RockStar:60 #8 “Mob Rules”
Whatever you do or sell or promote, success is all about successfully marketing to the mob.
It’s about the people… a collection of people that dig what you do and choose to support you… (i.e. listen to you, “follow” you, become fans, ”like” your pages, attend your events, and buy your stuff).
Whether it’s a concert, a conference, or a cause… something special happens when groups of people come together (physically or emotionally) and share an experience.
Some say it’s about fitting your product or service into an existing market… to infiltrate.
Others say it’s about creating a new product or service for a market that does not yet exist… to innovate.
Either way, your job is to find out what your mob wants, now or in the future, and then give it to them in your own unique and fascinating way.
“An artist may have burdens the ordinary citizen doesn’t know, but the ordinary citizen has burdens that many artists never even touch.” ~ Patti Smith
Whether it’s a business, a brand, or a band, content-creators must approach their endeavors from a content-consumer’s point-of-view. Customize your communications to conform to their psychology. The challenge is to find that magical sweet spot between your need to create and their want to consume. Just because you love it, doesn’t mean they’ll buy it.
Remember, the mob doesn’t have to be big, it just has to be. So whether it’s track shoes, 8-tracks, or eight-ball, it HAS to be about the mob, because the mob rules.
Stay tuned-in…
Tom Leu, M.S. is a writer, speaker, photographer, and musician from Rockford, IL. Tom delivers Lifestyle Initiative Training™ resources specifc to music, marketing, motivation, communication, recovery, and success psychology topics.
