ld's makes more money than you？〃
The answer is obvious： McDonald's is excellent at business systems。 The reason so many talented people are poor is because they focus on building a better hamburger and know little to nothing about business systems。
A friend of mine in Hawaii is a great artist。 He makes a sizable amount of money。 One day his mother's attorney called to tell him that she had left him 35；000。 That is what was left of her estate after the attorney and the government took their shares。 Immediately； he saw an opportunity to increase his business by using some of this money to advertise。 Two months later； his first four…color； full…page ad appeared in an expensive magazine that targeted the very rich。 The ad ran for three months。 He received no replies from the ad； and all of his inheritance is now gone。 He now wants to sue the magazine for misrepresentation。
This is a mon case of someone who can build a beautiful hamburger； but knows little about business。 When I asked him what he learned； his only reply was that 〃advertising salespeople are crooks。〃 I then asked him if he would be willing to take a course in sales and a course in direct marketing。 His reply； 〃I don't have the time； and I don't want to waste my money。〃
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