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The concept of 'the unfinished' challenges existing marketing practices and paradigms by leveraging the human tendency to seek cognitive closure. Traditional marketing strategies often focus on presenting a complete, polished product or service. However, by leaving something 'unfinished' or unresolved, marketers can pique the interest of consumers, who will then be more likely to engage with the product or service in order to achieve cognitive closure. This approach can give businesses a competitive edge by keeping consumers engaged and invested in their products or services.
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Some years ago researchers concluded that a person's attention and memory shuts down once a problem has been solved, or an action has been completed. So the idea is to learn how to use "the unfinished" as a way to garner attention to the product or service that is being offered. People crave cognitive closure when presented with a dilemma, so learn how to use that as an advantage over any competitors.
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