Digital Marketing

Online Persuasion: 3 Basic Human Goals That Motivate Your Customers

To influence our customers' decisions, we must understand what motivates them.In 2004, Cialdini and Goldstein published a remarkable paper* which…

14 years ago

Online Marketing: How to Prevent Your Own Biases From Leading You Astray

Not long ago, I wrote some posts on psychological biases. The crux: knowing your customers' biases can help you create…

14 years ago

Problems with Permission: Foursquare

It's been a while since my last problems with permission post. Truth is, I've run out of bad examples of…

14 years ago

Online Copywriting Tip: How to Polish Your Text

Writing well comes easier to some people than to others. But even for the best writers, getting good results is…

14 years ago

The Power of Social Proof

Last Wednesday was Michael Straker's webinar on Online Persuasion: The Power of Social Proof. For those of you who missed…

14 years ago

Writing for the Web: To Whom, Or Not to Whom

I must admit, every time I use the word whom, I feel a bit uneasy. Though I'm uncomfortable using bad…

14 years ago

Online Persuasion: The Power of Social Proof – Everyone is going!

This is your last chance to sign up for this Wednesday's webinar on Social Proof, presented by Michael Straker. While…

14 years ago

Understanding Social Proof: A Matter of Life or Death?

 As a teaser for next week's webinar, I'd like to provide one simple — if tragic — example of how…

14 years ago

Persuasive Messaging: Time for a Rhyme

Remember Johnnie Cochran's notorious line, "If the glove don't fit, you must acquit"?Of course you do. And not just because…

14 years ago

Web Usability Bloopers: Let's Hear Your Favorites!

Brain Katz approaches my desk – smiling lightly, shaking his head in disbelief. I know what this means: He's come…

14 years ago

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