006: "Every person is a person" |
What do Mikhail Gorbachev, former leader of the Soviet Union, and Paul Farmer, co-founder of nonprofit Partners in Health (PIH), have in common? They both believed strongly in the beauty and value of every human on our planet.
Gorbachev was quoted saying, “There is nothing more precious in the world than human lives.” And at the heart of Paul Farmer’s humanitarian work in Haiti was a creole phrase, “tout moun se moun,” which roughly translates to “every person is a person.”
This simple and powerful idea is being applied in purposeful marketing, where organizations no longer cater to businesses or consumers, but rather to human beings. It’s also why the most successful organizations succeed in large part by building an engaged and devoted community.
What’s the marketing plan for nurturing your community in 2023? We hope you’re trying new things or already gaining insights from some experiments. We also hope you’re doubling down on the things your community already loves about you because we think next year is going to be your best year ever!
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Ten lessons from Paul Farmer’s life For those of us who want to leave a positive impact on the world, Paul Farmer basically wrote the textbook by the life he lived. His accompaniment model healed patients by connecting healthcare workers with patients, but he also believed strongly that many of the world’s issues stem from a failure of imagination. By expanding the things we see as possible, our problems may not be as large as they appear today. |
In the past, organizations defined themselves by whether they served businesses or consumers directly. But in the last few years, leaders are realizing that individual people are the decision makers and that the most effective marketing involves understanding those individual’s needs instead of thinking of them as some vague group like a business or a consumer.
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How to build a community from the ground up A community is the driving force behind a movement. If you want your organization to scale and make a larger impact, you’ll need to harness the power of communities. One thing to keep in mind: you can’t launch a community because those people are already out there. The most important thing you can do is start doing the hard work of sharing value with those people.
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Something for your inspiration folder |
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The Palmetto State Teachers Association secured 13 memberships through a single email, and now they’re doubling down with ads. By targeting the right audience — lapsed members — they were able to pick up some quick wins! |
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Incredible graphic, right? Well, there’s more where it came from. Tom McCarthy’s post on Instagram has some first-class insights to match those pitch-perfect visuals. |
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