By George, he was offended...GOOD!

Marketing God, here...

Oops...according to one of my subscribers, named George, I should be more humble. Here is his comment to my post on Thursday, July 3rd, where I called myself the "marketing god":

"Marketing God?? That's a bit ridiculous - don't you think? Showing a humble side would be much more effective. So many others have reached great heights and haven't self-proclaimed their arrival. It is a bit ridiculous and over-bearing... don't you think?Just some constructive criticism Dave. You'd serve yourself well if you would pull back a bit. Otherwise we'll have to start calling you Neon Deon."

Let's analyze his comment and see if he's right. It contains a lot of marketing lessons:

"A bit ridiculous" - Yep, and that was the point! Tongue was firmly planted in cheek - although there is some truth to the statement, dontcha think? :)

"Showing the humble side would be much more effective." - Really? What marketing planet are you living on? Let's see, Howard Stern, Rush Limbaugh, Anthony Robbins, Dan Kennedy - and I could go on and on - they sure are all pretty humble guys. I'm not saying that I'm in their league of success but they sure ain't humble. (Uh, oh, did I just show some humility by saying I wasn't in their league? I've gotta work on that.)

"It is a bit ridiculous and over-bearing... don't you think?" - Only if you take life too seriously. Too many people today are politically correct and are offended by the slightest little thing. I say we all need to lighten up and have some more fun with our businesses and our lives.

"Just some constructive criticism Dave" - Hmm...let me check my "Sent Items" in Gmail. Nope, I sure didn't send out an email asking for constructive criticism about my blog post that had such tremendous value that I gave away for FREE. (If you haven't read it, you should.)

"You'd serve yourself well if you would pull back a bit." - Let me see, not being a shameless self-promoter or causing any controversy is the way to get ahead? Don't know ANY successful marketer who subscribes to that philosophy.

And now my favorite comment:

"Otherwise we'll have to start calling you Neon Deon." - For those of you who don't know, he is talking about football player Deon Sanders, who was brash and a huge self-promoter. He got one of the largest NFL contracts for a rookie right out of college, was one of the highest paid players in the league, won multiple Super Bowls, is going to be a Hall of Famer, and owns a lot of very successful businesses." Nah, why would I want to be like that?

So, what do YOU think? Your comments are most welcome...and as you can tell I do read 'em!

Kick butt, make mucho DEEnero!

~Dave Dee

P.S. Oh, and what I failed to mention is that blog post produced a whole bunch of sales of "Your Marketing Department In A Box" - right before a holiday weekend. Hmm, maybe the "marketing god" does know what he's doing!

PPS: My team and I are working super hard to put the final touches on my greatest product ever: "How To Turn Your Passion Into Profits." We'll be ready to launch on Friday!!!