The Anti-Black Friday Movement
The One Marketer Who Is Skipping It This Year On Purpose
Black Friday and the holiday season are significant sales periods in my industry as a marketer. It feels like everyone is working on a Black Friday deal. Except me this year. Let me tell you why.
Services Vs. Products
A product is something you purchase and leave. You may never see the person again. A service is something you will trade your time for money on. You will need to spend your valuable time with the buyer. So the circumstances are very different between product and service. I work mostly in the services’ industry where I want to vet the buyer for fit and that is impossible to do when discounts are involved.
People Are Sick Of It
For approximately 15 days, everyone’s email Inboxes get flooded. Talk about the opposite of being productive and helpful. If there were only a few emails, it’s be fine. But a whole slew of random offers is simply too much. This was one of the reasons I decided to skip it — to leave my audience alone.
It Attracts Transactional Vs. Quality People
I don’t want joy-seeking customers; I want long-term clients. Transactional customers are like one-night stands…
