Why Official Stories Are Risky

One of the primary principles of positioning is to be first in a particular category or market. If you can be first in your category, then your prospect will naturally think of you first when he is ready to buy. This principle of positioning works the same way with history. The media writes the first […]

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What Marketers Can Learn from Hitler

Most marketers suck. Here’s what I mean: They dish out BIG benefits, HUGE promises, and OUTRAGEOUS claims in their sales pitches… and then… fail to deliver. I was recently reminded of this when a client told me about “the biggest piece of crap I have been sold” (his words, not mine). He and I both […]

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