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Guerrilla Bribes
The polite phrases for bribes are "advertising specialties" or "free gifts." Whatever term you use, know that bribes work on all demographic groups.

Punished by rewards
Punishment and reward proceed from basically the same psychological model, one that conceives of motivation as nothing more than the manipulation of behavior. As part of my own development and in an attempt to keep my mind as open and fresh as possible, I take to reading all sorts of things. On my current reading list is a very interesting book called “Punished by Rewards” by Alfie Kohn, author, speaker and educator. He writes about the trouble with “gold stars, incentive plans, As, praise and other bribes”.
12 Simple Ways to Sell More Books
10 very easy to implement "stand out" ideas so your book will stand out from the millions of others out there.
What s Holding Back Africa s Growth?
This plenary session discussed the contributing factors to Africa s poor economic growth, including the conclusions of the World Economic Forum s Africa Competitiveness Report 2004, and the actions that governments and business can take to promote economic growth. The discussion included calls from business participants and the panel for action against corruption on the continent.

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Guerrilla Bribes
The polite phrases for bribes are "advertising specialties" or "free gifts." Whatever term you use, know that bribes work on all demographic groups.

The "Customer Experience" versus "Customer Satisfaction"
Customer Satisfaction was the mantra of the 90's. You had to insure your customer was completely satisfied to guarantee repeat business. Compensation was tied to it, additional franchises, factory bonuses, and incentives. The world revolved around "Customer Satisfaction". Eventually the process mutated into a web of deceit, manipulation and fraud. Customers were coerced into returning their surveys with only a completely satisfied score. There were bribes of free products or services if you personally brought the survey in. But these surveys only measured prospects who bought, not the majority of your prospects who DID NOT. I believe you can learn more from this silent majority.
Punished by rewards
Punishment and reward proceed from basically the same psychological model, one that conceives of motivation as nothing more than the manipulation of behavior. As part of my own development and in an attempt to keep my mind as open and fresh as possible, I take to reading all sorts of things. On my current reading list is a very interesting book called “Punished by Rewards” by Alfie Kohn, author, speaker and educator. He writes about the trouble with “gold stars, incentive plans, As, praise and other bribes”.
Through the looking glass
Many sales people are tired of being told that they need to sell like someone else to be successful. Many are unsure of what they should be modelling. Too often they are told to ‘just be like’ someone else but with no reference to what that actually looks like they are left poking around in the dark mimicking the ‘star’ performer and left feeling unauthentic. And ‘big sticks’, bribes or fear don’t help either. Most people, and especially sales people, want to be the best they can be but without having to be someone else. Clearly defining what good performance looks like is key. Here is a model we use where we focus on three key areas...

The Secret Formula of Confident Leaders
Today's successful businesses know that it isn't micromanagement or bribes that attract and maintain a happy and productive workforce, it is the confidence and ability of their key leaders that makes the difference.
Email Marketing Made Easy #18 - Incentives to Stay Subscribed
When you send out an email to your list the recipient is always given an option to unsubscribe. You therefore need to give them a good reason not to. It is therefore important that you only send an email that contains genuinely useful information. It is also a good idea to offer your email subscribers ethical bribes to stay subscribed by including them in a special/inner circle. This could mean that they receive special discounts, advance notifications etc. The Internet offers many means of affordable marketing with auto responders.

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