It’s a really accessible concept and one of the most common small business types in the country, plus most of my suggestions that apply to it are largely applicable to many other types of small businesses. Seemed a better argument than a lecture-length fully generalizable concept of “getting a new business going without paying assholes to shove it in my face”.
As if your game of devil’s advocate was ever in good faith?
All advertising is egregious and I go out of my way to avoid ads to the point that I will stop patronizing businesses for mailing me a flyer. Spending money on marketing is a signal that the business doesn’t trust in the quality of their own product or service.
Alright, so for your specific case, it wasn’t necessary, but your experience isn’t typical.
Even having a sign on your building saying what your business is is a form of advertising. At its core, to advertise is just letting people know that your product or business exists, which is why it’s not inherently a bad thing.
Of course you can find examples of it being a bad thing, but it’s not true in every instance.
It’s a really accessible concept and one of the most common small business types in the country, plus most of my suggestions that apply to it are largely applicable to many other types of small businesses. Seemed a better argument than a lecture-length fully generalizable concept of “getting a new business going without paying assholes to shove it in my face”.
No, you chose it because it specifically can’t work with my second sentence because you’re not arguing in good faith.
There are many, many types of advertising, and you’re only focusing on the most egregious types.
As if your game of devil’s advocate was ever in good faith?
All advertising is egregious and I go out of my way to avoid ads to the point that I will stop patronizing businesses for mailing me a flyer. Spending money on marketing is a signal that the business doesn’t trust in the quality of their own product or service.
I’m not playing devil’s advocate, you just don’t know what you’re talking about.
Go start a business and tell absolutely no one about it and let me know how it goes.
You seem to be projecting. I started a mobile PC repair business in a small town that got into the black in the first month on word of mouth alone.
How did your first customer know you existed?
I already explained that it was a small town, my first customer called me while I was still finishing up the paperwork to establish an LLC.
I didn’t have to tell anyone, I already had a reputation for tech competency and word travels very fast in small towns.
Alright, so for your specific case, it wasn’t necessary, but your experience isn’t typical.
Even having a sign on your building saying what your business is is a form of advertising. At its core, to advertise is just letting people know that your product or business exists, which is why it’s not inherently a bad thing.
Of course you can find examples of it being a bad thing, but it’s not true in every instance.
Granted.
Agreed.
Hard disagree.
Even where the harm is minimal, it’s still harm. At best, it’s a waste of resources that could be doing something useful.