Imagine you went out to dinner. And the wine was just superb; the bread roll with the exact crunch molecules and texture; and the service so impeccable and knowledgeable that you can’t remember when you had service so good. Oh and yeah, the fish you ordered for the main was a bit too salty. What […]
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Psychotactics Blog
The Fundamental Flaw in Creating Your Uniqueness (USP)
Say cheese,” says the person behind the camera. And you say cheese. Your facial muscles are frozen. You have a dumb, goofy look. And under your breath you’re muttering, “C’mon Take the picture, take the picture, c’monnnn!” Click! You blink. The picture’s been taken. And then the photographer runs across to you, all excited to […]
[Continue reading...]How Is The Brain Alchemy Masterclass Helping You?
You remember when you signed up to the Free Brain Alchemy Masterclass, we said we’d nudge you. The nudge was so you could tell us how it’s helped you—and possibly how you’re implementing the Masterclass. And yes, if you’ve got any results. Of course we get the warm fuzzies when reading your experience, but it’s […]
[Continue reading...]Can Harley Davidson’s Secret Weapon Revitalise Your Marketing?
Imagine yourself in a helicopter over Milwaukee, USA, on the shiny morning of June 13, 1998. You look down casually on the criscrossing tangle of roads on Interstate 94, and then do a doubletake. You can’t believe your eyes. It seems like there are hundreds of moving objects on the highway below. Maybe even thousands. […]
[Continue reading...]Why Lack of Talent Can’t Be Blamed on Genes
It’s easy to blame your parents for your lack of great genes. It’s just as easy to praise your parents for their superb genes. But while genes may be a handed down trait, talent is not. And to understand talent you have to first understand genes. Genes are sequences of DNA letters that when activated […]
[Continue reading...]How To Create The Accidental Evangelist
Phil doesn’t really care about American Express. Why should he care? I mean it’s just a credit card after all. Sure it’s got a few benefits and features and stuff that other credit cards don’t have, but that’s not enough to make Phil yodel about American Express. Yet recently, Phil’s been yodelling Suddenly, Phil’s become […]
[Continue reading...]How To Duplicate Ebay’s Stickiness Factor In Your Small Business
It must have been 6:58 pm on Thursday, June 10, 1999. Without warning, Ebay’s site went down. But no one at Ebay broke into a sweat. Back in 1999, Ebay had been down on May 5 (for five hours), on May 20 (for seven hours). And on June 9, after Ebay’s site redesign, the server […]
[Continue reading...]Why Santa’s Marketing Works Better Than Yours!
Santa Claus Inc. is well and profitable, right through recessions, depressions and just about any economic scenario. The reason why his marketing strategies work better than yours, is because he uses solid, dyed-in-the-wool psychology. He knows he doesn’t have to use new fangled techniques, when his simple marketing has stood the test of time. If […]
[Continue reading...]An Exercise in Branding: Santa’s Website
Been to Santa’s website recently? Before you decide to go clickety, click — Santa doesn’t have a website. You knew that didn’t you? But what if Santa came to you and said, “Hey, I’d like to create a website. Can you help me? So let’s go about creating a brand for ol’ chubster You’d have […]
[Continue reading...]What Kids in Third Grade Know Instinctively
Expertise is a matter of perspective. It cannot be based in years. It cannot be based on experience. It can only be based on perception. To the second grader at school, the third grader is an expert Simply because the kid in the third grade knows more stuff than the second grade kid knows. Having […]
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