Perceptual Persuasion


What is Perceptual Persuasion?  Hold your horses!  First, let me tell you a brief story.

One summer’s day, back when I was a tall and skinny teenager, sleeping late into the day after staying up all night, I was awakened by a noise outside my bedroom window. Initially, I lay there slightly startled but as the noise continued, it became apparent that someone was attempting to open my window. As you might imagine, my heart began pounding as I rose from my bed and headed toward the window.

Slowly, I peeked out the blinds to see what the burglar looked like, so that I could describe him to the police later. While peeking through a small space in the blinds, I definitely saw the burglar, and I was completely shocked! You see, the person attempting to break into my home was someone who I called “friend!”
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Measuring Your Influence


Back in August of this year, I asked my Twitter friends what topic they would like for me to discuss on my radio show “Immediate Influence.” My Twitter friend, Rafiq Phillips @rafiq in Cape Town, South Africa suggested that I discuss “How to measure influence.” I thought this was a great suggestion so I produced a show on that very topic. You can find it in the “Immediate Influence” show archives by clicking here.

Since you may not invest the time to listen to the show recording, I’ve written out some of what my guest, Wendy Y. Bailey @wendyybailey and I discussed during the show:
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Ethically Influencing People Using Web 2.0 Technology


A few months ago I rediscovered a Web 2.0 technology that can be easily used to influence and persuade people to visit your blog or website. Coincidentally, I first read about the technology on a blog. Then Jim Turner, a direct response copywriter and social networking expert, suggested it to me in an email. Upon visiting the website for the technology I immediately noticed these two comments:

New York Times reported,”It’s one of the fastest growing phenomena on the Internet,”and Wired reported it is,”Incredibly useful.”

By now, you’re probably asking, “What is this Web 2.0 technology?.”

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