marketing freak

[handprop]

Hello
My name is Mike

I'm a marketing freak

I eat, sleep, and breath strategy

I've started and sold several businesses

I got talked into working for the Republican party

Now i'm national and work daily on marketing strategy for the Republican Senate race in 2010.

I come from a family of business owners most of which is manufacturing

Earned a masters in business but didn't learn much

Everything I learned I learned from my customers, my father, and my grandfather.

My hobby is collecting vintage airplanes from the 20's, 30's, and 40's

That's it, nothing exciting I guess.

Mike

[Spider]

Well, if one is interested in business, marketing and vintage airplanes, it's probaly quite exciting.

Welcome aboard.

[handprop]

Sometimes I guess.......But like everything in life marketing is no different than working in a factory. Find the best methods---develope a system---and do it over and over.

The airplane part is exciting but these days it's hard to find the time.

Mike

[Patrysha]

But with marketing, unlike a factory, there are so many ways to apply creativity and a personal touch whereas in a factory you're pumping out the same-old, same-old day after day after day.

Hi Mike! Welcome to the forum...

You can be the marketing freak as long as I can maintain status as the marketing geek

[handprop]

It's a deal!

Mike

[cbscreative]

Welcome, Mike, you're in good company with other marketing freaks here (or geeks or whatever).

It's good you don't place too much emphasis on that education. The real world experience is more valuable. I believe education is good as long as it doesn't educate wisdom out of its recipients.

[vangogh]

Welcome to the forum Mike. We've already been chatting so glad you decided to let us all welcome you. I'm not specifically a marketer, but I do enjoy marketing. Looking forward to sharing and learn with you.

Can't say I collect vintage airplanes, but I've always had a thing for propellor driven plans. At one point in life I was briefly planning on becoming an aerospace engineer.

Thanks for joining the community.

[Blessed]

Here's another marketing freak or geek or whatever I am... saying welcome to the forum! I hated my business classes in college... might be one reason I never finished

Oh and I love old airplanes, as long as I can stand on the ground and watch other people fly them around. That applies to new airplanes too though. Hubby used to have a friend that was big into the RC planes - those were pretty neat, and really expensive!

[Steve B]

Welcome Mike. A lot of us could use help with marketing strategy.

I'd love to see a few examples of the websites for your businesses. Perhaps you could provide a few links with your signature.

[KristineS]

Welcome to the forum Mike.

I guess I would qualify as another Marketing freak or geek or whatever.

Glad to see you here and looking forward to what you have to say.