Comments on: Am I a Marketer or a Manipulator? http://sarahjlwest.com/am-i-a-marketer-or-a-manipulator/ Thu, 04 Aug 2011 15:15:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Cookie Monster http://sarahjlwest.com/am-i-a-marketer-or-a-manipulator/comment-page-1/#comment-177 Cookie Monster Sun, 26 Jul 2009 09:27:10 +0000 http://sarahjlwest.com/?p=201#comment-177 From a consumer's point of view, I would see you as a marketer because it is in my control whether I am manipulated or not. Ofcourse, I have sat on the other side of the fence and pushed a product so hard, that i have got the consumer to bite the bait, when they ordinarily wouldn't have. I think it comes down to how hard you push what you want to sell - it's a fine line between the two... the smart seller will manipulate, but the clever seller will market it (effectively)... which one are you? From a consumer’s point of view, I would see you as a marketer because it is in my control whether I am manipulated or not. Ofcourse, I have sat on the other side of the fence and pushed a product so hard, that i have got the consumer to bite the bait, when they ordinarily wouldn’t have.

I think it comes down to how hard you push what you want to sell – it’s a fine line between the two… the smart seller will manipulate, but the clever seller will market it (effectively)… which one are you?

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