First Rule of Marketing: Nobody Needs Your Products

John W Hayes
The Startup
Published in
2 min readJun 25, 2019

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The first rule of marketing is, unless you are in the business of selling basic provisions or lifesaving medicines, nobody needs your products.

As marketers, it is our job to create desire and make people want to buy products. The best way to do this is by demonstrating how a particular product can solve a problem or fill a void in your customers’ life.

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John W Hayes
The Startup

Marketing Strategist, Author of #BecomingTHEExpert, Content Marketing Trainer, and Cyclist. Check out my author profile: https://amzn.to/2OO5DR5