March 2014

Another week, another batch of required reading from around the web. There's one new feature this week - after "My Stuff," I've added one "Weird or Wonderful" link just for fun. If you found a compelling piece of content this week, add a…

Most readers here know that one of the six principles of persuasion proposed by influence expert and recent Pubcon keynoter Robert Cialdini is "liking." Liking can be established by displaying shared attributes - we both went to the…

Some words have an unusual power over us, disarming defenses and letting us be persuaded more easily. One of these words is "because." I was reminded of some fascinating research conducted decades ago by Pubcon keynoter and persuasion…

It was a busy week between speaking gigs in New Orleans and Austin, but never fear - I've still got a great selection of the best content I found during the last 7 days! Did you find a fascinating feature or amazing article? Leave a…

If you attend conferences, you'll encounter lots of people doing things to get your business card. Walk the aisles of an exhibit hall, and you'll see fishbowls for iPad raffles, booth babes handing out t-shirts... all for the price of a…

Another week, another batch of content for your reading pleasure. Whether you want to turn your book into a bestseller or develop an app that's as addictive as an illegal drug, we've got something for you!

Book Review: Hooked: A Guide to Building Habit-Forming Products by Nir Eyal and Ryan Hoover Were you surprised when Facebook acquired Instagram for $1 billion? Stunned by their $19 billion Whatapp deal? Both of these companies were…

Here are our picks of content worth reading from around the Web this week... Did you find something worth sharing? Leave a link in a comment!

In a possible sign that the neuromarketing industry is maturing, two well-regarded firms in the space have announced their merger: Sands Research and Neurons, Inc. Sands, founded by Dr. Stephen Sands, is best known for their "brain…

I just received an actual copy of the Brainfluence CD. Despite the fact that it's unabridged (yep, all 100 techniques are in there), Brilliance Audio made it fit on one CD because it's in MP3 format.