712: Selling Salvation (With Nathan Fraser and Landon Porter)

(Emotional Manipulators For Hire, Episode 8) Friend, copywriter, marketer, and Facebook World Champion Nathan Fraser and I continue our monthly conversation about marketing and media manipulation. You'll learn more about the tactics politicians and propagandists use against you, and how you can re-purpose such tactics for good. Today: Building your own cult, for fun and profit!We welcome Landon Porter from DudeItsAGame.com. Nathan claims Landon is a master "cult-builder." Is that a compliment?The conversation picks up where we left off in our show about tribalism, but today we'll go to extremes.We'll explore:* ways Cult Leaders manage their cults* some cult-like areas in popular culture and society at large:* Recognizable Marketing Examples* how those same tactics can be used for building brands, profitable communities, etc.:MUSIC:"Dark Harvest" Ghost Data"Everybody is Crazy" Amen Dunes "Snova v SSSR" Love and Mersey More About Nathan Fraser:The Free Market Squad: The Mastermind GroupNeed Help Growing Your Business? CopyandFunnels.comThe Dark Arts of Marketing PodcastJOIN THE UN-IVERSITY COMMUNITY!By purchasing The Ideas Into Action SummitVisit sspuniversity.com/ideasintoaction to learn more about the presenters, topics, bonus materials and encore presentation. Coupon Code: "myspace"Please Support School SucksWe do cool things! Thanks to your support.School Sucks is one of the longest running liberty-minded podcasts on the web, and the only one completely devoted to the issue of education (versus public school and college). Your support keeps the show going and growing, which keeps us at the top of the options for education podcasts and leads to new people discovering our work. Please help us continue to spread this important message further!Before you do anything, please bookmark and use this link for your Amazon shopping: Shop With UsOne-Time Donation Options:Paypal/Venmo;Donate DASHDonate ETHEREUMDonate LITECOINDonate BITCOINDonate BITCOIN CASHDonate ZCASHRecurring Options:NEW! SubscribeStarAccess our personal development bonus show, The Discomfort Zone, and lots of other irreverent and acerbic commentary you've never heard before.Support Us On PATREONHelp incentivize our production! Pledge $1 per content item and access dozens of Patron only audios and videos.Join the A/V ClubIf you're looking for more School Sucks content, the A/V Club option grants you access to a bonus content section with 400+ hours of exclusive audio and video. If you are a regular consumer of our media, please consider making a monthly commitment by selecting the best option for you...A/V Club - Basic Access - $8.00/MonthA/V Club - "Advanced" Access - $12.00/MonthSigma Sigma Pi - "Privileged" Access - $16.00/Month Crypto Addresses:DASH; XcZfPP6GZGVo9VKViNBVJZja5JVxZDB229ETHEREUM; 0x3c5504CE3401C028832173506fa30BD4db4b7D35LITECOIN; LKNp24f5wwvZ2QzeDbvxXgBxyVwi1yXnu2BITCOIN; 1KhwY836cfSGCK5aaGFv8Q7PHMgghFJn1UBITCOIN CASH 1AmqLVxjw3Lp9KT5ckfvsqfN2Hn3B1hCWSZCASH; t1by1ZGJ63LoLSjXy27ooJtipf4wMr7qbu4