YOUTILITY

Why Smart Marketing Is About Help, Not Hype

The difference between helping and selling is just two letters. But those two letters are critically important to your company’s success.

You’re not competing for attention only against other, similar products. You’re competing for attention against everything. To win in this hyper-competitive environment, you must ask “How can we help?”

If you sell something, you make a customer today, but if you genuinely help someone, you create a customer for life. This is Youtility.

Includes interviews with dozens of companies practicing Youtility, and provides 6 blueprints for building Youtility in your company.

Available for pre-order soon (get up to 7 exclusive bonuses) at http://YoutilityBook.com

About Barry Feldman

Barry Feldman is a freelance copywriter, creative director, and content marketing creator and consultant. He specializes in persuasion and engagement. If you would like a piece of his mind, visit Feldman Creative and his blog, The Point. You can follow him on Twitter @FeldmanCreative.

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