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Marketing Rulebook
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Marketing promises must align with the actual customer experience.

🚩 Bait and Switch
The Violation

When marketing overpromises and the product underdelivers, you don't just lose a customer — you lose their trust, their referrals, and their reviews. Alignment between messaging and reality is the foundation of retention.

The call

When marketing overpromises and the product underdelivers, you don't just lose a customer — you lose their trust, their referrals, and their reviews. Alignment between messaging and reality is the foundation of retention.

In Action (the tape)

• Customers expressing disappointment post-purchase

• Misleading landing pages or ads

• Overpromised outcomes

Owned — Landing page overpromises.

Earned — Reviews contradict messaging.

Paid — Ads exaggerate outcomes.

Analytics — High refund or churn rates.

AI — AI exaggerates claims.

The Corrective Play
Stay consistent in practices to continue greatness

• Align marketing with reality

• Audit claims regularly

• Involve customer support and sales feedback in marketing reviews