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".
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‘Market share says we just want to be big; we don’t care if we make money doing it.
Marketing has changed, but our understanding of what we’re supposed to do next hasn’t kept up. When in doubt, we selfishly shout. When in a corner, we play small ball, stealing from our competition instead of broadening the market. When pressed, we assume that everyone is just like us, but uninformed. Mostly, we remember growing up in a mass market
... See more“Money doesn’t talk anymore. People do. That’s why you need to rethink your marketing strategy.”
I’ve realized that for marketing to be truly effective, it can’t emphasize selling, but it must emphasize human interaction instead; it must help people, bring people together, and possibly contribute to a better world.
We cannot market our way out of corporatism.