The first and second level of self-awareness is about the self.
The problem with this level is that it often leads to self-consciousness. We have all seen this in the past when we’ve read or heard something that suggests we shouldn’t do something because it’s “socially wrong.” The social taboo is usually something as simple as the fact that we should not run at the drop of a hat.
“The social taboo is usually something as simple as the fact that we should not run at the drop of a hat.” This is true but the problem is that we rarely do. We run for all sorts of reasons and we dont always know what those reasons are. Maybe youre a child that is still not ready to walk in a straight line with a parent and youre not really sure how to do that.
I was raised in a household that had a few rules that were always enforced to a certain degree. For example, if you said something that offended someone in the family I always tried to have a good discussion with them. We were never told to say something to the family, we were always told to say something to each other. And if someone did something wrong in the family I would try and do something about it. We were never told to run at the drop of a hat.
If youre like most people you probably don’t really understand the difference between what we say to each other and what the family says to each other. I mean, I know its a cliche but I feel like most people are looking for answers on how to be polite and respectful in the face of criticism. I was a bit of a control freak growing up but I always found it fun to ask people questions and try to find some sort of common ground.
This is part of the reason why product marketing analysts are so common in marketing departments. You know the way people are in a social vacuum. We are trained to ask the questions so that people are motivated to come up with strategies and solutions. The product marketing analyst has to figure out the best way to communicate the strategies and solutions to the public. To me that means a lot of research and discussion on the subject.
Well, it does seem like the product marketing analyst doesn’t get much attention. I know I don’t, but sometimes I feel like I should be more of a product marketing analyst in the sense that I would be able to think about the product I’m marketing and come up with a better way to communicate it to the public. I feel like I just need to keep on having conversations with the people I work with.
I think a lot of people would agree with me on this. The marketing departments of nearly every company is the same. You spend months or even years researching the market, and you write a white paper explaining what your company can do to benefit the market and how your products or services fit into that plan. You go to conferences and present your research, and you talk to decision makers and stakeholders, and you pitch them on your solution, and you make sure you have a good product.
The problem is that while this is a lot of work, it’s also a lot of work that doesn’t make a lot of money. Most marketing departments don’t make much money because they’re not really making anything that can be sold. They are making sure that your product or service hits the most people. And when people can’t use your product or service, you’re not really making much money.
This is why marketing is important. It takes time to make a product, but when it does, the money comes right back to you. If you spend that time and energy making a great product or service that people want to buy, you make a ton of money. When you make a crappy product or service that people dont want, you make nothing.
