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Good to reframe it this way. Two people who have been doing this for a long time are André Chaperon (see: https://andrechaperon.com/manifesto ) and Tad Hargrave of https://marketingforhippies.com/

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hell yeah, big fan of both andré and tad! i often tell people that i divide my life as a marketer into pre-andré and post-andrè eras, because working thru autoresponder madness and sphere of influence created some seismic shifts in my worldview.

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Nice tweak! "Trust vs Control" makes it easier for me to draw the line.

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ties in nicely with the idea that clients don't buy products, services or solutions.

they buy trust.

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oh yeah, that's spot on. it's rarely the best product/service that wins, but the most trusting relationship.

feels like there's a lot of economic upside in being a relatable human that your clients would want to get a beer with

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love this so much, rob. there’s so much to comment on here but, at the risk of not ever going into more detail, want to quickly say — now, after just having read — yes, to all of it! could also write a small novel on this. thanks for going ahead and actually doing it and forging a path forward to implement.

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yay, thank you esther! feels really good to be working on this again after falling off for the last year

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I completely agree with your approach on this. In my opinion, this first began with large companies starting philanthropist efforts instead of traditional marketing

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