The Secular Jesus
Posted by infowriter in Business on September 2nd, 2010
One Sabbath, when he went to dine at the house of a ruler of the Pharisees, they were watching him carefully. And behold, there was a man before him who had dropsy. And Jesus responded to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath, or not?” But they remained silent. Then he took him and healed him and sent him away. And he said to them, “Which of you, having a son or an ox that has fallen into a well on a Sabbath day, will not immediately pull him out?” And they could not reply to these things.
It’s the Sabbath again and Jesus is doing what he does best – teaching, healing, and getting Himself into trouble!
It’s a marvelous story that contains all the elements that we love in the Gospel stories. Jesus is spreading joy and causing controversy while the fumbling Pharisees scurry about in the background, dumbfounded and exasperated. And yet I hear you say, “didn’t we cover all this last week?”
Of course I don’t hear all of you say that, as some of you weren’t here last week, and some of you who were here last week aren’t here this week, so you’ll be forgiven for wondering what I’m talking about, and yet the point is well made, for the Gospel story from Luke chapter 13, that we dealt with last week, has some very obvious points of similarity with this week’s story from Luke chapter 14 (the next chapter).
Both are stories of Jesus healing people and both healings took place on the Sabbath. In both cases the healings led to a confrontation with the religious authorities over whether it was legitimate to heal people on the Sabbath, and in both cases the religious folk ended up with egg on their faces (so to speak).
Of course the stories are not identical. Last week’s story took place in a synagogue, and the confrontation was with the ruler of the synagogue, who I assumed to be a Pharisee. This week’s story takes place in the house of a Pharisee, who may or may not have been the ruler of a synagogue.
In the chapter 13 story, it was a crippled woman that Jesus healed – a woman who couldn’t straighten up. In the chapter 14 story it is a man with ‘dropsy’, which means that his limbs were swollen up. He may have looked something like the elephant man, in which case his problem may have been, in one sense, the opposite of the woman. She couldn’t straighten up. The elephant man, if you remember, couldn’t lie down.
Either way, Jesus heals them both. The woman is straightened, the man’s swollen limbs are somehow mysteriously deflated, and there is much rejoicing on the part of everybody, except these religious persons who just can’t come to terms with the way Jesus – a supposedly righteous Rabbi and a popular teacher of religion amongst the people – could so radically flout the law of God by disobeying on the fundamental divine commandments as given to Moses on the stone tablets – ie. remember the Sabbath Day and keep it holy.
As I say, there are some differences between the two stories, in chapters 13 and 14 respectively, but the basic point of issue between Jesus and his antagonists is identical in both cases. It’s an issue of law.
Jesus is disobeying the law of God. That’s the charge, and it’s a serious charge, and it’s the sort of thing Jesus was charged with all the time, which is extraordinary when you stand back and think about it for a moment!
Whatever people think of Jesus, they generally acknowledge him to be (at least one of) the greatest religious figures of all time. Yet the charge laid against him throughout his earthly life was that He was consistently irreligious! He was labeled as a glutton and a drunkard and a friend of society’s low-life – exactly the sort of characteristics we associate with irreligious persons. And He was seen as having scant concern for the law of God!
Of course Jesus would say that He came “not to abolish God’s law but to fulfill it” (Matthew 5:17) and yet that very statement is a tacit acknowledgement of the fact that Jesus did not deal with the divine law in the way in which religious folk normally did.
There was a divine law regarding what you could and could not do on a Sabbath and Jesus seemed to have very little regard for it. He seemed to be happy to re-interpret the law to suit Himself, and, significantly, He seemed to show little interest in giving any theological argument in support of His re-interpretation!
Indeed, as I compare the two stories that lie (more or less) side-by-side in Luke’s Gospel narrative, the thing that strikes me most in both instances is the complete lack of serious theological argument taking place between Jesus and the religious professionals!
This is what we religious people do: we argue theologically. And when a religious person re-interprets a divine law in some way such that they seem to be disregarding one of the ten commandments, the pattern we would expect is that they give some sort of theological justification for what they are doing.
I want to focus on this today as I think it is really important, as I think it illustrates that Jesus not only had a different ideas about God from His religious contemporaries. He evidently thought about God in an entirely different way. It wasn’t just Jesus’ conclusions that differentiated him from his religious contemporaries. It was the way He reached those conclusions. He not only spoke differently about God. He spoke an entirely different language!
I was reading a report recently on a fascinating conference that took place in Melbourne recently – a theological conference on the subject of “Trinity with tiers” (that indeed I think some of our community may have attended).
The main subject under discussion was obviously the doctrine of the Trinity, but behind the discussion about the nature of God and the relationship between the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit was a more clearly tangible debate about the nature and the role of women in the church!
Those in the church who argue that women should always be placed in positions of subordination to men have been known to do so by appealing the way in which the pattern of eternal subordination is reflected in the nature of God, who is Father, Son and Spirit, where the three persons of God are equal and yet the Son is always subordinate to the Father. This then gives us a model (so the argument goes) that maintains both a nominal equality between persons while justifying a system that always gives the Son (or the woman) the lower place.
The key address in the Melbourne conference, I read, challenged this concept of eternal subordination which, it said was inconsistent with the Athanasian Creed, and suggested rather a concept of ‘economic subordination’, wherein the subservience of the Son to the Father is seen as taking place only for a limited time and in a particular context.
Now, if you don’t understand a word of what I’ve just said it really doesn’t matter, for my whole point is that this type of esoteric theological debate is entirely absent from the Gospel narratives.
We take this for granted but we should not. If it had been any other Rabbi or religious teacher and not Jesus who went around doing what He did on the Sabbath this would surely have been exactly what we would have expected. We would have expected some sort of lengthy theological defense of his actions, such that He could show how healing people on the Sabbath was in fact consistent with the Sabbath law as written, or why the law as written needed to be re-interpreted or discarded.
I’m not saying that we should have expected dialogues about the eternally subordinate nature of any of the members of the Trinity, but we would have expected the citing of other pieces of Scripture, illustrations of the way in which Biblical authorities themselves had, at certain times, re-interpreted the Divine Law in ways that were consistent with Jesus’ actions. We would have expected some dialogue, perhaps, that took us back to the creation stories in Genesis and showed us how the basic concept of rest, as exhibited by God on the seventh day, was not inconsistent with creative acts of healing.
We might have expected some argument about the nature of God or the nature of rest or the nature of the commandments, showing that obedience to them should at certain points be made secondary to the immediate obligation placed on us by the needs of our neighbors’. We might have expected something clever and complex and worthy of a Rabbi of Jesus’ standing. Instead, all we get from Jesus is what seems more like an off-handed comment than any serious argument. “If your ox falls into a well on the Sabbath, you pull it out, don’t you?” (14:5)
This was basically identical to the equally off-handed question He asked in the previous story, “you give your donkey a drink on the Sabbath, don’t you” (13:15). In neither of these cases is Jesus making any clever appeal to ways in which the Sabbath law can be extended to injured or thirsty animals under special circumstances. Rather, He is simply appealing to His hearers’ compassion. His attitude to their law is, in a word, dismissive!
I remember we had a visitor to our worship service here once from a certain area of the United States, and he asked me how I justified allowing woman to speak during the service. I responded by pointing out that there were churches in the area where he was from where snake-handling was a key component of their worship life. It wasn’t a particularly gracious response but I think it was consistent with the sort of response Jesus gave to so many of those who questioned Him. He just didn’t get into a debate with them!
Indeed, it is remarkable when you think about it, how rarely we see Jesus enter into any serious theological discussion with anyone in the New Testament. And when we do see this happen (such as in His dialogues with Nicodemus [John 3] or the woman at the well [John 4]) we very quickly see enormous misunderstandings occurring, as Jesus and his partners in dialogue seem to speak on entirely different levels!
It’s as if Jesus just didn’t speak the same language as His religious contemporaries. Perhaps we could go so far as to say that Jesus didn’t seem to speak a religious language at all, for certainly His dialogues in these two stories in Luke seem to be at an entirely secular level. Jesus’ opponents are talking about the law of God and their religious obligations. Jesus is focused on the women and men around him, and His dialogue is not about things mysterious and overtly religious but about helping needy oxen and donkeys!
Indeed there is something secular and irreligious about Jesus, just as there is something awfully secular and irreligious about the whole idea that God should choose to give Himself to us in the flesh and blood of this single human being! Jesus is irreligious. The whole concept of the incarnation is entirely irreligious! No wonder Judaism and Islam can’t accept it!
There remains one question from today’s Gospel that still concerns me, and it is this. Even if Jesus did two consecutive healings on two consecutive Sabbaths where he received exactly the same response from his religious contemporaries and then made an almost identical response to each of them, why did the Gospel writer, Luke, bother to record both incidents? Would not one have been enough? I’m sure there were plenty of other stories about Jesus that he could have included that he chose to leave out. Why include both of these when the two stories are, for all intents and purposes, identical?
The only answer I can come up with to this question is that Luke must have figured that we needed to hear all this twice (and maybe a few more times, as there are other stories of an entirely similar nature again in Luke and throughout the Gospels). Why do we need to keep hearing about this? I think it’s because we just don’t get it. We keep looking for something more spectacular, more obviously transcendent, and more overtly religious. What Luke seems to be trying to get through our heads is the fact that living the life of Jesus is not about being religious? It’s about compassion.
For it’s not obedience to the law that brings us to God. It is Christ. And Christ’s work in us is not to bind us to any code, but to live His life through us and show his compassion through us, and so bring healing and wholeness to our sick and broken world. Amen.
Rev. David B. Smith
(The ‘Fighting Father’)
Parish priest, community worker,
Martial arts master, pro boxer, author, father of three
www.fatherdave.org
Fighting Father Dave
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Increasing Sales Opportunities With Web Search Engine Positioning
Posted by infowriter in advertising on September 1st, 2010
A keyword is define as phrase or word which is used by the customers to find particular online business. These keywords are utilised by search engines so as to discover websites that have relevant use of the requested keywords and then produce those results in a particular list.
The web search engine positioning of a web site on that list directly correlates to the search engine optimization or keyword proficiency found on that website. If you understood all of this then you could rest assured that you have a step up on a great deal of your on-line competition. If you understood all of this and aren’t utilizing your marketing resources to achieve a high web search engine positioning for your business, then you are losing a great deal of potential business.
Online marketing is recognized as an essential component to find success in the internet, greatly due to the high level of competition which could be found on-line. Businesses invest in banners and promotional material to be posted on websites that are related to their business because they understand that this would increase their odds of being found and rising business potential.
Of course, one of the most effective ways to be found online is when your consumer utilizes online tools, such as the search engine, to directly seek your business. The truth is that the on-line search engine is one of the most highly utilised online tools utilized and when your business cannot obtain a high web search engine positioning on searches that directly relate to your business, you’re losing sales opportunities.
You need to first review how a consumer utilizes the search engine if you have to completely understand the importance of the web search engine positioning. The basic understanding which customers utilise keywords to generate a list through search engines is simple. Where the opportunity for loss exists is with the understanding that eighty percent of the business which is generated with on-line searches goes to the top 7 businesses in the web search engine positioning.
So if your business is not found within those top 7 listings, you have already limited your business potential to only 20 percent of the available profit made with searches. Then if you are not even on the first page of the listings generated, you’re not tapping into this valuable opportunity. The online environment has shifted the marketing atmosphere from educating consumers of your business to also making sure they could find you when a demand exists.
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The Existing Possibilities Of Synthetic Grass Perth
Posted by infowriter in Business on September 1st, 2010
Maintaining a healthy lawn is a constant burden which no person willingly volunteers for, yet any home owner who has pride in the appearance of their home is required to subject themselves to this never ending battle. For the home owner that tires of the constant struggle to keep their natural grass alive, there is a one of a kind opportunity which exists with synthetic grass Perth.
When your home features a synthetic lawn Perth you free yourself of many of the manual labor requirements which are associated with natural grass. To entirely understand how you can profit from the installation of synthetic turf Perth, its important to review the benefits that are available to the homeowner.
One of the very first advantages of synthetic grass Perth is that you will not need to water it like you have to for the natural grass and thus you would be saving money on watering. Watering a natural lawn is a hard task, especially when you have to incorporate the continuously changing weather environment. When you over water your lawn it becomes a smelly bog which swiftly browns, creating an unappealing environment. When you under water, your grass dries up and dies, leaving you with a patchy look which is unattractive to any homeowner.
With a synthetic lawn Perth the only watering you’re required to is the occasional hose off to keep your lawn free of dirt and debris. This saves the home owner a huge amount of time a large sum of cash on the monthly water bill.
The next advantage that is found from the use of synthetic turf Perth can be seen in the perfect image which is created from its installation. Its the dream of every homeowner to have the home with the ideally manicured lawn to accent their home. Natural grass is a troublesome opponent whose continuous requirements does not provide you the best opportunity to find that perfect imagery.
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Making Use Of Social Business Networking
Posted by infowriter in Business on August 31st, 2010
Social business networking is quick becoming much more prevalent and widespread these days, and it has even become much more able. These days, you could do more than just locate or interact with other people who you already know. You can actively grow your business, produce more sales and income, convert prospects, expose new possibilities, and a lot more. You should learn how you can begin making use of social business networking sites to help get going in the right direction as soon as possible.
The best new social business networking services offer a combination of different facilities and functions. For one thing, you’ll be capable of connecting with some of your other existing presences on-line and on other networking sites and services. So you’ll be able to easily add your Twitter followers for instance, and reach out to those people at the same time that you are utilizing the new service to reach out to other people.
This broadens your scope and even saves you time, allowing you to harness your energy into one of the social business networking sites instead of trying to do the same thing on each one of them separately. You will even though be able to switch between types of messages and your way of communication. Twitter for example is designed for shorter messages with a short character limit, but you may want to send out other messages, articles or posts which are longer in length. Being able to do both from the same interface is incredibly convenient and offers great opportunities.
But perhaps a lot better than that, with some of the new avenues and services for social business networking you will really be able to earn money for by yourself. This could happen when you draw in new individuals and businesses to sign up for accounts for themselves, or you can even have the potential to showcase ads that directly make you profits. You would also be able to steer individuals back to your own web-site or blog, where you could sell them your products or services, collect their contact info or anything else that you’re looking to do.
In fact, some of these business networking sites nowadays actually give you a lot of power for reaching a larger base of potential prospects, by providing you with automated features like site, blog and search engine pinging. In this way, anytime you make an update or post about something, the word would spread instantly, you’ll be driving a ton of traffic to your web sites and you will not have to do anything at all besides sit back and enjoy.
All of this has been simply a quick overview of some of the great features and functions that you could expect with social business networking sites these days. It is certainly a bit more business oriented than just being “friends” with others that know your business. So it’s time to take things to the next level, and grow your business beyond your wildest imagination. Utilize social business networking services like Sokule.com and all of their great capabilities and you too can enjoy great profits and success in the on-line world.
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Revealing The Marketing Effectiveness Of The Stubby Holder
Posted by infowriter in Business, Shopping on August 31st, 2010
When you look for items that are commonly used in almost every household of Australia, not many products could match the use of the stubby holder. The fact is that every person enjoys the opportunity to consume a cool beverage and this product aids the client in achieving this goal.
Some make use of them to keep sodas cold, other people with water and some even use them as a beer cooler. Although, irrespective of the use this item, it’ll always deliver with supplying the client with a cool beverage, which directly influences the popularity that is discovered with the stubby holder. So for a business trying to tap into this popularity which has been created, its essential to understand what avenues of pursuit are best for your business.
For any business who desires to discover a means to tap into the high popularity which is discovered regarding the stubby holder, the greatest opportunity exists with marketing. This product represents a type of direct marketing where a business could make promotional items they can distribute directly to present clients and potential clients.
No individual would pass on the opportunity to get a free gift, though most individuals wind up discarding generic promotional items overtime. With the stubby holder you will be passing out a promotional item which offers real opportunity for regular use.
So what is the marketing impact of the stubby holder? The large number of businesses that currently exist with the vast global market that the on-line environment has created has left many clients with a need for familiarity. Brand recognition is quickly becoming a lead component of client purchases, slowly becoming more important than the price comparison.
As the customers frequently use your stubby holders, this will help to increase the brand recognition of your business. Whether the product is impacting the person consciously or subconsciously your product will become a house hold name each time the product is utilised. When your consumer enjoys a cool beverage at the office, your desktop billboard will be there, and when your customer uses it for a beer cooler at home, you’ll be tapping into the most effective in-home marketing available.
With all the opportunities which are created through the utilization of the promotional stubby holder, there is no reason every business, regardless of industry, should not take advantage of this opportunity. This procedure starts by finding a business that could aid you in creating these promotional items to be utilised by your business.
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Making Use Of The Best Tools To Help You In Stone Masonry Craft
Posted by infowriter in Business, advertising on August 29th, 2010
Though there are many art forms which have come into the world, there are very few that have provided the same impact which can be found with the art of stone carving. This art has traditionally been represented all through time from the great stone structures of Egypt to the cautiously detailed marble statues of ancient Greece. Maybe this is why so many different people are attracted to the opportunities which are created in the art of stone carving. However it should not be mistaken that this art is simple in comparison to the detailed stroke work of painting or the elaborate artistry of writing. Stone carving is not an easy task to achieve and maybe this is why many have tried and failed at this artistic endeavor.
The reality is that stone carving could be a frustrating task, particularly for the individual who is just starting the art. There is little room for error in this art as you aren’t working with a medium that could simply be painted over or erased. A professional artist would regularly find themselves changing their piece as they progress depending greatly on the quality of the stone masonry they are using and how it shapes. For the new artist, refining the regularly shifting vision can prove troublesome as beginners have a lone idea when they start and become enraged when an unintended error is made or a piece falls off which was not intended to fall off.
Of course these errors are only further complicated when the stone carving artist is not using the right tools for their task. One of the very best opportunities for the new artist that have lately been adopted by the craft can be found with diamond drill bits. These tools have long been debated in the community as whether they ought to be considered an instrument in the art but these bits offer a unique opportunity for the stone carving artist, regardless of their level. Diamond drill bits allow the artist to harness the power of electricity in their art and easily cut through and shape stone. The utilization of this tool expedites the formation process and helps new frustrated artists in discovering their vision sooner as the project progresses.
It is vital to recognize that having the right tool is essential in any art practice and the diamond drill bit selection at the local hardware store often does not offer you the very best tool for your stone carving project.
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Valuable Tips That Will Aid You To Maximize Your Joomla Templates Opportunity
Posted by infowriter in Business, Web Hosting on August 28th, 2010
Joomla templates represent a unique business opportunity for any company that is trying to get onto the web and tap into the global marketplace.
With these templates you will discover a swift way to create a site which will attract consumers to your business and also provide you with the tools to capture their attention.
Website development is a key to success for any online business since it represents the foundation of your online venture and would be the power behind your opportunity to drive interest, make sales and close deals. When you’re trying to take full advantage of the Joomla templates opportunity, look towards following these 3 tips to maximize your results.
The first thing that you have to do is find the best template to satisfy both your business requirements and developing consumer interest.
The creation of your web site demands that a balance be established to meet the needs of both the business and client. Many companies start their sites focused on putting as many products and information on their website as possible. The problem is that this is boring for customers, which damages the opportunity to make sales.
Other companies seek to entertain the consumer, flooding their site with so many irrelevant features that the intention of the web-site is lost. When you develop your Joomla templates it is important that you find the right balance to accomplish your sales goals while capturing client attention.
One of the best ways to achieve this balance is by taking advantage of the modules that can be found with Joomla templates. On many occasions an informational video proves a lot more effective than a page of literature because consumers are more likely to sit and listen than to read.
The video modules you can include into your site are a great example of finding that crucial balance where you can express your message whilst keeping consumer attention. Additionally, you can incorporate entertaining games or other features which might help to encourage clients to return to your website at a later date. Although, remember not to overwhelm your Joomla templates with too many entertaining features so that you do not lose the purpose of your web-site.
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Use The Resources Of An Immigration Agent
Posted by infowriter in Travel Tips on August 27th, 2010
When you find yourself engaging in the opportunity of searching for migration into Australia, the thought of using the help of an Immigration Agent may come up. While their knowledge and experience will prove invaluable to the process of gaining an Australian visa, several select not to follow this path in order to save cash on any fees associated.
Australia is well known for it is open boundaries for immigrants and has created an immigration system that is designed to help travelers in gaining entry into the country regardless of whether its for long or short-term purposes. With a country which is so open to migration, why would an individual need to invest in the services of an Immigration agent?
While it is very true that Australia has developed a system developed to allow easy access into the country, its even true that this system is highly complex and often hard for the person to follow. Australia provides somewhere around one hundred and forty different kinds of Australian visas, each with their own purpose specifically designed to aid the traveller achieve their objectives while in the country. The problem which individuals unfamiliar with the migration system have is finding the right visa to assist them in their travels. The knowledge which is possessed by an immigration agent serves to benefit the traveler so that they can feel confident that they are accessing the best resource to accomplish their goals.
Having the right visa is essential for any traveller hoping for migration to Australia. When you have the wrong visa you would probably discover a large number of problems which any experienced immigration agent could have avoided. Each visa is designed to offer a different set of rules or guidelines that a migrant is required to follow. Furthermore, this person is needed to meet various rules that support their reason for being in the country. When you have the wrong visa because you avoided using an immigration agent, it could prove very hard to stay in the nation.
Migration into the nation of Australia is designed to help any person looking to gain access. Although the system that has been generated to achieve this goal has grown to a tremendous size, providing close to one hundred and forty different visas for different purposes. The knowledge and experience of an immigration agent represents your best opportunity to succeed in your efforts to gain migration approval and make your home in this wonderful country.
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Customizing The Gifts For Your Loved Ones With Pandora Charms
Posted by infowriter in Shopping on August 26th, 2010
When you find yourself looking for a present for a loved one, one of the most vital things to do is to discover a gift that is unique to that person. Generic gifts have become common place in recent society and several find themselves longing for the personal presents that had been exchanged in the past. If you’re looking to assist your loved one capture the past by presenting a personalized gift then look no further than Pandora Jewellery. With Pandora Jewellery you would discover a unique gift that provides variety in options, permitting you to achieve that difficult goal of gift customization.
With Pandora charms you’ll be able to easily customize the presents that you want to give to your loved ones. The Pandora charm is a small figurine which when mixed with other Pandora charms enables you to finish the Pandora Jewellery charm bracelet. The reason that Pandora Jewellery is so personal is that each Pandora charm allows the gift giver the possibility to capture the essence of the individual they are purchasing the present for.
If your loved one has kids then you have the chance to select a Pandora charm that may reflect the child or children’s name, age, birth stone or even their sign of the zodiac. The animal lover would be delighted to receive Pandora Jewellery featuring Pandora charms of several animals and wood or stone accents. No matter what the taste of the gift recipient, you could make Pandora Jewellery personalized to their tastes.
The best thing about all this is that, this opportunity is merely not restricted to the female gender. Women often get the reputation of demanding personalized gifts but the reality is that men take great pleasure in receiving a gift that is personalized to their tastes also.
Pandora Jewellery features a wide variety of Pandora charms which would appeal to the male without the worry that a charm bracelet would make them less masculine. Additionally the Pandora charm comes in a wide variety of styles including gold, silver, the mixing of the two, stones, gems and even wooden styles. Whatever appeals to the nature of the person, a customized Pandora Jewellery charm bracelet can be created.
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Hate The Hard Sell? Here Is A Better And Easier Way To Get Rich In The Car Business – Part 2
Posted by infowriter in Automobiles on August 25th, 2010
There is a Better, More Natural Way to Attract Car Buyers
The quicker you realize this, the quicker you’ll get off the hamster wheel and learn the ways essential to draw in people constantly and easily to your store.
That is precisely where Gravitational Marketing comes in.
Gravitational Marketing eliminates the unproductive and forced approach of interrupting, chasing and wearing down prospects in the race to gain customers.
Rather, Gravitational Marketing enables you to attract high quality, profitable customers who pay more, stay longer and refer frequently without the dreaded hard sell or savage chase.
When you understand Gravitational Marketing…
You will draw in the right kind of prospects that are most likely to be interested in what you have to offer. It then creates in them an keen want for you, your dealership and your experience.
When you harness the natural power of Gravitational Marketing and put it to work for you, you’ll be the only and clear option in your area. You’ll dominate the market and have an unfair benefit over all your competitors. You’ll be considered as the resident expert in the automotive field and you will be sought-after rather than being a chest pounding, street walking, ad dollar wasting, glad handling buffoon.
By harnessing the laws of Gravitational Marketing you will create a natural system – a system which could be put on virtual autopilot – that attracts clientele and delivers leads while you focus on family, friends and live the life style you’ve always dreamed of.
It All Boils Down to Science
Do not be fooled. Gravitational Marketing is not another gimmick or marketing play. Rather, Gravitational Marketing is extremely scientific. It is not a fantasy creative world full of slick slogans, glossy ads, spinning logos and flashy graphics. It’s not about the marketing trick of the day or the newest technology gimmick or newest media trend.
Real customer attraction… customer attraction done right, is a science. It is about hypothesizing, testing, measuring and results. It’s about formulas, principles and systems… numbers, data and analytics.
Its serious stuff….and the kind of marketing YOU need to beat burnout. It is what you need to make cash in any economy and it is the only system that will allow you to break away from the struggle and pressure of hard selling to making a great living doing that which you love.
So quit trying to resuscitate traditional marketing and start doing what works. Get scientific with your efforts and you’ll be on your way to attracting more leads, more sales and a lot more cash in no time.
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