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Marketing as science persuasion in print as core skill

Marketing is the science of finding prospects and turning them into profitable customers. It's not creative guesswork — it has tested methods and methodologies. The single most universally valuable skill a business owner can learn is persuasion in print: learning to communicate compellingly through the written word. It outranks management, technology, and almost any other business skill because it applies to every situation and makes all your other communications exponentially more powerful. Never delegate marketing entirely — every successful business owner who built $10 to $100 million plus kept their finger on the pulse of marketing. They were often the drivers and creators of marketing concepts. If you're talking to everyone instead of a specific prospect, you're using generalities that don't move anyone.

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Marketing is the science of finding prospects and turning them into profitable customers. It's not creative guesswork — it has tested methods and methodologies. The single most universally valuable skill a business owner can learn is persuasion in print: learning to communicate compellingly through the written word. It outranks management, technology, and almost any other business skill because it applies to every situation and makes all your other communications exponentially more powerful. Never delegate marketing entirely — every successful business owner who built $10 to $100 million plus kept their finger on the pulse of marketing. They were often the drivers and creators of marketing concepts. If you're talking to everyone instead of a specific prospect, you're using generalities that don't move anyone.

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    Generalities Don't Persuade: Target Specific Prospects

    Because you're talking to everyone instead of specific prospects. If you don't know who your prospect is and haven't built a clear picture of them, you'll use generalities that don't move people. Specificity and targeting are essential for persuasive communication.

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    Print Persuasion as the Highest-Leverage Business Skill

    Learning to persuade in print. Eben considers it more universally valuable than management, technology, or any other business skill because it applies to essentially any business situation and makes all other communications exponentially more powerful.

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    Successful Business Owners Never Fully Delegate Marketing

    No. Eben strongly advises that marketing should never be delegated entirely. Successful business owners who built $10-100+ million companies keep their finger on the pulse of marketing and are often the drivers and creators of marketing concepts.

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    Marketing as the Science of Finding and Converting Prospects

    Eben defines marketing as the science of finding prospects and turning them into profitable customers for your business. He emphasizes it's a science with tested methods and methodologies, not just creative guesswork.

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