Marketing a New Product & Growing Your Business

It's All About the Story

By theBarefoot, published Aug 19, 2006
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A single moment, a single action can change a life, whether it is a car accident, a lottery win, or the better mouse trap. Today’s consumer market is brimming with success stories where one dream, one product, and one person’s dedication have created an empire of success, fame and wealth. There are an equal number of horror stories where life savings have been lost. The purpose of this article is to provide you the necessary information to be a successful entrepreneur, empire builder, mover, shaker, and story teller.
The key to fulfilling your dream is simple. It’s all about the story. Build a story around your product. Tell your story effectively. Tell your story often. Live the life of Riley. It really is just that simple. Let us briefly examine the other elements of creating this burgeoning empire while keeping the story telling in mind.


Step 1: Creating the Product
Health and beauty products are all the rage and a sure bet in today’s market. To keep the production costs low, the product should contain 97% salt water. This works equally well for both external, skin-care products and for health-enhancing pills that may be taken internally.

This is not a point to be missed. When you are successful with the initial rollout, you need to follow up with another blockbuster offering to expand the empire and start the multi-level-marketing system that will bring others along on your ride to fame and fortune. Keeping to the basics will help reduce overhead.

It is the other 3% that is the key to building sales. Choose additional ingredients that sound exotic. A cautionary point: avoid kelp and/or seaweed; these have been done to death and the public is so over them. Some examples of the additives to include are: Krakatoan egret egg yoke, Peruvian condor liver extract, Siberian yak stem cells, Himalayan cork-berries (grown only above 10,000 feet and harvested by Buddhist monks in the dead of winter), or Smurf saliva (fresh, never frozen, squeezed daily from premium, hand-picked Smurfs).

Marketing a New Product & Growing Your Business

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Takeaways
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Did You Know?
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Now I just need a fancy name for the three percent of my product. It's only my bunny's shedded hair, but it certainly works like a colonic!

Posted on 07/19/2007 at 5:07:00 PM

 
AYEEEE! My Bathroom cabinets are crammed full of this stuff. I even spent the grocery money! Damnit Barefoot! This is another one of your pranks. You owe me money, (or stock), you bastard!

Posted on 11/25/2006 at 7:11:00 PM

 
These context-sensitive google ads are hysterical. Most of them are to scam diet pill web sites. I must have written something right for google to get the point so well. HeHe.

Posted on 08/21/2006 at 8:08:00 AM

 
Now isn't that exactly how the big guys do it?!

Posted on 08/21/2006 at 4:08:00 AM

 
Sign me up for the age spot cure!! :)

Posted on 08/20/2006 at 7:08:00 AM

 
Oh no, I have freckles! Where do I get one of your miracle thingies?

Posted on 08/19/2006 at 7:08:00 PM

 
Great read! You've got the way to success pegged!

Posted on 08/19/2006 at 6:08:00 PM

 
boy was that ever on the mark.. great article had me laughing throughout.. coincidence? naaa

Posted on 08/19/2006 at 11:08:00 AM

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