Your Business Fails Because You Forget the Important Ingredient - Laura Patterson | 20

They told her she was running marketing. He told her she was failing.In one meeting, a single, brutal question from a Motorola executive forced Laura Patterson to confront the devastating truth: everything she thought was marketing was a lie. Her work was being thrown in the trash. Sound familiar? You’re busy. You’re chasing shiny objects, playing pinball with your budget, and creating AI content you think is helping. But what if it’s all just doing more damage, faster?

Discover

🟣 The hardware store analogy that reveals the fatal flaw in your AI strategy

🟣 Why your company is selling products to the wrong people

🟣 The simple question that unlocks true customer loyalty

Connect with Laura

https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurapattersonvem/

laurap@visionedgemarketing.com

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Timestamps

00:00 - Intro

03:02 - Austin's Gold Rush: When You Could Get a Job By Spelling "Marketing"

04:31 - 9/11 & The Dot-Com Bust: Forging a Business in Fire

09:37 - My Boss Ignored Me. It Changed My Career Forever.

15:52 - The Wallet Fallacy: Why You're Selling to the Wrong Person

17:51 - A Simple Framework to Read Your Customer's Mind

19:36 - The "Circle of Traction" a Customer Begged Her to Write

24:01 - The Grit Crisis: Why Today's Smartest Minds Quit When It Gets Hard

25:44 - Drowning in Data? You're Asking the Wrong Question.

29:43 - The AI Bandsaw: Doing More Damage, Faster

35:54 - Will AI Take Your Job? The Uncomfortable Truth.

38:00 - Rapid Fire: MQLs Must Die, Triathlons & The Best Advice I Ever Got

39:05 - Connect with Laura