April 10, 2006

Bad Strategy Deserves Bad Poetry

ME Liz Strauss wrote this at 6:24 pm

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If you’ve got some bring it over.

I’m watching more than one company do everything they can to tell their customer to go away. Too many companies leave today’s customer sitting alone, while they try to think up “strategies” that will bring them new ones.

S-T-R-A-T-E-G-I-Z-E

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They said the latest thing
and I came to realize
This company couldn’t strategize
They chased trends
like fireflies

Like kids loose in a candy store
they search every candy drawer
and shake every magic door
pinning hopes on that one big score

They’re on the corner preaching
to customers who don’t their need teaching

They see the world with tiny eyes
and let their wishes hypnotize
They can’t even spell strategize

No wonder they always talk about customers with fear.

Strategy in the hands of those who can’t spell it is even worse than a really bad poem.

–ME “Liz” Strauss


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4 Comments to “Bad Strategy Deserves Bad Poetry”

  1. April 10th, 2006 at 8:27 pm
    Mike said

    You can either wait for something to happen and see who it happens to….
    or you can make things happen and make ‘em happen for you.

  2. April 10th, 2006 at 8:39 pm
    Martin said

    Liz … you’re a poet and don’t know it ;-)

    Yeah, isn’t it annoying having to deal with those pesky customers as we’re too busy thinking of how to get new ones!!!

  3. April 10th, 2006 at 8:42 pm
    ME Strauss said

    Hi Mike,
    You’re so right. You can be lucky or you can be smart.
    You don’t need luck when you can make things happen.
    Liz

  4. April 10th, 2006 at 8:44 pm
    ME Strauss said

    Hey Martin,
    Those dern customers, you just can’t get them to behave. Now, can you? What’s a poor business person supposed to do?
    Liz

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