“Our Fortune 1000 executive attendees embraced Dr. Cialdini’s thought-provoking principles and scored him in the top percentile of speakers at the Alexander Group’s Annual Chief Sales Executive Forum. That’s significant given our discerning audience who set the bar consistently high!.”
– Gary Tubridy, Senior VP, The Alexander Group
“Cialdini is the most brilliant student of influence and negotiation I’ve encountered. I can’t think of anyone I’d rather have advising me.”
– Tom Peters, The Tom Peters Group
“This book is the de facto standard to learn the psychology of persuasion. If you don’t read it, I hope you enjoy pounding your head against the wall and throwing away marketing dollars.”
– Guy Kawasaki, CEO, Holy Kaw
“Robert Cialdini is the best expert on Persuasion and Influence in the world..”
– Jose’ Salibi Neto,
HSM
“The Principles of Ethical Influence, as taught by Bob Cialdini, needs to be a part of every salesperson’s toolkit. What strikes me is not only the simplicity of his message but the power it provides in practice.”
– R. Craig Wilson,
Sr. Vice President, Sales Manager, Northern Trust
“He was among the highest rated speakers we ever had at our conference. So I continue to dream about having him back.”
– Marsha Lindsay, CEO, Brandworks University
“Great session with our customers, most of them CIOs of multinational companies. Dr Cialdini managed to combine theory with practice in such a way that we all left the session with ideas to put into practice.”
– Maria Asuncion Gonzalo Orden, Marketing Director
“Dr. Cialdini, I was concerned that because my sales team is very senior, sophisticated, and experienced, if you did not keep their attention, they would simply walk out, get on their
– Tom Stroud, Cisco Systems
“Dr. Cialdini was a big hit. His message on influence is memorable and applicable across a broad range of contexts. He was the opening keynote speaker at the conference and got
– Dr. David M. Szymanski,
JCPenney Chair of Retailing Studies & Director,
Center for Retailing Studies, Mays Business School, Texas A&M University
“Dr. Cialdini’s materials have been truly invaluable for directing our marketing efforts and focus. Nothing else comes close to his insights.”
– Glen Larson, President,
Genesis Financial Technologies, Inc.
“You were exceptional.”
– Sebastian Mackinlay,
World Negotiation Forum
“We’ve known for years that people buy based on emotions and justify their buying decision based on logic.
– Mark Blackburn,
Sr. VP, Dir. of Insurance Operations,
State Auto Insurance
“We were impressed with Dr. Cialdini’s quick grasp of both our company and the highly complex health care industry. His extensive knowledge in the field of persuasion allowed him to provide
– Tracy W. Young,
Director of Marketing, Team Health
“His presentation was stirring and full of information to help in the influencing decisions and more specific in getting closure on your ideas and services. I would recommend that anyone
– Howard A. Christensen,
Co-Chairman, Christensen & Associates
“Dr. Robert Cialdini’s information and “principles of persuasion” program are a terrific foundation for any organization desiring to improve its sales, negotiation, and change management
– Steve Rue,
Senior Vice President of Administration,
Arrowhead Credit Union
“You promised, and delivered! People were talking about Dr. Cialdini’s presentation. It gave our whole CMO event an important added dimension beyond the “usual” marketing strategies
– Rob Leavitt,
Sr Dir. Marketing & Member Advocacy,
IT Services Marketing Assoc.
“After Dr. Cialdini’s program, the noise of praise was almost deafening.”
– Eric Snyder, Ph.D.,
Vice President, Sales and Marketing,
Shea Homes
“We recently got back our reader survey results from the Oct. issue and your article was both the most read and the one that people found the most useful. Congratulations!”
– Alden M. Hayashi,
Senior Editor, Harvard Business Review
“Dr. Robert Cialdini literally touched thousands of lives and you met all facets of our mission statement. He helped solidify an outstanding Day, and helped create the significant impact
– Mark Jones,
Main Platform Chair,
Million Dollar Round Table
“Thank you for your very informative, usable and enjoyable presentation at the recent MediaCat Forum in Istanbul. Although we had many excellent presenters, you were the best
– Pelin Ozkan,
Genel Yayin Yonetmeni
“Robert Cialdini far exceeded the expectations of a very cynical group of public relations executives and made me a hero in the process. He was engaging, authoritative and
– Michelle Olson, APR,
The Counselors Academy,
Public Relations Society of America
“Dr. Cialdini was the top speaker we’ve ever had…in or out of the organization. They loved him.”
– Jennifer L. Botelho, KPMG, LLP
“He blew everybody away. They were thrilled. In fact, afterwards one of our lead people pulled me aside and said he came into this program thinking he had been oversold about Dr. Cialdini’s effectiveness.
– Steven Mosey, Ph.D.,
Bose Corporation
“Thanks for your excellent presentation on the strategy of influence and change in attitude. It was very well received by our distributors and Hercules representatives, and I’m sure will create
– Dale Johnson,
Regional Manager, Hercules Incorporated
“If you are looking for a speaker with an important message for sales people, Dr. Cialdini has some powerful insights on influence human behavior (customers, prospects, agents, employees, etc.).”
– David Schmidt,
President, Nationwide Insurance
“Thank you so much for meeting with our company and imparting your wisdom. It has really made a difference. Thanks again for being such a huge ‘influence’ on Massey Knakal ! “
– Robert Knakal, Massey Knakal
“Very rarely do I hear a speaker whose message stays with me after I leave the session… I am still amazed how often I am drawn to his words…informative, motivational, interactive and
– Corie Rockafellow,
Western Region VP ERA
“I am sure that the conclusions you draw will have a major influence on management and sales practices.”
– Stefaan Gillis,
Marketing Manager, Compulec, Belgium
