What is the title you give to yourself?
๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐บ๐๐๐ฒ๐น๐ณ ๐ฎ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ. ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ, ๐๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ, ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ... ๐ฒ๐๐ฐ.
The reason is quite simple..
Even though I know the psychology, fundamental principles, and tactical hacks with online marketing, I don't care to attach my identity to it.
๐ ๐๐บ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐... In 2010 my parents visited me in New York from India. It was a much anticipated visit because I didn't seen them in years. I was busy building my online business.
I hosted them in my "house in the country" which was bigger than any single home they have ever seen. I picked them up in a Limo from the airport. My kids were all under 10 years of age and we had a nanny to take care of them. My life was swell as anybody could imagine. I never went out of my home to work.
My Parents who were also business people in India, were glad to see how everything turned out for me and I was proud to have him see what I accomplished.
One day, not knowing what I really did for a living may Father asked me... "๐ฆ๐ผ๐ป, ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ ๐น๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด?".
I said that I was in ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ.
He asked me again... "๐ฌ๐ผ๐ ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐ ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ฒ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฝ ๐๐๐๐ณ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฒ?"
I was shocked to hear that... but I understood exactly what he meant. It was mostly true as marketers always had a way for framing what is good and hiding things that aren't so good.
Since 2010, I've seen my idea of marketing evolve into what is coming in 2020. It's become more about transparency and value. It has become anti-corporation and more personable.
I know how important Marketing is to any business, but I still don't consider myself as a Marketer. I have come to realize that is not my strength.
๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐๐ต ๐ถ๐ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐น๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ต๐ฒ๐น๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐บ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐๐ป ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐ถ๐ป ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ฒ.
๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐๐ต ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ด๐ผ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ผ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฎ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ๐บ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐บ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ.
I am less impressed by Marketers these days even if they seem like they are being authentic. I know there's more to it than what you see.
When consumers get educated, marketers change. Because marketing is all about giving what people want.
My Father (bless his soul) hit it right on the head.
If you are looking to do something online, you don't have to call yourself an Internet Marketer, because that may not be what you really want to be.
๐ฌ๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐ด๐ป๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐.
A person who helps in positive change in the world, A business facilitator, a business stylist or designer, or a Web Entrepreneur (Webpreneur), or with NO LABEL at all.
What ever you choose to do online take your time and keep digging deeper.
Does the title "Marketer" really fit your future you? If it does, by all means call yourself a marketer proudly...
๐๐ณ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐, ๐ฏ๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐'๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป. ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฝ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด.
To your success
Abe
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