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The Likeability Continuum

Posted 01-24-2008 at 02:41 AM by Bob Sommers (Bob Sommers' Blog)
Updated 01-29-2008 at 03:38 AM by Bob Sommers
Likeability is not a black and white issue. I don't think it's possible to dislike everything about someone any more than it's possible to like everything about someone. All relationships live on a likeability continuum and they change every day.

It's also important to note that likeability can not exist in a vacuum. You are neither likable or unlikable by yourself. Likeability...
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A Clever Way To Research Your Market Before You Spend A Dime

Posted 01-24-2008 at 02:37 AM by Bob Sommers (Bob Sommers' Blog)
I had an opportunity to interview Dr. Glenn Livingston today about how he researches his product ideas before bringing them to market. In one word ... it's genius.

Glenn creates a survey on the Internet and drives interested people there using Google Adwords and blog posts. Once they arrive, he tells them that he's in the process of creating the...
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We Don't Like The People We Hurt

Posted 01-21-2008 at 04:15 PM by Bob Sommers (Bob Sommers' Blog)
Updated 01-21-2008 at 04:20 PM by Bob Sommers
Everything about the title of this article sounds wrong doesn't it? If anything, we should feel neutral about the people we hurt, but behavioral psychologists have proven time and time again that we actually dislike the people we hurt ... but why?

Psychologists theorize about a concept know as cognitive dissonance. It's the uncomfortable feeling we get when we hold two...
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We Like People Who We Associate With Good Feelings

Posted 01-16-2008 at 03:04 AM by Bob Sommers (Bob Sommers' Blog)
Updated 01-16-2008 at 07:24 PM by Bob Sommers
I had an opportunity to talk about Likability on Business Radio WCFO in Atlanta today. Along with being a lot of fun, it was educational too.

The host, Austin McGonigle commented that the primary reason businesses offer their best customers incentive trips is to take advantage of this law of likability (We Like People Who We Associate With Good Feelings)...
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We Like The People We Help

Posted 01-15-2008 at 02:27 AM by Bob Sommers (Bob Sommers' Blog)
Updated 01-15-2008 at 02:30 AM by Bob Sommers
Behavioral scientists tell us that you are more likely to like the people you help, than you are to like the people who help you. It's counter intuitive to everything you've ever learned about likability, but it's true. Let me explain.

If we go back to the overriding principle of likable, this concept will make a lot more sense. "We like people who make us feel good about...
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