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Being in marketing the limited time I've been in it, I've realized there are some people who just flat out do not see the importance of advertising or creating an attractive environment beyond their product. Generally, they're passionate about their product and assume that will attract flocks of people.

Funny you say that. My buddy took me to an Asian restaurant owned by a friend of his in north LA. I have done Marketing / Advertising consulting and the owner sat down at our table and asked me what I thought of the place. I started polite and then my buddy told me to let him have it and I did. The food in the place was literally gourmet Asian but the atmosphere made OMI look like Commander's Palace. Plastic tablecloths, 1980's neon beer signs, posters unframed and stuck to the wall with thumbtacks, etc. The guy literally had no clue. To answer your question about taking criticism, he went and grabbed two bottles of good wine and a notepad. He wrote down everything I said. It wasn't amazing as if I had some grand insight, it was amazing that he had never thought about any of the things I pointed out.

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Posted by LouisianaLady

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Posted on 3/5/15 at 4:30 pm to jbgleason

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Funny you say that. My buddy took me to an Asian restaurant owned by a friend of his in north LA. I have done Marketing / Advertising consulting and the owner sat down at our table and asked me what I thought of the place. I started polite and then my buddy told me to let him have it and I did. The food in the place was literally gourmet Asian but the atmosphere made OMI look like Commander's Palace. Plastic tablecloths, 1980's neon beer signs, posters unframed and stuck to the wall with thumbtacks, etc. The guy literally had no clue. To answer your question about taking criticism, he went and grabbed two bottles of good wine and a notepad. He wrote down everything I said. It wasn't amazing as if I had some grand insight, it was amazing that he had never thought about any of the things I pointed out.

That is an awesome story.

I'd have to pinch myself if that happened to me.