Comments on: The Death of Marketing and Sales: Open Source http://kylelacy.com/the-death-of-marketing-and-sales-open-source/ Social Media Training and Consulting Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:01:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Brady Wood http://kylelacy.com/the-death-of-marketing-and-sales-open-source/comment-page-1/#comment-251 Brady Wood Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:47:27 +0000 http://kylelacy.com/the-death-of-marketing-and-sales-open-source/#comment-251 Truly Depressing, it is not suicide to cut employees from the company payroll. Yes opportunities are on the horizon for the cut employees. How far is that horizon from us, who knows. For those of us in the new media sales and marketing field already we are the horizon. But for those of us who are losing our jobs, it is bad news. The economy is losing and the confidence of the US work force is declining. In the bogger picture we are contributing to a bigger problem. The rich, CEO's such as Jonathon Schwartz, are getting richer, and the middle and lower class are getting poorer. From the executives perspective the change in work force tactics is neccesary. From the managers, accountants, sales and marketing staff perspective it is death. In the 50's and 60's the public didn't trust the government because of war policy. Now the work force doesn't trust the business district executives. I have a huge problem with cutting employees, for the sake that we as executives have created the problem. However, it is Jonathon Schwartz's decision. He can do whatever he wants. But we must know that to whom much is given much is required. The bottom line is the people that are losing jobs, are future clients, constituents and vital to the success of our companies, and relationships. It doesn't matter the dollar you take home if no one likes you and no one can afford your product because you won't pay them. -To whom much is given much is required. Because we have supplied false job security, we must find a way to help supply to the jobs we cut. It doesn't fall on the lone shoulders of Schwartz, it will be the collective effort of the once dominant creative minds of corporate America. Truly Depressing, it is not suicide to cut employees from the company payroll.

Yes opportunities are on the horizon for the cut employees. How far is that horizon from us, who knows. For those of us in the new media sales and marketing field already we are the horizon.

But for those of us who are losing our jobs, it is bad news. The economy is losing and the confidence of the US work force is declining.

In the bogger picture we are contributing to a bigger problem. The rich, CEO’s such as Jonathon Schwartz, are getting richer, and the middle and lower class are getting poorer.

From the executives perspective the change in work force tactics is neccesary. From the managers, accountants, sales and marketing staff perspective it is death.

In the 50′s and 60′s the public didn’t trust the government because of war policy. Now the work force doesn’t trust the business district executives.

I have a huge problem with cutting employees, for the sake that we as executives have created the problem.

However, it is Jonathon Schwartz’s decision. He can do whatever he wants. But we must know that to whom much is given much is required.

The bottom line is the people that are losing jobs, are future clients, constituents and vital to the success of our companies, and relationships.

It doesn’t matter the dollar you take home if no one likes you and no one can afford your product because you won’t pay them.

-To whom much is given much is required.

Because we have supplied false job security, we must find a way to help supply to the jobs we cut.

It doesn’t fall on the lone shoulders of Schwartz, it will be the collective effort of the once dominant creative minds of corporate America.

]]> By: Kyle Lacy http://kylelacy.com/the-death-of-marketing-and-sales-open-source/comment-page-1/#comment-235 Kyle Lacy Sat, 12 Jul 2008 18:29:05 +0000 http://kylelacy.com/the-death-of-marketing-and-sales-open-source/#comment-235 I find it extremely entertaining that we are now talking about creating a culture of demand rather than generating demand. Carnegie is rolling in his grave. Less Overhead-the better the bottom line. I find it extremely entertaining that we are now talking about creating a culture of demand rather than generating demand.

Carnegie is rolling in his grave.

Less Overhead-the better the bottom line.

]]> By: Douglas Karr http://kylelacy.com/the-death-of-marketing-and-sales-open-source/comment-page-1/#comment-234 Douglas Karr Sat, 12 Jul 2008 18:18:03 +0000 http://kylelacy.com/the-death-of-marketing-and-sales-open-source/#comment-234 I don't think it's the death of marketing nor sales. Marketing and Sales will continue but it just may not require full-time employees. Old-world marketing and sales thinking is 'we generate demand'. New-world marketing and sales isn't about generating demand, it's about creating a culture of demand through the development of great solutions that meet business needs. It should be the goal of every business to cut personnel. That doesn't mean higher unemployment, other opportunities are awaiting these highly skilled folks. It's simply progress. I don’t think it’s the death of marketing nor sales. Marketing and Sales will continue but it just may not require full-time employees. Old-world marketing and sales thinking is ‘we generate demand’.

New-world marketing and sales isn’t about generating demand, it’s about creating a culture of demand through the development of great solutions that meet business needs.

It should be the goal of every business to cut personnel. That doesn’t mean higher unemployment, other opportunities are awaiting these highly skilled folks. It’s simply progress.

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