The fundamental message of marketing must change from "we want your money" to "we share your interests".
Jeff Jarvis • WHAT WOULD GOOGLE DO
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The fundamental message of marketing must change from "we want your money" to "we share your interests".
The problem with most marketing parlance is that it's dehumanising. The language causes marketers to think of people not as human beings with real human needs, but as a resource of potential consumers to be manipulated into parting with their money. The task of marketing becomes a left-brain, ‘control and numbers' exercise instead of a human
... See moreCarolyn Tate • Conscious Marketing: How to Create an Awesome Business with a New Approach to Marketing
The other kind of marketing, the effective kind, is about understanding our customers’ worldview and desires so we can connect with them. It’s focused on being missed when you’re gone, on bringing more than people expect to those who trust us. It seeks volunteers, not victims.
Seth Godin • This is Marketing: You Can’t Be Seen Until You Learn To See
most companies see their potential customers as weak, naive, and prone to addiction.
what would the world look like if companies spoke to our highest values rather than looking to make a quick profit off our base instincts...
what would the world look like if companies spoke to our highest values rather than looking to make a quick profit off our base instincts...