Comments on: Ethical Marketing http://www.vredvoice.com/ethical-marketing.html Wed, 28 Dec 2011 14:59:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: Brought to You by Vred Voice http://www.vredvoice.com/ethical-marketing.html/comment-page-1#comment-13148 Brought to You by Vred Voice Tue, 06 Sep 2011 00:09:44 +0000 http://www.vredvoice.com/?p=1021#comment-13148 We do not recommend it. We do not recommend it.

]]> By: Jacquiline Vennari http://www.vredvoice.com/ethical-marketing.html/comment-page-1#comment-13103 Jacquiline Vennari Thu, 01 Sep 2011 22:58:12 +0000 http://www.vredvoice.com/?p=1021#comment-13103 Kudos! I really liked this write-up. I was curious as to what you think about Evergreen Business Systems? Kudos! I really liked this write-up. I was curious as to what you think about Evergreen Business Systems?

]]> By: Education Marketing Council http://www.vredvoice.com/ethical-marketing.html/comment-page-1#comment-4082 Education Marketing Council Tue, 14 Dec 2010 19:54:32 +0000 http://www.vredvoice.com/?p=1021#comment-4082 Wow Michelle you really hit the nail on the head with this article. In your list, number one strikes a chord that very few marketing experts really place emphasis on. Sure they may touch on it since some of those aspects are part of a target demographic, but they don't ACT on it. This article gives proof that our company was created with the right mind. To help express to others the importance of ethical marketing and your post is actually pretty moving. Thanks for your post and I look forward to many more! Wow Michelle you really hit the nail on the head with this article. In your list, number one strikes a chord that very few marketing experts really place emphasis on. Sure they may touch on it since some of those aspects are part of a target demographic, but they don’t ACT on it. This article gives proof that our company was created with the right mind. To help express to others the importance of ethical marketing and your post is actually pretty moving. Thanks for your post and I look forward to many more!

]]> By: Michelle Adams http://www.vredvoice.com/ethical-marketing.html/comment-page-1#comment-2498 Michelle Adams Thu, 04 Nov 2010 02:35:15 +0000 http://www.vredvoice.com/?p=1021#comment-2498 Stephen you often speak highly of Leo, I must check out more of his work. I think some of us do come from a place of wanting our products and services to be affordable and yet others are moving in that direction (kicking and screaming) because the market is demanding it. It's difficult to justify a half baked e-book for even $29.95 these days when you can get books by outstanding authors for $9.95 on the Kindle or from the iBook store. It doesn't mean the work is not valuable, it's just the digital market has had 'real' players enter it, it's grown up so to speak. There's certainly a place for high priced, high quality goods and services, I'm in awe of what humans can create and don't begrudge paying for it. The burning question for me is how can everyone have access to those things, to be able to afford those things. That's the question and while I'd like to be able to figure out the ultimate answer, I'm too distracted with the realisation that not only can a lot of people not afford the luxury of fine food, wine and art, but they cannot even get the basics covered off such as food and heating (and that's in the Western world.) No easy answers but lessening greed might help in some way maybe, but maybe not. Stephen you often speak highly of Leo, I must check out more of his work.

I think some of us do come from a place of wanting our products and services to be affordable and yet others are moving in that direction (kicking and screaming) because the market is demanding it. It’s difficult to justify a half baked e-book for even $29.95 these days when you can get books by outstanding authors for $9.95 on the Kindle or from the iBook store. It doesn’t mean the work is not valuable, it’s just the digital market has had ‘real’ players enter it, it’s grown up so to speak.

There’s certainly a place for high priced, high quality goods and services, I’m in awe of what humans can create and don’t begrudge paying for it. The burning question for me is how can everyone have access to those things, to be able to afford those things. That’s the question and while I’d like to be able to figure out the ultimate answer, I’m too distracted with the realisation that not only can a lot of people not afford the luxury of fine food, wine and art, but they cannot even get the basics covered off such as food and heating (and that’s in the Western world.)

No easy answers but lessening greed might help in some way maybe, but maybe not.

]]> By: simplystephen http://www.vredvoice.com/ethical-marketing.html/comment-page-1#comment-2337 simplystephen Thu, 28 Oct 2010 18:08:50 +0000 http://www.vredvoice.com/?p=1021#comment-2337 I read this when you first posted and wanted to comment...love what you are saying and hmmm, we are back to the quality and trust theme. I have been working on a different theory on price points by avoiding the value them totally and always offering quality. It breaks my heart to see so many people struggle. Myself included. Many people have limited means. They have to pick and chose what they can buy and when. I have been leaning towards open source and other community related things for a while now... Anything in the range of $3-10 is affordable to almost everyone. When you start going above that it can be tough. Leo Babauta of zen habits brings this point home by offering everything he writes at under $10 and he now even includes his audience in the writing process...amazing quality, interaction, customer service and care. All in the same process. Thank you for your insights on greed. I think eliminating it or at least reducing it will create an even playing field. It's wonderful to have people like you thinking about more than just the bottom line. I read this when you first posted and wanted to comment…love what you are saying and hmmm, we are back to the quality and trust theme.

I have been working on a different theory on price points by avoiding the value them totally and always offering quality. It breaks my heart to see so many people struggle. Myself included. Many people have limited means. They have to pick and chose what they can buy and when. I have been leaning towards open source and other community related things for a while now…

Anything in the range of $3-10 is affordable to almost everyone. When you start going above that it can be tough. Leo Babauta of zen habits brings this point home by offering everything he writes at under $10 and he now even includes his audience in the writing process…amazing quality, interaction, customer service and care. All in the same process.

Thank you for your insights on greed. I think eliminating it or at least reducing it will create an even playing field. It’s wonderful to have people like you thinking about more than just the bottom line.

]]> By: Michelle Adams http://www.vredvoice.com/ethical-marketing.html/comment-page-1#comment-2272 Michelle Adams Sat, 23 Oct 2010 01:13:04 +0000 http://www.vredvoice.com/?p=1021#comment-2272 Yes James, living breathing human beings with aspirations, hard earned cash and a brain to boot. :) Yes James, living breathing human beings with aspirations, hard earned cash and a brain to boot. :)

]]> By: JamestheJust on Elance http://www.vredvoice.com/ethical-marketing.html/comment-page-1#comment-2268 JamestheJust on Elance Fri, 22 Oct 2010 20:12:26 +0000 http://www.vredvoice.com/?p=1021#comment-2268 Boo ya! Spot on, Michelle. Marketing is about trust, because it's not a bot, credit card or tally-box in a ledger that is buying what you're selling. People are. Boo ya! Spot on, Michelle. Marketing is about trust, because it’s not a bot, credit card or tally-box in a ledger that is buying what you’re selling.

People are.

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