Comments on: Marketing Devoid of Common Sense http://www.elegantwebsitedesign.com/blog/2009/10/marketing-devoid-of-common-sense/ Discussions on Website Design, E-Commerce, Internet Marketing and All Things Internet Business Fri, 22 Apr 2011 00:28:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Daniel BE http://www.elegantwebsitedesign.com/blog/2009/10/marketing-devoid-of-common-sense/comment-page-1/#comment-2330 Daniel BE Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:58:50 +0000 http://www.elegantwebsitedesign.com/blog/?p=73#comment-2330 Good post, Andrew. It has a ring of truth to it and reflects the values I want a marketer to practice. Humans connecting as humans - novel concept! Good post, Andrew. It has a ring of truth to it and reflects the values I want a marketer to practice. Humans connecting as humans – novel concept!

]]> By: Andrew BE, M.B.A. http://www.elegantwebsitedesign.com/blog/2009/10/marketing-devoid-of-common-sense/comment-page-1/#comment-2324 Andrew BE, M.B.A. Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:51:51 +0000 http://www.elegantwebsitedesign.com/blog/?p=73#comment-2324 Brian- I'm glad you found it helpful. Like you described, sometimes the distasteful experience is easier to recognize than the behaviors inducing the experience; like the smarmy-feeling used car salesman who, on the surface, is trying to "act personable" with no genuineness behind the behavior. Sometimes knowing what to look for brings about a clarity on the experience much quicker and makes for a smoother process. Chris- I couldn't agree more. Unless a company has the capabilities and budget to act like Wal-Mart, success is best achieved through the factors you listed. Unfortunately, I see so many Internet businesses fail because they're trying to be too many things to too many people. Brian-
I’m glad you found it helpful. Like you described, sometimes the distasteful experience is easier to recognize than the behaviors inducing the experience; like the smarmy-feeling used car salesman who, on the surface, is trying to “act personable” with no genuineness behind the behavior. Sometimes knowing what to look for brings about a clarity on the experience much quicker and makes for a smoother process.

Chris-
I couldn’t agree more. Unless a company has the capabilities and budget to act like Wal-Mart, success is best achieved through the factors you listed. Unfortunately, I see so many Internet businesses fail because they’re trying to be too many things to too many people.

]]> By: Chris Reddin http://www.elegantwebsitedesign.com/blog/2009/10/marketing-devoid-of-common-sense/comment-page-1/#comment-2322 Chris Reddin Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:07:36 +0000 http://www.elegantwebsitedesign.com/blog/?p=73#comment-2322 Excellent post. There are so many marketing messages in our environment today, and unless you are really clear on who you want to speak to and what you want to say, you are just yelling in the wind. To me your blog post really speaks to a need to be super-relevant and super-connected to your customer. Nice one, Andrew. Excellent post. There are so many marketing messages in our environment today, and unless you are really clear on who you want to speak to and what you want to say, you are just yelling in the wind. To me your blog post really speaks to a need to be super-relevant and super-connected to your customer. Nice one, Andrew.

]]> By: brianlburns http://www.elegantwebsitedesign.com/blog/2009/10/marketing-devoid-of-common-sense/comment-page-1/#comment-2317 brianlburns Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:27:49 +0000 http://www.elegantwebsitedesign.com/blog/?p=73#comment-2317 I appreciate this post, Andrew... because as insidious as some of these marketing tactics are, and as much as I dislike the experience of buying in or associating with them, I often have a difficult time recognizing and avoiding them right off the bat. I think this post would serve as a good checklist to "call out" bad marketing approaches, and generate better business relationships. I appreciate this post, Andrew… because as insidious as some of these marketing tactics are, and as much as I dislike the experience of buying in or associating with them, I often have a difficult time recognizing and avoiding them right off the bat.

I think this post would serve as a good checklist to “call out” bad marketing approaches, and generate better business relationships.

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