UN•THERAPY17 Jul

THE BILLION DOLLAR STRATEGY BEHIND PRODUCT MARKETING (Feat. Uncle Smiley The DJ)

No intro, just vibes!

💪🏽Hey UN•THERAPIST,

We need your help UN•THERAPIZING something...

Why do some products make us feel something, while others are just products?

Think about it.

Why are people willing to stand in line for hours every time Apple announces a new iPhone?

Is it really about the phone... or is it about what owning it represents?

Then we shifted to airports. Why do airports make us walk past luxury stores, designer brands, and restaurants before we ever reach our gate?

Is it convenience... or is every step intentionally designed to influence what we buy, what we notice, and how we spend?

Then the conversation took another turn...Sometimes the biggest transformation doesn't come from creating something new it comes from seeing new value in what you already have.

Take Red Lobster.

When the restaurant found itself in trouble, the new CEO didn't simply throw everything away and start over.

Instead, he looked at the company's existing strengths, listened to customers, refined the menu, improved operations, and leveraged existing resources to breathe new life into the brand.

So here's the question...

📌 Is great marketing about having the best product... or telling the best story?
📌 Are we buying features or buying a feeling?
📌 How much of our purchasing decisions are actually ours, and how much have marketers already influenced?
📌 And before chasing the next big idea, have we fully maximized what we already have?

Because sometimes success isn't about reinventing yourself. Sometimes it's about repositioning yourself.

Join us for another session of UN•THERAPY as we UN•THERAPIZE the psychology of product marketing, Apple's brand loyalty, and how Red Lobster's turnaround reminds us that your greatest opportunity might already be sitting right in front of you.

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