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Where is Marketing Going ?

By: Peter Pfann
Friday, October 19, 2007 2:52 PM

Curious to find out where you all think we should be looking for in the future, as far as marketing, prospecting, and business retention, without selling the farm.

With the increase of the referral for a fee type businesses on and off line, is that a direction that is now an accepted method for you all to operate and to grow your business.

Or put in a slightly way, is it the accepted future to pay for so so, better and or great leads, in this market or in any type of market?

Looking forward to your thoughts and feedback.

Have aPfanntastic Week

Peter Pfann

Comments

Member Since '07	Shelly Constantz said: Peter, slow down. I pfeel breathless after reading your writing!! Whew!! Anyway, are you talking about paying pfor leads pfrom the so called lead generators? My experience is RUN!!! Shelly October 19, 2007 5:50 PM
Member Since '04	Phil Anderson said: What the pfrick are we talking like this pfor? Is this like Pig Latin pfor Canadians? October 19, 2007 6:05 PM
Member Since '07	Shelly Constantz said: I don't know!! Peter told me to have a pfanntastic day, so I am!! shelly October 19, 2007 6:54 PM
Member Since '04	Phil Anderson said: Well, I'm very happy pfor Peter and pfor you! October 19, 2007 7:04 PM
Member Since '07	Craig Barrett said: Well, it sure is pfun talking like this. Pflush the day away with a hot bath and pfacial. You'll pfeel pfabuolous and repfreshed. October 19, 2007 7:09 PM
Member Since '04	Mary Welch said: Peter, not sounding good. Palso, we phaven't seen you phere before so I think pmaybe you might be pgetting phazed. We pdo that to pnewbies. You pmight have to consult PCandice about the pfuture. Welcome. October 19, 2007 7:10 PM
Member Since '06	Joe Schutt said: pFil A...you crack me up!! I am out of breath also...LMAO and ROFL!!!!! October 19, 2007 7:10 PM
Member Since '06	Joe Schutt said: And I agree with Shelly...RUN from the so called lead generators. October 19, 2007 7:14 PM
Member Since '06	Joe Schutt said: And Mary...i think the 'P' only goes in from of words that begin with 'F'. Although i think pCandice would definitely be THE excepstion to that rule!! October 19, 2007 7:16 PM
Member Since '07	Shelly Constantz said: Hey Joe Joe!! Love live the Queen!! October 19, 2007 7:18 PM
Member Since '04	Mary Welch said: Hey PJoe, I didn't psee any prules. LOL. Besides, what is a pfrick? October 19, 2007 7:25 PM
Member Since '06	Joe Schutt said: Queen is officially dead in our house...long live the red wine!!:) i just emailed you at the era.com address. October 19, 2007 7:25 PM
Member Since '06	Joe Schutt said: Oh Mary...I am sure you know what a pfrick is:) October 19, 2007 7:26 PM
Member Since '04	Phil Anderson said: Hey Joe! It's really nice to see that you pfinally are back with us pfor good! Pfinally! Try to catch the Sox in pFenway! Many of us here are pfans! Go Red Sox! October 19, 2007 7:30 PM
Member Since '07	Shelly Constantz said: I have never seen a pfrick, so I'm not sure I know what one is either... shelly October 19, 2007 7:32 PM
Member Since '04	Phil Anderson said: Oh, you'd recognize one. And if not, if it walks like a pfrick, and quacks like a pfrick...it's a pfrick! October 19, 2007 7:35 PM
Member Since '07	Craig Barrett said: Shelly, Becarepful not to conpfuse a pfrick with a pfrack... October 19, 2007 7:46 PM
Member Since '07	Candice A Donofrio said: Well someone had to bring me into this. Pfabulous! Pfantastic! And hardly pfallacious either!!! October 19, 2007 7:56 PM
Member Since '07	Candice A Donofrio said: Red wine? I'll join you with a tequila toddy! October 19, 2007 7:58 PM
Member Since '07	AL Azcano said: LOL October 19, 2007 9:44 PM
Support Staff	Carey Tufts said: Sorry Peter - you can dress these people up, but you can't take them anywhere, much less keep them on topic :) In my personal opinion, paying for leads is not a very good long-term strategy - now or in the future. Or on a plane or on a train or on in a house or with a mouse, Sam I Am. That's the beauty of creating your own website - if you pay for leads, you just have to keep paying for leads. If you instead build a solid, lead-generating website (which admittedly takes time and effort), it will keep on "filling the hopper" in perpetuity. Good luck and welcome. October 19, 2007 10:10 PM
Member Since '06	Cathy & Fred Dietrich said: Phefer Phifer Phiffed a Pheck of Phickeled Phepers......LOL we agree with Carey, when your P2 website is starting to get attention you will not need Ultra Stats, you will get 10 Phold the amount of calls from lead generating companies! Cathy and Fred October 20, 2007 12:18 AM
Member Since '06	Vance Remele said: pFee-pfi-pfo-pfum,Peter Pfann Pvance :) October 20, 2007 3:54 AM
Member Since '06	Tim and Susan Fennell said: Peter, I totally dig your name and the marketing possibilities in presents!!!!! See what happens when you post a serious question on PFunky PFriday? All the pfreaks come out to haze you... all in good pfun of course. Regarding your question, I just cannot fathom why anyone would buy leads today when it is relatively easy to generate your own in basically the same way the lead aggravators (pun intended) do it... via the internet. As you well know having been a P2 member since '04, a good website and well placed internet ads can generate as many leads as you could want or be able to work effectively anyway... why pay someone else to do what I can do myself for less and had a higher return? Good to have you with us, Peter. I'm looking forward to learning lots of new ideas from you! Tim October 20, 2007 5:35 AM
Member Since '04	Mary Welch said: Peter, we really welcome you and glad you posted here. We do tend to have fun, hope it didn't upset you. Now for Phil, then if it is walking and quacking, a Pfrick is a pduck? October 20, 2007 7:35 AM
Member Since '06	Cathy Clark said: Well, Peter, welcome to RELib. I can see my compadres have done a number on you. New blood (read: fresh meat) will always attract a crowd! You don't look easily intimidated and you appear to have a sense of humor in your picture. By the way, I'm the more mature one of this pfunny band of pfreaks. October 20, 2007 9:05 AM
Member Since '04	Radley Reiff said: Great phread Peter ! October 20, 2007 10:18 AM
Member Since '06	Cathy Clark said: I was wondering when you were going to arrive! October 20, 2007 10:33 AM
Member Since '03	Ginny Lee's Team said: You Guys Are Just All To Filly!!! October 20, 2007 11:15 AM
Member Since '03	Gregory Bain said: Well, that's just GREAT! I would not be surprised to find out that this poor agent as just signed up for some expensive "coaching" course to learn to "blog", thanks to you guys. Peter, pay these guys no attention. Welcome to Relib! If you ever need an answer to your questions, just send me a dollar with a SAS envelope and I send you "the answer". October 20, 2007 12:53 PM
Member Since '06	Cathy Clark said: Something you should know, Peter....... Craig is pFBI. October 20, 2007 12:54 PM
Member Since '04	Radley Reiff said: Not only is Craig pFBI, but he pfreaking busts me every time I like to pfib about my age ! October 20, 2007 2:18 PM
Member Since '07	Candice A Donofrio said: Craig pfibs. He's a pfaux pFedarale . . . October 20, 2007 2:56 PM
Member Since '04	Mary Welch said: Peter, don't pay any attention to Gregory, is is pfoolin you because he is one of us. Pface the pfacts Gregory. There Joe, did I do it right? October 20, 2007 3:12 PM
Member Since '05	Jana Davis & Virginia Houghton said: Peter you will also notice that a good pfun blog will get hijacked. Save your money from online prospecting scams. You already have a great online tool, your P2 website. Go back to the basics. Meeting and greeting. With all the negative media lately it is more important to get out and talk to the people. As far as what the future holds you will need to check that out with Candice. Welcome aboard! Jana October 20, 2007 11:39 PM