Whatever product or service you're pitching, someone else is delivering it as well. In that environment, where most of us spend our time, it can be easy to backslide and become a commodity in the eyes of your customers. What do we mean by a commodity? In the definition we're leaning into, your brand becoming a commodity means being seen as "a mass-produced unspecialized product."

"Within a mile of this room, in this swanky country club, there are at least a hundred people who would trade places with you today." Paraphrasing a bit from memory, these words from Paul Batz at Good Leadership Enterprises have always resonated.

We'd like to find someone who can manage all of our marketing, help us define our strategy and personas, can design, knows web development, is a writer, loves social media, edits video, and can boost our SEO. Do you know anyone?

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