3 Reasons You Don’t Want to Be the Smartest Marketer #1899

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Eric Siu and Neil Patel

Business, Marketing, Careers

4.6 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 26 October 2021

⏱️ 5 minutes

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In episode #1899, Neil and Eric talk about 3 Reasons You Don’t Want to Be the Smartest Marketer. While it might feel good to be the smartest marketer in the room, you’re actually putting yourself at a disadvantage in the long run. To learn more about how ego breeds complacency, tune in today! TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES: [00:20] Today’s topic: 3 Reasons You Don’t Want to Be the Smartest Marketer. [00:30] Reason one: if you’re the smartest marketer, you’re not going to learn from the people around you. [01:07] Reason two: if you’re the smartest marketer in the room, you’re in the wrong room. [02:05] Reason three: you need to be willing to try new things. [03:36] Our key takeaway for this episode: ego breeds complacency. [04:10] That’s it for today! [04:19] To stay updated with events and learn more about our mastermind, go to the Marketing School site for more information or call us on 310-349-3785! Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode: Subscribe to our premium podcast (with tons of goodies!): https://www.marketingschool.io/pro Leave Some Feedback: What should we talk about next? Please let us know in the comments below Did you enjoy this episode? If so, please leave a short review. Connect with Us: Neilpatel.com Quick Sprout Growth Everywhere Single Grain Twitter @neilpatel Twitter @ericosiu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Marketing School, the only podcast that provides daily top level marketing tips
0:06.4	and strategies from entrepreneurs that practice what they preach and live what they teach.
0:11.8	Let's start leveling up your marketing knowledge with your instructors Neil Patel and Eric
0:16.8	Sue.
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0:46.2	And it's a great way to improve your low time.
0:48.4	Today, we are going to talk about the three reasons you don't want to be the smartest
0:55.3	marketer or Neil, look, you look like you want to do for me.
0:58.3	You go first.
0:59.3	Number one, if you're the smartest marketer, you're not going to learn.
1:04.0	And especially when you're around people, you don't want to be the smartest marketer because
1:07.9	marketing is continually evolving.
1:09.6	You want to be learning from people which makes you better versus teaching everyone.
1:13.2	And there's nothing wrong with teaching.
1:14.8	It's a great thing, especially if you can drive and not like Eric and I do, but you want
1:18.9	to learn from people.
1:19.9	It's not about being the smartest person.
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