Maverick Foo

Ex-Buddhist Monk, College dropout, single-dad, lifestyle entrepreneur, cheapass marketer, community builder

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If you're looking within your industry for the best marketing ideas, you'll probably get the "best practices" instead.

Don't get me wrong. Best practices are great because it saves you from the mistakes of trial and error.

But at the same time, you woul…https://t.co/fPvnvjBy9N

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𝘋𝘪𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘢𝘵 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘱 𝘣𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘴?

That's because we were conditioned to do that all the way through school!

Which is why at Authority Institute, we leverage that in-built habit…https://t.co/DUIc8GdckM

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Last week, Coach @lifecoachmel and I ran a 90-minute session with a group of ICF coaches from ICF Chennai Charter Chapter.

Big thanks to @LifeWorkMatters Vijayalakshmi S - MCC MP and Natarajan B for inviting us.

In a nutshell, we gave them an overview…https://t.co/I3HuUymSoj

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Recently I met a salon operator, Sally, who was looking for some marketing help.

You see, Sally had invested RM50,000 into IG ads for the last six months, and while she got regular inquiries, the conversion rates were really bad. Without revealing too mu…https://t.co/qONMiqoNEN

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You pulled through last year and emerged a victor. That's great! And like all amazing winners, you set the bar a higher this year.

Maybe it's higher sales targets.

Or bigger teams.

Or more clients.

The question is, 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘺 𝘵?…https://t.co/hd4Xer58b4

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In last week's post, we talked about exploring a different combination of 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘂𝗺 and 𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗱 for your marketing.

Just a refresh:
[Medium] Instagram + [Method] Short Videos = IG Stories or Reels
[Medium] Email + [Method] Text with Images = E-Ne…https://t.co/RANGZjTCaj

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It's common to see families coming together during the festive seasons. More so for those who haven't met physically over the last few years.

And sometimes the numbers can really swell to be more than ten! What a big group!

Here's the funny thing though…https://t.co/tf6WUBPBcA

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Like it or not, you'll have competitors in business. That means there's demand for your offerings!

𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘥𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯?

You can put in more money and resources to 𝗼𝘂𝘁-𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 them.

That mean…https://t.co/XGWxLoVJZs

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This was drilled into me because Dr. Billy Kueek would talk about it in his classes. It's a powerful quote, and a constant reminder that if we want things to change, we have to change 𝘩𝘰𝘸 to do things.

Let's look at it from a business point-of-view:…https://t.co/b2N3ApuUu1

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"Oh, I don't celebrate CNY."

And 9 out of 10 times when I said that, the response would be, "Why Mav?"

Actually, I'm not just singling out Chinese New Year.

I don't celebrate any festivities and holidays. Not even my birthday.

That's just how uncelebr…https://t.co/1Zx7xOHvKg

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Get Ready For A Masterclass in Sales... From the most unlikeliest of business owners.

Here are SEVEN ways this Herbal Tea Dude in the Pai Night Market takes an ordinary product and makes it an extraordinary experience.

𝟭 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝘆…https://t.co/cSMndISOfK

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After a month of living in Chiang Mai, it's time to return to Malaysia.

Knowing that I've made plans to come back again later this year, Noelle Chong asked me why I like it here so much.

 1. The food suits me - spicy, sour, rich in taste. Yums!😋
 2. Th…https://t.co/mITyxhuuPW

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Last week I ran a poll on this question, and there was a problem. A huge one.

Out of the 74 votes, 96% of them said Yes. That's 71 of them.

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘮? The follow-up content piece I had prepared on the subject was against their answers.

Yup!…https://t.co/LQs3hiJqJC

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Number ONE reason most businesses don't stand out!

Ask any business if they want to be differentiated against their competitors, and you'll almost always get a 𝟭𝟬𝟬% 𝗬𝗘𝗦!

But when you ask them to do things differently, that's where the excuses sta…https://t.co/m5jJKV9MrI

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Ban Rak Thai was never on my radar. Located up in the mountains near the Thailand and Myanmar border, it's a place the locals come for their getaway.

With a temperature of 9° to 24°, I fell ill on the first day (and optimistically, we booked for 3 nights…https://t.co/ndWm39dQbS