AIDA is an acronym used in marketing and advertising to describe the stages that a customer goes through in the purchase process. persuasion

The stages of Attention, Interest, Desire and Action, generically follow a series of cognitive (thinking) and affective (feeling) stages culminating in a behaviour (doing).

When it comes to persuasive design, users go through a few stages between Awareness and Action, and the design should guide them from one stage to the next and include:

  • Awareness
  • Relevant
  • Credible
  • Usable
  • Desirable
  • Persuasive
  • Action

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David Hodder - Content Design Banner