Graybeard Lectures: The Lighter Side of the Dark Art of Selling - Couverture souple

Donnelly, Mark D

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ISBN 10 : 1956688633 ISBN 13 : 9781956688634

Editeur : Rock / Paper / Safety Scissors, 2026

Synopsis

The Lighter Side of the Dark Arts of Selling explores the quiet psychological forces that shape human decisions long before logic, language, or persuasion tactics enter the picture. Contrary to conventional sales wisdom, people rarely decide because they are convinced. They decide because something subtly feels resolved. Drawing on behavioral psychology, early advertising history, and decades of real-world experience, Mark "Dr. Maddog" Donnelly reveals how tone, timing, familiarity, and restraint influence choice far more effectively than pressure or performance. With calm authority and wry humor, Donnelly reframes the so-called "dark arts" of selling as neither sinister nor manipulative, but human. He shows why emotion precedes logic, why effort can signal insecurity, why trust is built quietly through consistency, and why the most effective selling often doesn't feel like selling at all. Rather than offering scripts or closing techniques, this book focuses on alignment, friction removal, and designing environments where the right decision becomes obvious without being forced. It is a guide for marketers, sales professionals, business leaders, fundraisers, and anyone who wants to influence ethically in a noisy, attention-starved world. When louder strategies stop working, quiet understanding becomes a competitive advantage.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Rock / Paper / Safety Scissors
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1956688633
• ISBN 13: 9781956688634
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 92
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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