Other terms for that one are:
- Manipulation
- Playing games
- Misleading
- Using people and being used
- Influence
- Selling
Here are some core ideas:
- Influence or manipulation in marketing are tactics aimed at selling whatever you have to offer.
- You might use manipulation in many ways to get what you want.
- Asking for money with a smile might get you $100 from a parent, friend or lover.
- If you don’t get what you want, you might retaliate with emotional threat.
- Submitting someone to emotional threat is a manipulation tactic!
- Love or sex withdrawal is another manipulation tactic.
- A tantrum is manipulation aimed at getting attention or something you want. It is a coping strategy to get something.
Here are some simple manipulation tactics:
- Getting someone to say yes by asking for something small first.
- Giving compliments to befriend someone.
- Making small gifts to make the other person feel like they owe you something.
- Etc.
Manipulation is powerful and not always used for bad purposes.
You might manipulate crowds to bring awareness or raise funds for a charity.
If you are interested by these tactics and want to develop manipulation skills, google “manipulation” or “influence tactics”, thousands of pages of free resources come up.
