The Purpose of Marketing

“You need to understand the purpose of marketing,” said a successful CEO mentor of mine, with stern compassion. He’d invited me to meet him, and since I’d just finished my Ph.D., he asked me about my work. I went on for about 15 minutes about my dissertation, which focused on getting clarity on our values in the context of decision-making, before he dropped this gem in my lap (paraphrased): “This world is a noisy place, and people gift you a short amount of time with great difficulty. You have n...
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