by Paul Simister
on April 16, 2018
The full title of this book by Susan Weinschenk is
“How to Get People to Do Stuff: Master the art and science of persuasion and motivation.”
In my review at Amazon.co.uk, I gave it a FIVE star review rating, meaning that I consider this book to be excellent.
Here is what I posted.
Well put together
The book is based around seven drives or factors that determine behaviour and, if you know how to, you can use these factors to change the behaviour of others. [continue reading…]
by Paul Simister
on May 19, 2016
The full title of this book by Nick Kolenda is
“Methods of Persuasion: How to Use Psychology to Influence Human Behavior“.
In my review posted on Amazon.co.uk, I gave the book a rating of Five Stars. This means I think it is Excellent.
Here is my book review.
A very interesting read
You will have noticed that there are a lot of very positive reviews about this book. However you need to know that within it, the author blatantly uses the described methods to persuade readers to think highly of the book and to then write a positive review on Amazon. [continue reading…]
by Paul Simister
on December 12, 2015
The full title of this classic book by Joe Sugarman is
“Triggers: How to Use the Psychological Triggers of Selling to Motivate, Persuade & Influence“.
In my review posted on Amazon.co.uk, I rated the book as Five Stars. This means I think it is Excellent and is Very Highly Recommended. I don’t give many Five Star Ratings.
It explains the 30 psychological factors that help the customer to buy
Triggers is a terrific book by Joe Sugarman, one of the leading direct marketers in the world who has used these factors over many years to make a fortune in direct response mail order advertising.
In fact I wish that I had read it years ago. The book is beautifully written with each chapter focused on one psychological trigger with explanations of how the factor can be used in copywriting/print and in a direct, face-to-face selling environment. [continue reading…]