{"id":10693,"date":"2012-02-20T06:00:56","date_gmt":"2012-02-20T11:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/37d57f8fa2.nxcli.io\/blog\/?p=10693"},"modified":"2012-02-21T11:13:36","modified_gmt":"2012-02-21T16:13:36","slug":"newborn-lesson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketingforsuccess.com\/blog\/marketing-strategy\/newborn-lesson\/","title":{"rendered":"What My Newborn Taught Me About Marketing\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A few weeks ago, my daughter turned 6 months old.<\/p>\n<p>Becoming a father is the greatest thing that\u2019s ever happened to me. I truly love my daughter in a way I can\u2019t explain.<\/p>\n<p>Seeing her smile, hearing her giggle, and watching her practice rolling over is&#8230;<!--more--> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketingforsuccess.com\/blog\/marketing-strategy\/newborn-lesson\/attachment\/marketing-strategy1\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10696\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-10696\" title=\"Marketing Strategy1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marketingforsuccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Marketing-Strategy1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"116\" \/><\/a>the greatest joy I\u2019ve ever felt.<\/p>\n<p>And she\u2019s growing so fast! She\u2019s gone from an 6 lb., 8 oz infant who barely fit in my huge hands\u2026to a beautiful young \u2018semi-toddler\u2019 who\u2019s as long as my arm!<\/p>\n<p>Needless to say, it\u2019s giving me a new outlook on life &#8211; and a new view on marketing.<\/p>\n<p>When it comes down to it, having a business like having a baby\u2026 especially when it comes to marketing.<\/p>\n<p>My daughter needs someone to feed her when she\u2019s hungry. She counts on mommy and daddy being there with the bottle. In the same way, my business also needs to be fed new leads, new products, and new offerings to my customers. That\u2019s the only way it\u2019ll stay healthy.<\/p>\n<p>I can\u2019t imagine what she\u2019ll be like in 18 years. But the truth is &#8211; I\u2019ll never stop taking care of her. It\u2019ll look a lot different than it does now, but I\u2019ll still be taking care of her.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s just like this in business. You never stop marketing your business. Marketing simply looks different than it did 5, even 10 years ago.<\/p>\n<p>In other words, methods of marketing your business and raising a child simply EVOLVE.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s the secret in all this: Simply because a marketing medium looks different than it did several years ago, doesn\u2019t mean it\u2019s not important. You have to marketing your business in the beginning days just as you\u2019ll have to market it 20 years from now.<\/p>\n<p>The methods will simply evolve with the market.<\/p>\n<p>If you truly want to be successful in business, you can\u2019t take this responsibility lightly.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re not marketing as effectively as you can, get started now. Purchase a new course. Or\u2026dust one of the previous marketing courses on your shelf off and go through it again.<\/p>\n<p>Be flexible, learn as much as you can, and set the waves in motion for your success.<\/p>\n<table style=\"text-align: left;\" width=\"450\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"8\" cellpadding=\"8\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#ececec\" width=\"450\" height=\"0\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketingforsuccess.com\/blog\/lee-smith\/\">About Lee Smith<\/a><\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mfsstore.com\"><strong><br \/>\nRelated Resources<\/strong><\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketingforsuccess.com\/blog\/author\/lsmith\/\"><br \/>\nMore Posts by Lee Smith<\/a><\/strong>To discover the easy and inexpensive ways <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">anyone can attract more clients and maximize their profits<\/span>, sign up for your<strong> <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketingforsuccess.com\/profitrules-es.html\">FREE <\/a><\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketingforsuccess.com\/profitrules-es.html\">Profit Now <\/a><\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketingforsuccess.com\/profitrules-es.html\">Report<\/a>. <\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A few weeks ago, my daughter turned 6 months old. 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