tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312736954468978064.post1693464145943738820..comments2024-03-28T01:51:22.367-03:00Comments on Not Buying Anything: The Evolution of Marketing: Fear SellsGregg Koephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09349453216733070775noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312736954468978064.post-9865426208318707482013-12-14T03:24:42.825-04:002013-12-14T03:24:42.825-04:00Anon,
Things are indeed bad, and will get worse i...Anon,<br /><br />Things are indeed bad, and will get worse if we don't smarten up soon. There sure are charlatans that will exploit everything good in order to turn it into a potential profit for themselves.<br /><br />If fear is driving all the buying, only love and understanding can make it stop. Gregg Koephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09349453216733070775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312736954468978064.post-31614035433383716712013-12-10T06:17:27.046-04:002013-12-10T06:17:27.046-04:00Hi Gregg,
Can you imagine the described marketing ...Hi Gregg,<br />Can you imagine the described marketing scenario in a country where people are still crawling on the stage 2 of Maslow's pyramid? People who have just find out the "blessings of belonging", people who have never gone to a medical doctor for a check up, but ask me if they already have **that tablet's** latest version?<br /><br />On the other hand, as much as I appreciate minimalism, more and more I find myself stunned with the fact that it has become an item for selling, too. There are these minimalism Gods everywhere now, selling instructions on new ways to behave, telling people not only what to do but also the amount of time one should spend doing this or that and which furniture you should (or not) donate. It is an outrage. What is the fear that make people buy instructions on how to become a minimalist? I am afraid our case is far worst than we thought. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312736954468978064.post-47062182211605182652013-12-06T04:41:29.910-04:002013-12-06T04:41:29.910-04:00Andrew,
Yes, fear of missing out is a huge one. B...Andrew,<br /><br />Yes, fear of missing out is a huge one. But while we make sure we don't miss out on anything... we miss out on everything.Gregg Koephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09349453216733070775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312736954468978064.post-64716385226431654062013-12-04T11:15:01.751-04:002013-12-04T11:15:01.751-04:00Great article. You missed one big fear, though, th...Great article. You missed one big fear, though, that's primarily used on 20’s and 30’s: the Fear of Missing Out. Buy this beer so people recognize you're part of the right group, and will invite you to interesting things. Get this insanely tricked out mobile plan so they can tell you where those things are, and then you can Instagram them ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com