Trade War With China?

[GordonJ]

Sin companies are mostly inelastic, especially ones with lower end products available too. Your headline assumes we are not currently in one but headed for one...I think daily activity says other wise, the war is on.

Marketers are a broad definition, as noted, those selling the so-called sin products; alcohol, tobacco and gambling, historically surge upwards in down times.

I can't imagine a market for the report you suggest, any business which isn't AWARE right now can't be helped with information. They need to be making their turns NOW.

As for those consulting with small businesses to help them avoid recessionary downfalls, maybe some of those Jay A. techniques might work if IMPLEMENTED AT BREAKNECK SPEED.

Donny 2 Dolls, the deal maker extraordinaire, has set the Battle Cruiser afloat, it may be too late to help many small businesses.

Maybe I'll revise the old Green Tree Press idea of making beer at home, or setting up a moonshine stand (iffin I can find Granny's recipe), and selling corn cob pipes with bags of tabaccy...thank goodness my lottery group is doing well...may not be able to handle the oncoming onslaught...thank you Donny 2 Dolls.

Gordon

Originally Posted by Millard Grubb

President Trump signed an executive order that essentially says that the US will not buy goods from anyone who buys oil from Iran.

China buys a lot of oil from Iran.

Does this mean we won't buy goods from China anymore?

Seems like a stretch. Did you know that 95% of the ibuprofen is produced in China? Along with millions of other items. Perhaps President Trump is just using this as a negotiating tactic.

How does this affect us as marketers?

I can imagine putting together a special report for clients that would focus on how world events might affect supply and demand in the local economy or specifically in each client's business.

You could also find out what products are typically used in business that come from China and make a list for your clients telling them to stock up now.

You could go to local business groups and offer a report on how to thrive even when the economy looks like it is going to take a hit.

You could take a look at making fast money for businesses by using some Jay Abraham techniques to find hidden cash. (Glenn Osborn has a report on. this.)

Business owners might be worried... just go and talk with them and be friendly without trying to hard sell them... you'll get business soon enough.

[GordonJ]

Glenn O. is well positioned for the bad times; solar stoves, wood stoves, recipes tested and proven. He is well ahead most of us.

Those companies which import electric space heaters, are in for a tough winter. However, the folks at Lehman's in Kidron, OH will be selling out of their Ben Franklin stoves and all things "Amish" like supplies.

Putting up food may gain a new audience; all things canning, freezing, storing of longer term food may become a HOT seller. Home gardens, once again may tick upwards.

Hand made quilts, blankets and yarn products may heat up.

LOW cost home made soaps, not the boutique, G. Paltrow kind, will find a market in a recession.

OF course, money making reports and HOW TO, may zoom again by Fall, time to dust off the CHATTEL REPORT and update it for 2025; many people will be selling off their garages full of junk...and many will be buying too.

AI is giving me all kinds of info on what to "get in on" now for the coming recession.

I may have to buy up all the Barbie dolls I can find, and hoard them and use as barter, I suspect they will be just as valuable as World Liberty Financial crypto currency when all is said and done this year.

What ideas do you have to combat Donny 2 Dolls Trade War with China plans?

Gordon

Originally Posted by GordonJ

Sin companies are mostly inelastic, especially ones with lower end products available too. Your headline assumes we are not currently in one but headed for one...I think daily activity says other wise, the war is on.

Marketers are a broad definition, as noted, those selling the so-called sin products; alcohol, tobacco and gambling, historically surge upwards in down times.

I can't imagine a market for the report you suggest, any business which isn't AWARE right now can't be helped with information. They need to be making their turns NOW.

As for those consulting with small businesses to help them avoid recessionary downfalls, maybe some of those Jay A. techniques might work if IMPLEMENTED AT BREAKNECK SPEED.

Donny 2 Dolls, the deal maker extraordinaire, has set the Battle Cruiser afloat, it may be too late to help many small businesses.

Maybe I'll revise the old Green Tree Press idea of making beer at home, or setting up a moonshine stand (iffin I can find Granny's recipe), and selling corn cob pipes with bags of tabaccy...thank goodness my lottery group is doing well...may not be able to handle the oncoming onslaught...thank you Donny 2 Dolls.

Gordon

[Glenn]

Thanks Gordon,

You are DEAD ON accurate.

I found a guy making Literally TENS of Thousands
by painting SINFUL Paintings on Ebay

Suitable for The Rumpus Room in your house.

NO NUDITY.

Cocktail waitress in Bikini
Guy at table playing Poker
Drinking a tumbler of Whiskey
Smoking a Cigar

With Horse race in the BackGround.

When I got the Painter/Owner of the Art Gallery to Paint SINFUL Scenes
like what were selling for a couple THOUSAND each on Ebay.

She couldn't paint fast enough.

4 foot by 5 foot HUGE Paintings.

We Tested auctions - by phone and there in The Gallery.
Competing bidder vs each other..

And putting The FACE of Girl friends or Wives on the WAITRESS
or GUY in the painting - as a GIFT..

She got 5Grand or more for a CUSTOM painting.

Thanks,
Glenn

Ohh Ohh oh my gosh.

I wonder if Chat GBT can paint me some of this type of SINFUL Color
Paintings.

FAST.

Just saw a sign for an ART EXPO - this coming weekend.

I bet I could Outsell all the other Vendors.

[Millard Grubb]

Glenn, I know of at least two companies that take your photos and make AI created pictures (paintings) which show yourself as a king, duke, western gunslinger, or what-have-you.

Heck, I even created a few pictures using photos of myself to create a bubble pack of a handyman.

Just insert the following prompt in ChatGPT with a photo and you'll get a nifty result:

Use this image to create a picture of an action figure toy of a construction worker in a blister package from head to toe with accessories including a hammer, a staple gun and a ladder. The package should read "(Your Name) The Handy Man"