"If you don’t believe in your product, or if you’re not consistent and regular in the way you promote it, the odds of succeeding go way down. The primary function of the marketing plan is to ensure that you have the resources and the wherewithal to do what it takes to make your product work."

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Source: Jay Conrad Levinson, Seth Godin (1994). “The Guerrilla Marketing Handbook”, p.5, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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Jay Conrad Levinson

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Jay Conrad Levinson was a marketing expert known for pioneering guerrilla marketing, a strategy that empowers small businesses to compete creatively.

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