How I released my resistance to marketing

Britta Fischlin marketing services

Britta Fischlin, PCC

Authentic Business & Marketing Coach, Consultant, Trainer, Speaker

August 13, 2019

From Resisting Marketing to Redefining and Embracing It

In today’s Musings on Marketing and Magic I talk about releasing any resistance to marketing. How many coaches, healers, and other conscious entrepreneurs do you know who love marketing their business? If you are one of them – congratulations! If on the other hand you recognize this as one of your limitations in building your business, it’s definitely worth looking at.

It has certainly been one of MY biggest obstacles in building my business. I spent 20 years in corporate marketing and so this resistance to marketing my own business came as a complete surprise. It was a shock for me to realize that all my marketing knowledge meant absolutely nothing without the confidence and willingness of being seen as the face of my business.

And the awareness of it was one thing. But it was only the beginning of what turned out to be quite a journey to where I am today, not only confident with my message and willing to be seen, but actually having fun with the process!

Marketing is oftentimes one-directional communication

In a journey like this, there are many stepping stones to the ultimate transformation, many small insights, aha moments, and shifts in believing and behaving. When I look back, there are many moments I could pinpoint as a turning point in my own relationship to marketing. One of the main shifts is my change in how I define marketing.

The American Association of Marketing defines marketing as: “the activity, set of institutions, and processes for creating, communicating, delivering, and exchanging offerings that have value for customers, clients, partners, and society at large.” Generally speaking, it’s a one-way street of communication. The marketer communicates to its audience, whether it is one-to-one or one-to-many. It bears the danger of disconnect from the intended audience. And I think that’s what you often experience when you feel that a marketing message is inauthentic.

Redefining marketing as “connection building”

The more time I spent with my questions around marketing and how to start developing a positive relationship with it, the clearer I got that the word “marketing” has a strong negative connotation for many people. I eventually decided to “re-brand” it for myself. And I now call it “connection building.”

Marketing and connection building both have an energy attached to it. With marketing it tends to be a one-directional flow. Connection building on the other hand is a two-way street. And that’s the kind of interaction I want to foster with people I engage with. Whether they are prospective clients, clients, or partners, the energy of marketing I want to create allows the flow of two-directional connection.

What do you think about redefining marketing as connection building?

Until next time – be magical!

You May Also Like…

Marketing Visibility Is an Act of Courage

Marketing Visibility Is an Act of Courage

Marketing courage comes in many flavors: e.g. the courage to stay the course even without immediate success or the courage to use a bold marketing message.

How to do marketing with integrity

How to do marketing with integrity

You have to adapt marketing formulas and make it your own. Or you can learn the marketing basics and create your own personal approach fully attuned to your authentic self.

Are you in search of a marketing silver bullet?

Are you in search of a marketing silver bullet?

Without a marketing strategy that is truly aligned with who we are, what we have to offer, and whom we are offering it to, we simply move from one potentially green marketing pasture to the next.

0 Comments

Submit a Comment

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *