{"id":530,"date":"2025-04-08T12:44:32","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T12:44:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sterlingcooper.info\/blog\/?p=530"},"modified":"2025-04-08T12:44:32","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T12:44:32","slug":"great-ads-the-penalty-of-leadership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sterlingcooper.info\/blog\/great-ads-the-penalty-of-leadership\/","title":{"rendered":"GREAT ADS…THE PENALTY OF LEADERSHIP…"},"content":{"rendered":"

Marketing 101: Lessons from Cadillac and “The Penalty of Leadership”<\/h1>\n
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\u201cIf the leader truly leads, he remains \u2014 the leader. Master-poet, master-painter, master-workman, each in his turn is assailed, and each holds his laurels through the ages. That which is good or great makes itself known, no matter how loud the clamor of denial. That which deserves to live \u2014 lives.\u201d<\/blockquote>

\u2014 Theodore J. McManus, Author of “The Penalty of Leadership”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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In a competitive world where \u201cemulation and envy are ever at work,\u201d many companies find it hard to use advertising as a space to break free from the rigid rules of business. However, those that invest in creative and inclusive styles of marketing often find the most success. Why? Because when a consumer purchases an item, a service, or an experience, they are looking to buy much more than the physical product. They are looking to buy an identity.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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