pberry » marketing http://pberryweb.com I did try to found a heresy of my own; and when I had put the last touches to it, I discovered that it was orthodoxy. Fri, 27 Aug 2010 03:30:44 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Best Communications/Marketing/Movement Quote. Ever. http://pberryweb.com/2010/03/best-communicationsmarketingmovement-quote-ever/ http://pberryweb.com/2010/03/best-communicationsmarketingmovement-quote-ever/#comments Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:51:59 +0000 pberry http://pberryweb.com/2010/03/best-communicationsmarketingmovement-quote-ever/

In the race between ‘who’ and ‘how many’, who usually wins–if action is your goal. Find the right people, those that are willing to listen to what you have to say, and ignore the masses that are just going to race on, unchanged. —Seth Godin, Driveby culture and the endless search for wow

The irony of this quote is that because I mentioned marketing in my tweet, I’ll get 5-10 twitter followers claiming to be marketing experts who are already following eight to ten thousand people.

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Get to know your customers. Let them get to know you. Earn their trust in your ability. Then give them what you know is best, not what you think will make them happy.

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