The Marketing Millennials

SPECIAL SERIES: Dealing with Haters | Bathroom Break #14

Jul 29, 2024

10:00

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Getting your first hater is a sign you’re making an impact! The hosts dive into how negative feedback can actually fuel growth and lead to loyal fans. They explore how to sift through criticism, focusing on what's constructive and letting go of the rest. Unsubscribing from emails? It's not all bad; it can mean your audience is evolving. To lighten the mood, they even share their quirky sushi preferences and culinary tales. Embrace the haters and enjoy the journey!

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Quick takeaways

Negative feedback is a valuable indicator of audience engagement and can serve as a tool for personal and professional growth.

Unsubscribing from marketing content reflects changing interests rather than failure, highlighting the importance of targeting a dedicated audience.

Deep dives

Embracing Negative Feedback

Negative feedback can be valuable for personal and professional growth, as it often indicates that one is engaging with their audience authentically. Rather than taking criticism personally, it's important to view it as a tool that can help improve one's work. Acknowledging that not everyone will resonate with one's message helps in maintaining focus on those who do appreciate it. This perspective encourages the understanding that having critics means that you’re also likely to have dedicated supporters.

Intro

2min

Embracing Haters: The Power of Negative Feedback

3min

Navigating Negativity: Thriving Amidst Criticism

2min

Understanding Email Unsubscribes: Quality Over Quantity

2min

Sushi Preferences and Culinary Adventures

2min

So you just got your first official hater… Congratulations!

Seriously, it’s not as bad as you think. Sometimes, negative feedback is a good thing— it means you’ve reached enough people for some of them to have an opinion about you. Without any haters, you’re never going to have stark raving fans.

But how much should you care about what your haters are saying?

Jay and I chat about our experiences with negative feedback and explain how to reframe that negativity and channel it into something positive.

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