing.
  4. How Pop Mart created global demand for their Labubu collectible toys.


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