Well not really 'a day'. In fact it doesn't specify which day. Just "A DAY". You will get a 'thought' when there is one worth getting. Maybe I should rename the site "Try to have a thought a day" YOU CAN HAVE 'MARKETING THOUGHT A DAY' RSS FEEDBLITZ EMAILED TO YOU BY VISITING WWW.MICHAELKIELYMARKETING.COM.AU AND SIGNING ON FOR THE SERVICE. (Not every day, thought. You won't ready them all.)

Friday, June 30, 2006

Bettermousetrapitis

Happy Monday! (Or Sunday, depending on your timezone.)

On the last three occasions that I took briefs from clients, they all presented with with symptoms of Bettermousetrapitis. They had all these technical reasons why their product was superior, but they were bewildered why the market chose to favour someone else.

It's hard when you work so hard on a product, and you're with it all day, hard not to get blinded by the data.

Most decisions to purchase are based on emotion. The buyer may speak rationally about the process - listing technical details as reasons for their decision. But they are simply covering up the fact that self image or insecurity or any one of a thousands variants of these two basics are driving their decision.


Cheers!

Michael Kiely

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