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Win Make Give with Ben Kinney

Harnessing Social Proof: Influence and Persuasion Tactics Unveiled

Win Make Give with Ben Kinney

Ben Kinney Training

Education, Self-improvement

4.91.5K Ratings

🗓️ 18 April 2025

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Ben Kinney, Bob Stewart, and Chad Hyams tackle the concept of social proof from Robert Cialdini's "Influence." They explore how social proof guides our actions through examples like hotel towel reuse and traffic stoppages. Real-life scenarios, including a frightening lack of reaction to an emergency, highlight its impact. The episode dives into leveraging social proof in business strategies, from marketing with T-shirts to the power of references. Ben, Bob, and Chad weave insights on persuasion and influence, offering paths to boost sales, recruitment, and personal interactions. Join them for tactical insights into human behavior.

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Connect with the hosts:

•    Ben Kinney: https://www.BenKinney.com/

•    Bob Stewart: https://www.linkedin.com/in/activebob

•    Chad Hyams: https://ChadHyams.com/

•    Book one of our co-hosts for your next event: https://WinMakeGive.com/speakers/

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•    Join our Facebook group at www.facebook.com/groups/winmakegive

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome to the Win Make Give podcast.

0:10.2

This is Ben Kinney, joined with Bob Stewart and Chad Heimes.

0:14.3

You guys notice I always try to mix up who I introduce first.

0:18.1

Yes, actually.

0:19.6

I feel like I'm on a little, did I get two in a row?

0:22.2

Maybe.

0:22.9

I don't remember all the time, but I want you guys all to know that Bob and Chad are equally

0:27.1

as bad in my mind.

0:29.6

We've gone through a bunch of tactics that were outlaid, outlined.

0:37.3

Outlined in the...

0:38.3

Mentioned.

0:39.3

And Robert Childini's book, Influence.

0:42.3

This is a book that Charlie Munger, kind of the Tom and Jerry to Warren Buffett, his partner

0:51.3

in crime said it was one of the greatest business books that he's ever read.

0:54.8

It's been a fantastic read going through this.

0:56.9

It's really powerful.

0:57.8

Anyway, the last topic today is social proof.

1:04.6

Social proof is when individuals look to the actions of others to determine their own action.

1:16.1

Let me repeat that.

1:17.3

It's when individuals, people, us, we look to see what everybody else is doing

1:23.2

before we make the decision to do something.

1:29.3

Would you say that's similar to pure pressure?

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