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Marketing Strategies – Show me! – Henry Ford success story


welcome to another famous Friday where

welcome to another famous Friday where we look at famous entrepreneurs and help

we look at famous entrepreneurs and help

we look at famous entrepreneurs and help you model their success to make your

you model their success to make your

you model their success to make your business grow today’s lesson is show me

business grow today’s lesson is show me

business grow today’s lesson is show me if you have a new idea a new concept

if you have a new idea a new concept

if you have a new idea a new concept something that’s revolutionary so this

something that’s revolutionary so this

something that’s revolutionary so this is going to change the world then you

is going to change the world then you

is going to change the world then you need to show me how it works don’t just

need to show me how it works don’t just

need to show me how it works don’t just come to me with a piece of paper or a

come to me with a piece of paper or a

come to me with a piece of paper or a PowerPoint file or an email and say

PowerPoint file or an email and say

PowerPoint file or an email and say here’s the blueprints here’s how it’s

here’s the blueprints here’s how it’s

here’s the blueprints here’s how it’s going to work show me it working because

going to work show me it working because

going to work show me it working because the bigger the idea is the more unique

the bigger the idea is the more unique

the bigger the idea is the more unique it is the newer it is the more people

it is the newer it is the more people

it is the newer it is the more people are going to be skeptical that it’s

are going to be skeptical that it’s

are going to be skeptical that it’s going to work so instead of just trying

going to work so instead of just trying

going to work so instead of just trying to solve them with an email or

to solve them with an email or

to solve them with an email or PowerPoint presentation sell them by

PowerPoint presentation sell them by

PowerPoint presentation sell them by actually showing them how your product

actually showing them how your product

actually showing them how your product or service works so one of my favorite

or service works so one of my favorite

or service works so one of my favorite examples is from Henry Ford and Ford

examples is from Henry Ford and Ford

examples is from Henry Ford and Ford founder of the Ford Motor Company

founder of the Ford Motor Company

founder of the Ford Motor Company legendary entrepreneur when he first

legendary entrepreneur when he first

legendary entrepreneur when he first started he was an engineer he was an

started he was an engineer he was an

started he was an engineer he was an engineer at Edison electrical and was

engineer at Edison electrical and was

engineer at Edison electrical and was helping create electricity for America

helping create electricity for America

helping create electricity for America and he wanted to do his own thing you

and he wanted to do his own thing you

and he wanted to do his own thing you know he wanted to be an entrepreneur he

know he wanted to be an entrepreneur he

know he wanted to be an entrepreneur he had ideas – you didn’t one just worked

had ideas – you didn’t one just worked

had ideas – you didn’t one just worked for somebody else and so he wanted to

for somebody else and so he wanted to

for somebody else and so he wanted to get into the car business and and the

get into the car business and and the

get into the car business and and the car business was super new nobody was

car business was super new nobody was

car business was super new nobody was really making cars a whole bunch of

really making cars a whole bunch of

really making cars a whole bunch of Engineers just creating their own

Engineers just creating their own

Engineers just creating their own inventions and so he came up with his

inventions and so he came up with his

inventions and so he came up with his own invention and he called the

own invention and he called the

own invention and he called the quadricycle and the quadricycle were

quadricycle and the quadricycle were

quadricycle and the quadricycle were basically two bicycles that were

basically two bicycles that were

basically two bicycles that were attached together with a gasoline engine

attached together with a gasoline engine

attached together with a gasoline engine in the middle and that was one of the

in the middle and that was one of the

in the middle and that was one of the very first cars in America was his

very first cars in America was his

very first cars in America was his primitive design and he wanted to get

primitive design and he wanted to get

primitive design and he wanted to get funding for this and he wanted to quit

funding for this and he wanted to quit

funding for this and he wanted to quit his job and he wanted to go and create a

his job and he wanted to go and create a

his job and he wanted to go and create a company building quadricycles and it was

company building quadricycles and it was

company building quadricycles and it was such a new crazy idea you know people

such a new crazy idea you know people

such a new crazy idea you know people were used to riding horses

were used to riding horses

were used to riding horses why would I ride this contraption

why would I ride this contraption

why would I ride this contraption quadricycle thing and so instead of just

quadricycle thing and so instead of just

quadricycle thing and so instead of just going out and pitching people on with

going out and pitching people on with

going out and pitching people on with the prospectus on paper

the prospectus on paper

the prospectus on paper Wood Eaton was he built his first

Wood Eaton was he built his first

Wood Eaton was he built his first quadricycle and he wanted to go to

quadricycle and he wanted to go to

quadricycle and he wanted to go to William Murphy who was a highly

William Murphy who was a highly

William Murphy who was a highly successful entrepreneur in the lumber

successful entrepreneur in the lumber

successful entrepreneur in the lumber business

business

business and when he went to pitch him he showed

and when he went to pitch him he showed

and when he went to pitch him he showed up in his quadricycle a working

up in his quadricycle a working

up in his quadricycle a working quadricycle prototype unit and he took

quadricycle prototype unit and he took

quadricycle prototype unit and he took William Murphy for a ride on it

William Murphy for a ride on it

William Murphy for a ride on it around town and by the end of the ride

around town and by the end of the ride

around town and by the end of the ride they were in business together that’s

they were in business together that’s

they were in business together that’s how it works it’s so much easier to

how it works it’s so much easier to

how it works it’s so much easier to convince people to give you money to buy

convince people to give you money to buy

convince people to give you money to buy from you to refer people to you to put

from you to refer people to you to put

from you to refer people to you to put you in the media to have you be guests

you in the media to have you be guests

you in the media to have you be guests on their shows whatever it is you’re

on their shows whatever it is you’re

on their shows whatever it is you’re looking for it’s so much easier for

looking for it’s so much easier for

looking for it’s so much easier for people to understand what you do when

people to understand what you do when

people to understand what you do when they can experience it when you’re not

they can experience it when you’re not

they can experience it when you’re not just talking about it but they can feel

just talking about it but they can feel

just talking about it but they can feel it and so if you want to sell your idea

it and so if you want to sell your idea

it and so if you want to sell your idea if you want to get investors you want to

if you want to get investors you want to

if you want to get investors you want to get customers you want to get momentum

get customers you want to get momentum

get customers you want to get momentum then show me make me feel it believe

then show me make me feel it believe

then show me make me feel it believe those are watching you like this video

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