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Spot On There D.
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At 02:11 AM 21/04/2004, you wrote:
>I don't think all marketing is bad. I just think that marketing types that
>like to toss around acronym's like CRM are bad. When a marketing type
>uses phrases like "aggressive pricing strategy" instead of the word "sale"
>then I check to see if my wallet is still in my possession.
>
>d
>
>
>----------
>From: Brian [mailto:brian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 2004 11:00 AM
>To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [amibroker] Re: IQFeed plugin version 1.5.1 released
>
>D,
>
>You are working under the auspices that all marketing is bad. Think
>about all the products you do enjoy that do spend money on
>marketing, and you will see what I mean.
>
>I stated it earlier but perhaps it got buried. If you combine a
>quality work ethic with top-notch marketing, you are ultimately
>going to end up ahead of the competition that relies only on good
>marketing.
>
>The natural tendency is to hate marketers. I understand this. I also
>hate most marketers. I am not that type of marketer. I specialize in
>customer relationship management (CRM). This means I believe the
>real money is to be made by actively listening to customers to find
>out what their needs are. I don't believe in trying to sell
>something the customer does not really need. This is where the easy
>$$$ is anyway, from a marketing perspective.
>
>I have little time to educate everyone here. I guess -- fill out my
>feedback form and we'll talk about it further ;-)
>
>~Brian
>
>
>
>--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "dingo" <dingo@xxxx> wrote:
> > You need to lower you cannon there duude!
> >
> > AB is a 2 man shop and only recently the second was added. TJ is
>unique and
> > he's not an empire builder. If TJ were to take your advice ( and
>this is
> > IMHO ) and do some "marketing" then he'd discover (just as the
>marketing
> > types at Equis have) that the way to riches is not by having the
>best or
> > fastest or most realiable or most feature rich or most supported
>product
> > out there. Its by having software that looks good in the box and
>looks good
> > when you put up a graph and appeals to the person that's new to TA
>and
> > want's to have what everyone else has - only to realize
>months/dollars later
> > that the slick solution he bought isn't going to make him rich by
>the end of
> > next month. He then gives up and puts his shiny box on the shelf
>and goes
> > and sets up a bidness on eBay selling junk out of his attic.
> >
> > That's the way to make lots of money in the TA software bidness -
>target the
> > great unwashed and rake in the gold.
> >
> > Thankfully, TJ is old school and doesn't believe in that crap. He
>still
> > believes in quality, service, etc. That's why he's got a devoted
>customer
> > base that has grown slowly over the past n years and he seems
>satisfied with
> > that. And I for one am grateful he doesn't do any marketing
>studies.
> >
> > d
> >
> >
> >
> > _____
> >
> > From: Brian [mailto:brian@x...]
> > Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 2004 10:25 AM
> > To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [amibroker] Re: IQFeed plugin version 1.5.1 released
> >
> >
> > Tomasz,
> >
> > I've worked with a few companies that have been around for close
>to
> > 100 years, and they still like to do things "the old way." Their
> > marketing reflects this fact, as well (they have very little
> > marketing budget). They rely heavily on word-of-mouth, which is a
> > form of branding.
> >
> > blah, blah, bah.
> >
> > come rolling in. Just let me know.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Brian
>
>
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