Battling Stereotypes

Oct 9
08:12

2008

Kaye Z. Marks

Kaye Z. Marks

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How to battle against stereotypes and stereotyping

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Stereotypes abound,Battling Stereotypes Articles and probably always will.

People are inclined to settle into an easy to understand view of what a company is, even if that view isn’t very accurate. Part of this is the cold corporation. The idea has been repeated over the years of a heartless company that only cares about profits. They’ll do anything in order to boost up their sales with little concern for the actual people who are providing them with these sales.

Is this true? Maybe for some companies this is an accurate description of them. Every time another news story is released about some CEO or other big boss doing something wrong in order to improve sales the image is reinforced. But once again, is this actually accurate of most companies, or even very many companies?

The answer is no, it isn’t. This applies to very few companies, actually, but none of that changes the stereotypes that forms, and can set in if you aren’t careful.

So what can you do to really fight against it? The best way is to make your company transparent. Let people know what you’re up to, and invite them to be as much a part of the process as they want to be.

To accomplish this, newsletter printing will be the best path to take. With this kind of printing you’re able to set up a means of letting people know exactly what you’re up to. If you have new products coming up, any changes in management, or even just general information about your daily business you can easily hand to people.

But this also allows your customers to have a voice in your company. Let them write in letters and publish them. Ask people to give you suggestion on what they would like to see different or improved upon.

Now you are able to accomplish a wide variety of different things with your newsletter printing.

First, people are going to trust your company more because they’ll be able to see exactly how things are run. You never have to worry about any kind of stereotypes forming because you’re letting them see exactly what your company is really like.

Next, it helps bring your customers closer to your business. You’re giving them the ability to shape how things are done and improve what they would like to see changed.

Also, these letters can act as a form of testimonials. A person has to care about a company to care enough to want to see things changed. Each letter you print also allows others to see just how many people care about your company and are loyal to you.

What I’m listing here are just a few of the benefits that come with newsletter printing. But the primary goal of this is to make sure you know what stereotypes you have to watch out for, and make sure that these are never applied to your company.

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