The psychological persuasion principles being used by Donald Trump...
 

Donald Trump is sure "shaking up" the Republican primary!

Love him or hate him... You can't deny, he knows how to get attention. He's the most popular Republican candidate in all the polls taken recently...

And far from being a "fool" as the press and some of the public like to make out, I'd say, he knows exactly what he's doing...

You don't get to be a multi-billionaire by being an idiot...!

Anyway, Scott Adams - creator of the Dilbert comic strip - wrote a great article on the psychological and persuasion principles being used by Donald Trump...

I don't agree with the part about Trump being a "clown"... But the rest is worth reading! (And there are some good business lessons in there, too...!)

Clown Genius - by Scott Adams
http://blog.dilbert.com/post/126589300371/clown-genius

Best wishes,

Dien

Re: The psychological persuasion principles being used by Donald Trump...
 

Dien,

I read that story a day or two ago and was impressed how eloquently "Dilbert" stated his case. As for the clown reference, I think it is a positive.

Why?

Because clowns are loved by everyone and his sister. Once upon a time clowns were not considered to be love creating creatures. But, that has changed. Think about it. People love clowns and associate NO bad to them.

Even his disparaging remark is a persuasion principle thinkers in his category overlook.

Just my 2¢...

Re: The psychological persuasion principles being used by Donald Trump...
 

His newest post is also very interesting....

http://blog.dilbert.com/post/126916006856/wizard-wars

Plus Scott's "How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big: Kind of the Story of My Life" is a great read.:)

The scary power of hypnosis...
 

Thanks Ed,

Wow, that's an amazing post from Scott Adams (creator of the Dilbert comic)! Thanks for sharing it!

Scott Adams is actually very sharp - I did read one of his books many years ago, and it was good. I haven't read "How to Fail..." yet, but I plan to do so!

On Milton Erickson... If you're interested in marketing and sales, you have to familiarize yourself with this...

I've studied him to a degree, but there's still more for me to learn...

One of the most amazing things I read about his hypnotic technique are "embedded commands." He could tell a story, and induce a hypnotic state through "embedded commands" he would plant in the story. People would become hypnotized, without even being aware of it! They just thought they were listening to a story!

Scary stuff - but also extremely powerful!

Best wishes,

Dien

Re: The psychological persuasion principles being used by Donald Trump...
 

And of course there are no embedded commands on any of Glenn's pages when you read them :)