Comments on: Blog Snob II: Darth Blogger!

By: Peter

Peter — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 21:02:25 +0000

Needless to say, there will ALWAYS be someone bigger, better and badder. That is not the question. Someone marketing with the techniques above is already losing out. They just want you to jump on their bandwagon so THEY feel like a winner.

The thing you have to consider is: What do I want to accomplish? My goals are to make a difference in the world, and maintain a certain lifestyle, not to make TONS of money. So no, I would never be attracted by that kind of marketing material.

By: Anca

Anca — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 18:20:07 +0000

I respond to this kind of marketing – with disgust. Fear does not inspire trust, IMO.

But this is the kind of tactic that marketers have been using for all sorts of things for a long time. In fact, you can find all kinds of ads on late-night TV that have a similar tone. Usually they are for rip-offs.

By: Kathryn

Kathryn — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 17:13:46 +0000

Thanks for sharing this…I’m really glad now that I am pretty selective about who I sign up for pitches with. Definitely a Mars thing.

By: Kerry Hargraves

Kerry Hargraves — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:39:29 +0000

If an organization or individual used that message in an attempt to market to me they would not only fail to sell me anything, I wouldn’t use anything they were prepared to give away.

Negativity and scare tactics might sell to a certain demographic but would (should) also do a lot of damage to an organization’s image.

By: Mary Lee

Mary Lee — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:39:01 +0000

I have enough evil thoughts of my own, thank you very much. I agree with you, I want to be motivated to do things right in a positive way.

What’s the expression about bees and honey? We all want to believe we can succeed and we want others to believe in our success, too.

Great post!
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