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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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