Psychology

How the Media Tries to Get You to Vote for Bad Candidates

by Ryan M. Healy on January 24, 2012

Old media is still a powerful tool that influences millions of people every single day. Yet the media is far from objective in its coverage of political issues. Reporting is dead; but putting spin on information is alive and well (even if you’re in the “No-Spin Zone”). With that in mind, let’s talk about this [...]



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Flattery from a Stranger

by Ryan M. Healy on January 20, 2012

So I got this little gem of an email in my inbox this week. GREETINGS MY NAME IS ANGEL AND I AM THE DIRECTOR OF MEDIA REPRESENTING VISUAL MEDIA IMPACT IN TARRYTOWN, N.Y. I AM EMAILING YOU BECAUSE I SEE POTENTIAL IN YOUR TRAFFICKING DUE TO MY EXPERTISE OF SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMIZING. I HAVE OVER [...]



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Make Your Prospect Feel Special

by Ryan M. Healy on January 18, 2012

For experienced marketers, this may be old news, but the Harvard Business Review found that people who were made to feel special were three times more likely to want to buy a specific item. How, exactly, was this conclusion reached?



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New Book Explores the Hidden Power of Context

by Ryan M. Healy on January 11, 2012

If you enjoyed reading Cialdini’s Influence, Ariely’s Predictably Irrational, or Freakonomics by Levitt and Dubner, then chances are you’ll enjoy the new behavioral psychology book Situations Matter by Sam Sommers. Situations Matter explores how our behavior is shaped by circumstance. For example: In one situation, we may be proactive; but in a similar situation with [...]



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Unexamined Opinions

by Ryan M. Healy on December 19, 2011

The world is full of unexamined opinions. If you doubt this statement, here’s how to prove it to yourself: Educate yourself deeply on just about any subject, then go engage somebody in a discussion. After that discussion, go have another. And another. And another. Over the course of these discussions with your friends and family [...]



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