Consumers with high self-esteem embrace envy marketing. Those with low self-esteem say ‘screw it’: UBC research

Star Vancouver highlighted UBC research that found envy is a “fundamental” emotion that brands provoke in consumers.

Darren Dahl, an economist at the UBC Sauder School of Business and study author, said the “envy” strategy only works well for confident people.

A similar story appeared on Indo-Canadian Voice.