On this episode, we're discussing practical techniques copywriters can use to link to the brain's reward system and impact decision making by influencing memory so consumers will execute accordingly after being exposed to your marketing content.

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On this episode, we'll be discussing how the unconscious side of brands connect with their audience, and how creative marketers can use this information as inspiration for new ad campaigns.

I'm speaking with Daryl Weber, author of Brand Seduction: How Neuroscience Can Help Marketers Build Memorable Brands. He'll teach us strategies he learned with brands like Nike and Coca Cola, explaining brand building and neuromarketing techniques that embed the brand in consumer memories.

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Have you ever tried to reason with an argumentative, emotional child? How about working with multiple, very different groups to find common ground? Negotiating emotional situations can be difficult...unless you have help.

This week, I'm talking to Dan Shapiro who is known around the world for his work in the field of negotiation and conflict resolution. Shapiro founded and directs the Harvard International Negotiation Program, which focuses on the human dimensions of conflict resolution.

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Most of our guests here on Brainfluence Podcast are experts; they run the gambit from persuasion experts and conversion experts to leadership experts, marketing experts, and many more. So, you won’t be surprised to hear this week’s guest is an expert, too. But, you might be surprised at his area of expertise. Anders Ericsson of Florida State University is, in fact, an expert in expertise!

Do you think perfect pitch is a skill only a few gifted people have? In fact, if you start early enough, any child can develop perfect pitch - a skill that will last a lifetime.

Learn about how people REALLY become experts. 

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Would you like to be perceived as a true leader, as someone who can command the attention of your peers and convince them to follow your ideas with ease? Do you want to be seen as someone who's able to persuade the leaders in your industry and as one to watch and follow?

What you're looking for, that special something that attracts those above and below you like a magnet, is what my today's guest calls Executive Presence.

Tune in to learn how you can step up your game and cultivate your own executive presence!

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Paul Rouke joins me today to talk about his book The Growth Strategy That's Being Ignored: A Story of Untapped Potential, and how his research has been changing the way companies have been shaping their consumers' online experience for over twelve years.

Paul is an expert in conversion optimization, and he walks us through how any business can achieve superior results without investing more in paid ads, SEO, content marketing, or other expensive traffic-boosting strategies.

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This week on The Brainfluence Podcast, my guest has the unique distinction of being credited with coining the term FOMO, or "Fear of Missing Out." Patrick McGinnis is a venture capitalist and writer based in New York City. His firm, Dirigo Advisors, provides strategic advice to investors and businesses operating in Latin America and other emerging markets.

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While we have talked multiple times about persuasion, typically about how to persuade others or how to avoid being swindled by con artists, this interview with Al Pittampali brings an entirely new theory to the table. Al and I talk about how being open to persuasion, at least some of the time, may make you a smarter leader and help your team, company, and life to be more successful.

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My guests today are superstars in the world of sales and knowing what tools to use in this ever-changing world. Tim Brown and Dan Streeter are the co-authors of Old School with New Tools: The Extra 5% that Takes You to the Top of Your Sales Game and Keeps You There.

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Christopher S. Penn is an author, speaker, professor, thought leader and a key influencer in marketing. Chris has made a name for himself as an authority in innovation, digital marketing and marketing technology. 

His latest book, Leading Innovation, is focused on the intersection of leadership and creativity. Chris and I talk about how to become a leader that inspires innovation, the perils and opportunities of publishing books, and more.

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