C8 Upper Hook for Fish

"There's no need to be so polite. We're all friends, it's only right for us to care for each other. Besides, this is just my own opinion, so it might not be correct."

"You are only a year older than me, but you have more thought than I do. You seem to be someone with a lot of life experience."

"Why do you say that?"

"Because experience determines one's experience, experience and thinking."

Seeing my words, Floating Dream was silent for a moment: "This conclusion is very good. I may be a year older than you, but I'm not as good as you are. For example, I have to learn marketing management from you. "

"I told you not to call me teacher, let's communicate."

"You're rather humble and low-key."

I smiled wryly in my heart. In the past, when I was feeling elated, I wasn't that low-key. However, after experiencing such a huge setback, I couldn't help but lower my profile.

I said, "No matter when, it's better to keep a low profile as a person! "What do you think?"

"Right, it's like this. This is also a principle of mine. I can't see that there are many similarities between us."

"Is this what they call having the same taste?"

"What do you mean by 'smelly' and 'similar'? This is called 'fragrance' and 'similar'."

I couldn't help but send a smiling emoji.

"Now that you are in a good mood, I want to ask you about marketing," she said. "I have a little bit of a problem with my business right now."

I asked her, "What are you marketing?"

"This... is a cultural product. "

"It's too general. If you don't want to say it, then forget it!"

"Guess?"

I had just finished selling my cultural products today, so I typed out a single word: "Newspaper!"

Floating Dream sent a foolish expression: "Ah — Congratulations, you got it right."

I was stunned. This Floating Dream's original marketing was a newspaper, so naturally, it was travelling together with me. The only difference was that she was a high level manager while I was a low level salesman.

I couldn't help but ask, "Which newspaper are you from?"

The Hsinghai had over a dozen different sized newspapers, and the competition was quite intense.

"Excuse me, but can we keep this a secret for the time being? If I told you, you'd probably know who I am, and the web wouldn't be so mysterious. "

I understand what she means, but a thought suddenly flashed through my mind. Damn, could this Floating Dream be Qiu Tong?

Since she didn't want to say it, I decided to test her true identity without asking for her information.

Start with newspaper marketing.

Me: "I don't really know much about newspaper marketing, which is publishing. But one thing is, since newspapers are products, then they should have the same marketing attributes as other products. And the purpose of publishing is advertising."

Floating Dream: "Right, continue."

"To use my experience as an analogy, this is like a big tree. The newspaper is the base of the big tree and the advertisement is the main stem of the big tree. The stronger the base, the thicker the trunk and the thicker the trunk. Isn't that right? "

"It's a good metaphor. I'm just trying to figure out how to make the trunk of this tree thicker all the time. Is there any good way to give guidance? "

"Like I said, I'm an amateur. I don't have a macro-level distribution strategy, but I can give you some ideas on micro-level stuff. For example, a more practical marketing strategy that works faster."

I was slowly circling and fishing, slowly letting the fish bite the hook.

As expected, the other party was very interested, "Hurry up and say it."

"For example, you could cooperate with the newspaper, make use of the advantages of your newspapers, and use the needs of the merchants to promote your products. Merchants have been able to achieve social effects, but they have also been able to expand their products and newspapers, both to raise their social profile and to expand their circulation.

I purposely didn't go into too specific details as I wanted to test out her comprehension ability.

The other party remained silent for a while, before replying, "Guest, what you said is very enlightening for my way of thinking. The Merchant Union, not bad, it's very operable, I will seriously consider your suggestion. "

The fish took the bait, and I waited for the fish to bite the hook.

I want to see which newspaper in Hsinghai has recently launched this move. Whichever department did this, the Floating Dream would be the head of the newspaper's distribution.

I secretly prayed that it wouldn't be Qiu Tong with her Floating Dream, but I felt that my heart wasn't sincere.

People are self-contradictory at times, and I'm no exception at this moment.