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Pilots following the crowd to a crash

by Patrick van der Burght | 27 AUG 2023 | Uncategorized

It was found that sometimes, in bad weather, pilots relied too much on external clues and the actions of other pilots right in front of them, when coming in to land. Whilst weather reports and aircraft instrumentation should be interpreted to abort the landing...

The But-You-Are-Free technique to be persuasive

by Patrick van der Burght | 21 AUG 2023 | Uncategorized

The easiest way to be more persuasive – from Dr Cialdini An easy way to be more persuasive is to use the “But You Are Free” technique as mentioned by Dr Cialdini. A simple phrase that can be added to the end of a proposal which has shown to have...

Scientist compromised by gifts and donations

by Patrick van der Burght | 29 JUL 2023 | Uncategorized

SCIENTISTS JUDGEMENT CHANGED DUE TO PERSUASIVE GIFTS When it came to the safety of calcium channel blockers (a class of drugs for heart decease), a study found that 100 % of the scientists that were in favour of the drug, had received support, free trips, research...

135 Years between gifts – Influence Insights

by Patrick van der Burght | 28 JUL 2023 | Uncategorized

Gift giving can create long lasting alliances After the 911 disaster in New York in which 3 buildings collapsed, the donations rolled in from many places. One donation stood out. The town of Colombia in South Carolina, which is only a town of about 115,000...

From underdog to market leader in 18 months

by Patrick van der Burght | 27 JUL 2023 | Uncategorized

How do you take a good brand that has had a mishap and more or less destroyed their good standing with retailers, from underdog to leading brand in sales? That was what I was wondering when I took on the scuba diving drysuit brand Hot’n’Dry as a sales...
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