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By: Richard, Personal Development Author

Richard, Personal Development Author — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 06:50:38 +0000

It seems to me now that everyone has to market their product. Marketing is just sharing really. If your service is great enough and you get it into even a few hands it will spread like wildfire. contribution is key here it seems.

By: Rob Levin

Rob Levin — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 17:09:00 +0000

Great post. I constantly tell our readers that if you don’t want to work on your marketing, exit your business and work for someone else. Reality is most business owners want to do it, but don’t allocate the time to do it – every single week. It takes time to be creative. Personally, I set aside time every week or two to get out of the office, turn off internet access and do some strategic thinking (including marketing).

By: David Siteman Garland

David Siteman Garland — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 13:27:06 +0000

And if you aren’t marketing and promoting in your niche, someone else is.

The most successful entrepreneurs are usually natural marketers and promoters (and often networkers). Not to say, you can’t be successful if you aren’t, but it certainly is a massive advantage.

By: joi

joi — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 16:54:21 +0000

Great post and perfect timing for me and my biz partner

By: Julie

Julie — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 15:11:52 +0000

I love this post! People need to be responsible for their own actions and decisions and be cautious buyers rather than blame it on such a ‘generality’ as marketing. I agree – when you’re an employee in an organization and trying to ‘sell’ or ‘influence’ an idea – a new program – a new process, etc. you are ‘marketing’. Marketing is a very vague term and has many different applications and definitions – to me, it means that I have something of value to offer others and need to find a way to let others know about it and say and do the right things with the right intentions that put my product/service in the most attractive way to show how it will help them. To say that all marketing is manipulative is poor thinking. In the product world – I found out about a lot of good things that I wouldn’t have known about through commercials, ads, internet, etc. Any time people speak in vague generalities about a whole population and use labeling – is very poor thinking – I call it ‘stinking thinking’ and it’s the very same problem that causes stereotyping, racism, etc.

By: sofia

sofia — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 04:59:46 +0000

excellent post…being in a sales position changed my perception on many things, and well this is just one of them

By: Lis

Lis — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 03:46:43 +0000

Bahaha! Love it!

By: Phyllis

Phyllis — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 01:39:36 +0000

Love this post – seems to resonate with lots of people. I love sales. When I first started selling (and marketing) I honestly couldn’t understand why everyone wouldn’t want my job. I really think everyone should – nothing is more rewarding (feel-good touchy feely rewarding) than helping someone get a product/service that they need – and get paid for doing it!

I was in corporate IT sales, calling on CIO’s – not the warmest group of people on the planet (at first) but perhaps the most loyal. They truly appreciated the service and attention provided. Now i teach others how to do it which is super rewarding in it’s own way. Life is great isn’t it?