{"id":27270,"date":"2021-02-15T09:50:45","date_gmt":"2021-02-15T13:50:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=27270"},"modified":"2026-01-19T23:09:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T03:09:12","slug":"mass-marketing-strategy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/mass-marketing-strategy\/","title":{"rendered":"The Failure of the Mass Marketing Strategy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Why does the traditional mass marketing strategy fail? What strategies should companies use instead of traditional mass marketing?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are three major reasons why the traditional mass marketing strategy is failing. The obvious targets are gone, consumers will ignore you, and people who are happy with what they have aren\u2019t looking for new products or services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep reading to learn why the mass marketing strategy no longer works in today&#8217;s society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-why-the-traditional-mass-marketing-strategy-doesn-t-work-anymore\"><strong>Why the Traditional Mass Marketing Strategy Doesn\u2019t Work Anymore<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There are three major reasons why the traditional mass marketing strategy is failing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-1-the-obvious-targets-for-the-traditional-mass-marketing-strategy-are-gone\">1. The Obvious Targets for the Traditional Mass Marketing Strategy Are Gone<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, think about Aspirin, the first major pain reliever on the market. It was cheap, was low risk, had obvious benefits, and almost everyone needed it sooner or later. Perhaps most importantly, it had no competition. It was a perfect candidate for the mass marketing strategy.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, though, there are dozens of painkillers out there. A new one would have a hard time finding traction in that crowded market, even if it is somehow a little better than the others. If you were trying to sell this new drug you\u2019d have to find customers who need a painkiller, who are willing to try a new kind, and who have the time and energy to listen to your advertising. Even though almost everyone needs a painkiller at some point, the people interested in <em>yours <\/em>will only be a small fraction of the population.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-2-consumers-will-ignore-you\">2. <strong>Consumers Will Ignore You<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a relatively new phenomenon; even twenty years ago consumers had more free time, more available money, and fewer choices in what to buy. There were fewer things to spend money on but, at the same time, people\u2019s needs were mostly met. Therefore, business became about selling people what they <em>want<\/em>, and marketing got them to <em>want <\/em>more and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, the number of choices people have keeps increasing, but the time and money to sort through them all keep decreasing. (Consider the rising cost of rent and college tuition compared to just twenty years ago. Also think about expensive cell phone plans and all the online services billed every month, all draining would-be customers\u2019 bank accounts.) As a result of this, <strong>people today are stingier with both their money and their attention.<\/strong> Especially now, people are most likely to stick with what they know or what their trusted friends suggest.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Traditional mass marketing often runs afoul of the <em>Law of Large Numbers<\/em>: the idea that big numbers tend to come with big denominators. If you\u2019re reaching millions of people, but only a tiny fraction of those people buy your product or click your ad, you\u2019ve wasted time and money. (To avoid this problem, you need to figure out who\u2019s likely to listen and <strong>target those people with the perfect message for them.<\/strong> Figure out the right combination of Ps to win them over.)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-3-customers-who-are-already-satisfied-aren-t-likely-to-spread-new-ideas\">3. Customers Who Are Already Satisfied Aren\u2019t Likely To Spread New Ideas<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Phrased another way, people who are happy with what they have aren\u2019t looking for new products or services. To compound this problem, companies are constantly getting better at knowing what their customers want and delivering it, which makes it harder and harder for newcomers to get people\u2019s attention.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A closely related problem is that it\u2019s hard to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/spread-ideas\/\">spread new ideas<\/a> through populations that are already cluttered with too much advertising and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/hub\/personal-life\/lifestyle\/too-much-stuff\/\">too much stuff<\/a>. There\u2019s so much advertising noise already; consumers are going to be reluctant to add to it. They won\u2019t spread the word about a new product unless they\u2019re certain the people they talk to will be excited about it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-case-study-the-wall-street-journal\"><strong>Case Study: The Wall Street Journal<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Many companies are not adapting to the changing times. They see new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/advertising-techniques-examples\/\">marketing techniques<\/a> like the Purple Cow as fads, rather than proven strategies that should be embraced.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The Wall Street Journal<\/em> provides the perfect example of this. A full-page ad in the <em>Journal <\/em>costs hundreds of thousands of dollars (Google puts the price at around $240,000), a price that many willingly pay to put their products in front of as many eyes as possible.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, <strong>the ads don\u2019t work.<\/strong> Godin once asked some people reading the <em>Wall Street Journal <\/em>if they could name even two of the companies who had full-page ads in the paper they\u2019d just finished reading. They couldn\u2019t. 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