"There are people we are trying to persuade from the inside, but it is also important to maintain pressure from the outside".
For many tax-driven investors, it probably took a lot of persuading from accountants and advisers to get comfortable with paying up to 35 percent of the account value in federal taxes.
In his 70s and 80s he became branding's tireless global senior statesman, explaining and persuading from platforms around the world and taking on the exciting but controversial business of country branding.
Conservation groups want a total ban on eel's exploitation until stocks recover and have successfully persuaded chefs from Gordon Ramsay to Jamie Oliver to drop adult eel from their menus.
PETA's campaigns have persuaded schools from Idaho to North Carolina to cancel events.
He and his business partner, Michael Scanlon, who pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bribery last November, persuaded tribes from Texas to Mississippi to hand over some $80m.
Corden has persuaded everyone from Justin Bieber and Jennifer Lopez to George Clooney and Jennifer Hudson to take part in the segment, which critics have described as the must-see moment of late-night US TV.
A grandfather dying from prostate cancer has had his final wish granted by some of Hollywood's biggest stars, after his daughter persuaded actors from Marvel's Avengers films to support his cause on social media.
In his State of the Union address, Mr. Obama hailed the results so far of that competition, which has persuaded states from Rhode Island to California to make changes in their education laws.
The growing demand for drinkable water and its reliable supply have persuaded populations from many parts of the globe to construct desalination plants.
