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		<title>Marketing in &#8211; and to &#8211; the New World Order.</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2008 21:06:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A lot of folks would have you believe that the inauguration of Obama heralds the dawn of a new Age. Fiddlesticks. I&#8217;ll tell you what hearkens to a new age &#8211; the global financial meltdown. With gasoline here in Amarillo hovering at $1.65 a gallon for the last week or so (and likely to head [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A lot of folks would have you believe that the inauguration of Obama heralds the dawn of a new Age. Fiddlesticks. I&#8217;ll tell you what hearkens to a new age &#8211; the global financial meltdown. With gasoline here in Amarillo hovering at $1.65 a gallon for the last week or so (and likely to head lower, if you believe the forecasts), financial markets in turmoil, and the stock market circling the drain, it&#8217;s a Brave New World out there. So what&#8217;s a marketer to do?<span id="more-237"></span></p>
<p>Frankly, like everybody else, I&#8217;m feeling my way here. But I can give you some insight as to what&#8217;s changed, so with a tip &#8216;o the Captain Digital helmet to Wired Magazine, here&#8217;s a guide to what&#8217;s in and what&#8217;s out:</p>
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<th width="160"><span class="style1">OUT</span></th>
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<th width="160"><span class="style2">IN</span></th>
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<td width="160"><span class="style3">no-money-down loans </span></td>
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<td width="160"><span class="style3">high credit scores </span></td>
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<td width="160"><span class="style3">charge it! </span></td>
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<td width="160"><span class="style3">lay-a-way</span></td>
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<td width="160"><span class="style3">new cars </span></td>
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<td width="160"><span class="style3">used cars </span></td>
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<td width="160"><span class="style3">credit card debt </span></td>
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<td width="160"><span class="style3">pay as you go </span></td>
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<td width="160"><span class="style3">big ad campaigns</span></td>
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<td width="160"><span class="style3">guerrilla marketing</span></td>
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<td width="160"><span class="style3">newspapers</span></td>
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<td width="160"><span class="style3">websites</span></td>
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<td width="160"><span class="style3">lavish gifts </span></td>
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<td width="160"><span class="style3">family gifts </span></td>
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<td width="160"><span class="style3">Black Friday </span></td>
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<td width="160"><span class="style3">Black Tuesday </span></td>
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<td width="160"><span class="style3">minor recession </span></td>
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<td width="160"><span class="style3">Great Depression </span></td>
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<td width="160"><span class="style3">government bailouts </span></td>
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<td width="160"><span class="style3">tough love </span></td>
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<td width="160"><span class="style3">GM, Ford &amp; Chrysler </span></td>
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<td width="160"><span class="style3">Toyota, Nissan, et all </span></td>
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<td width="160"><span class="style3">Unions</span></td>
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<td width="160"><span class="style3">Right-to-work</span></td>
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<td width="160"><span class="style3">golden parachutes </span></td>
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<td width="160"><span class="style3">$1 CEO salaries </span></td>
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<td width="160"><span class="style3">reorganization plans </span></td>
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<td width="160"><span class="style3">prepackaged bankruptcies </span></td>
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<td width="160"><span class="style3">spending</span></td>
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<td width="160"><span class="style3">saving</span></td>
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<td width="160"><span class="style3">finance charges </span></td>
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<td width="160"><span class="style3">early payoffs </span></td>
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<td width="160"><span class="style3">eating out </span></td>
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<td width="160"><span class="style3">dining in </span></td>
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<td width="160"><span class="style3">HD TVs </span></td>
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<td width="160"><span class="style3">TV dinners </span></td>
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<td width="160"><span class="style3">planned obsolescence </span></td>
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<td width="160"><span class="style3">repairing &amp; making do </span></td>
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<td width="160"><span class="style3">upgrading</span></td>
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<td width="160"><span class="style3">maintaining</span></td>
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<td width="160"><span class="style3">date night </span></td>
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<td width="160"><span class="style3">mac &#8216;n cheese night </span></td>
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<td width="160"><span class="style3">designer clothing </span></td>
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<td width="160"><span class="style3">consignment shops </span></td>
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<td width="160"><span class="style3">exotic vacations </span></td>
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<td width="160"><span class="style3">stay-at-home vacations </span></td>
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<td width="160"><span class="style3">$4/gallon gasoline </span></td>
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<td width="160"><span class="style3">$1/gallon gasoline </span></td>
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<td width="160"><span class="style3">E-85 &amp; Hybrid cars </span></td>
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<td width="160"><span class="style3">Gasoline-powered cars </span></td>
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<td width="160"><span class="style3">gun control </span></td>
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<td width="160"><span class="style3">semi-autos &amp; AR15s </span></td>
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<td width="160"><span class="style3">secular humanism </span></td>
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<td width="160"><span class="style3">Christian values </span></td>
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<td width="160"><span class="style3">RINOs</span></td>
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<td width="160"><span class="style3">Sarah Palin </span></td>
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<td width="160"><span class="style3">tax increases </span></td>
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<td width="160"><span class="style3">rebates &amp; tax cuts </span></td>
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<td width="160"><span class="style3">entitlements</span></td>
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<td width="160"><span class="style3">self-reliance</span></td>
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<td width="160"><span class="style3">economic theories </span></td>
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<td width="160"><span class="style3">common sense </span></td>
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<p>So what does this mean to your marketing? Depends on the client. If you&#8217;re a marketer, it&#8217;s your job to start helping your clients realize that it&#8217;s a new world out there, and you can&#8217;t think &#8220;business as usual&#8221; &#8211; if they expect to survive. If you&#8217;re into retail, start emphasizing Lay-a-way over credit. If you&#8217;re in the luxury goods biz, start thinking about bolstering your lower end lines. If you&#8217;re in a market that&#8217;s sporting a trend, follow it.</p>
<p>That&#8217;s my advice. I&#8217;m sure there are other trends out there I haven&#8217;t touched on, but I think you get the idea. Keep your heads low, your eyes and ears open, and keep those track shoes on. You&#8217;re gonna need &#8216;em.</p>
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