Persuasion by the Pint

426: What is AI Doing to Our Cognitive Sovereignty? How To Think For Yourself When AI Thinks For You

On this episode, Steve Raju joins us on the podcast. He is the author of the new book, Cognitive Sovereignty: How To Think For Yourself When AI Thinks for You. There are thousands of books about using AI better. Steve’s book is different. It’s about what AI is doing to you over time – When you still look like you’re thinking for yourself, but in reality, the actual thinking stopped happening somewhere around six months ago. You can get your free chapter at https://cognitivesovereignty.io/#notify. The post 426: What is AI Doing to Our Cognitive Sovereignty? How To Think For Yourself When AI Thinks For You first appeared on Persuasion by the Pint.

425: Is Advertising Getting Worse? Bad Ads, Chuck Norris, and a Billboard that Scored $20 Million

Returning guest David Dutton joins us for another random flight of topics. We’ll be discussing an article from the Independent titled “It’s not your imagination. Advertising is getting worse – and it might be deliberate”. We’ll also talk about Chuck Norris’ death. Hard to believe because “death once had a near-Chuck Norris experience”. Lastly, we talk about a successful Missoula billboard campaign by a local credit union designed to appear as authentic, handwritten notes from a guy named Ryan. The campaign was so effective that it helped bring in $20 million in new deposits in its first month. The post 425: Is Advertising Getting Worse? Bad Ads, Chuck Norris, and a Billboard that Scored $20 Million first appeared on Persuasion by the Pint.

424: 24 Ways to Tell a Story…Without Telling a Story

On this episode, Bill Mueller joins the podcast again to talk about “24 Ways to Tell a Story in an Email Without Telling a Story”. Bill has been writing story-based emails and email sequences since 2005. His emails have sold millions in digital and physical products, coaching programs, and more in just about every niche. His approach over the years has been simple: People love stories; therefore, use stories to communicate and sell. He’s even created a simple, fill-in-the-blank system for writing countless story-based emails that work. It’s called the “Story Sales Machine” because all you have to do is plug in the details about your offer, your audience, their objections, and more. You can find his system at https://www.storysalesmachine.com/sto…. The post 424: 24 Ways to Tell a Story…Without Telling a Story first appeared on Persuasion by the Pint.

423: The Inside Story of How Belief is Manufactured: Confessions of a Professional Conspiracy Theorist

On this episode, we welcome Patrick Clark to the show. He’s recently written a book, under his pen name Will Camden, called Confessions of a Professional Conspiracy Theorist. It’s the inside story of the conspiracy movement and how belief is manufactured. In the book, Patrick pulls back the curtain on his 30 years in PR, and how he worked to shape what you think, buy, and believe. It describes how he used the same skills and techniques as part of an organised campaign that made you believe in aliens, rebranded the Devil as the Illuminati, and convinced thousands that the government had weaponised lampposts. You can learn more at https://willcamden.co.uk/product/conf…. The post 423: The Inside Story of How Belief is Manufactured: Confessions of a Professional Conspiracy Theorist first appeared on Persuasion by the Pint.

422: The Surprising Science and Psychology Behind Scent Marketing

On this episode, Tiffany Rose Goodyear joins the show to discuss the psychology behind scent marketing. Tiffany is an innovator in the event sector, specializing in creating immersive sensory experiences. She is the founder of Scentex, an event services company that curates and orchestrates custom fragrance experiences for weddings, galas, meetings, and other events. We’ll be discussing the science and psychology behind scent marketing. You can learn more about Scentex at https://scent-ex.com. The post 422: The Surprising Science and Psychology Behind Scent Marketing first appeared on Persuasion by the Pint.