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Nov

Most Marketing is a Bunch of BS

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I know actionable marketing expert Heidi Cohen a little and like her a lot. She gets this online marketing stuff big time. I read her blog every day. She’s all about delivering advice. In fact, with almost every post she gives readers what she calls “actionable marketing tips” and signs off with “Happy Marketing.” Pretty upbeat stuff.

Heidi came out swinging with this one.

“Your Prospects Think Marketing is BS” was the title of her November 13 article. I dug it. Beside using the term “BS,” Heidi talked about “pissing prospects off.” Watch out.

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Aug

Famous Scientist Reveals Why Many Marketers Suffer Insanity

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This is an old joke, but a profound one…

Guy goes to see his doctor. He says, “Doc, it hurts when I do this. What should I do?” Doctor says, “Stop doing it.”

And then there’s that axiom from the famous physicist Albert Einstein, who said…

 The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.

Are you insane?

Forgive me for probing into your mental health uninvited, but it feels like my question needs to be asked. I’m going somewhere with this, which is based on a chunk of data I’ve come across in a number of articles this month citing the research findings from “Constant Contact Small Business Pulse.”

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