Pyramid Schemes

Since the last couple of posts I’ve published have been so serious (I’ve deconstructed Deiss and written about tyranny), I felt it was time for a little levity. With that in mind, enjoy watching the video below. It’s a hypothetical but realistic conversation between a new network marketer and a prospect who can’t seem to […]

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Would You Fish without Concealing the Hook?

Just the other day I read a blog post on a fitness blog. The title was interesting and the article itself was decent. But at the end, there was a blatant hoplink (affiliate link) to a ClickBank product. Now, I’m not against affiliate links. I promote affiliate products often here on my blog. What I […]

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How the Media Tries to Get You to Vote for Bad Candidates

Old media is still a powerful tool that influences millions of people every single day. Yet the media is far from objective in its coverage of political issues. Reporting is dead; but putting spin on information is alive and well (even if you’re in the “No-Spin Zone”). With that in mind, let’s talk about this […]

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Flattery from a Stranger

So I got this little gem of an email in my inbox this week. GREETINGS MY NAME IS ANGEL AND I AM THE DIRECTOR OF MEDIA REPRESENTING VISUAL MEDIA IMPACT IN TARRYTOWN, N.Y. I AM EMAILING YOU BECAUSE I SEE POTENTIAL IN YOUR TRAFFICKING DUE TO MY EXPERTISE OF SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMIZING. I HAVE OVER […]

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Make Your Prospect Feel Special

For experienced marketers, this may be old news, but the Harvard Business Review found that people who were made to feel special were three times more likely to want to buy a specific item. How, exactly, was this conclusion reached?

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