Here is a short video from Dan Kennedy at the Glazer-Kennedy Info-Summit 2009 for information marketers and Dan explains that, regardless of how uncomfortable it feels, marketers are really in the psychological manipulation business.
This is Dan Kennedy's style of marketing advice - hard-hitting and unflinching - which polarises people. I don't hear people say "Dan Kennedy, he's OK I guess", people either love him or hate him.
Yes this psychological manipulation is caveated with the principle of delivering ethical value but you need to get past the inertia and scepticism to buy.
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If you arrive on this page because you are interested in psychological manipulation in business, either because you want to protect yourself or because you want to persuade (manipulate is an ugly word) others take a look at these two categories and you will find more of what you want.
Marketing Psychology
http://businesscoaching.typepad.com/the_business_coaching_blo/marketing-psychology/
Influence & Persuasion
http://businesscoaching.typepad.com/the_business_coaching_blo/influence-persuasion/
You may even be interested in the copywriting section
http://businesscoaching.typepad.com/the_business_coaching_blo/copywriting/
I also wrote a blog on Manipulation In Sales & Marketing which features videos from a TV documentary about manipulation in the 20th century
http://businesscoaching.typepad.com/the_business_coaching_blo/2008/03/manipulation--1.html
Posted by: Paul | 12 November 2009 at 08:57 AM