The video uses a relatable example of a famous music group to illustrate a business principle about teamwork and complementary skills. The narrative structure, building from a common perception to a deeper insight, makes the advice engaging and memorable for entrepreneurs and business owners.
Summary
The video explains that successful brands and teams are built not just on individual talent, but on the combination of diverse talents working together. It uses the music duo P-Square as an example, highlighting how their combined strengths in music, performance, fashion, and creative vision made them more valuable than their individual talents alone. The key takeaway is that entrepreneurs should focus on building teams with complementary skills rather than seeking individuals who simply replicate their own abilities.
Structure
1Introduction to P-Square and the importance of looking beyond individual talent.
2Discussion of how P-Square's success was driven by combined talents beyond just music.
3
Original caption
DAY 17/100 I talk about the marketing secrets behind the P-Square fight and the three business lessons entrepreneurs can learn, focusing on the first lesson: understanding that the most valuable talent in a business isn't always the most obvious one. I explain how P-Square's success came from combining music with choreography, fashion, and stage presence, and how Peter's creative vision was just as important as Paul's songwriting. #psquare #musicindustry #careeradvice #entrepreneur #fyp
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P-Square (music group) ACTS - they are a music group whose music, choreography, fashion, stage presence, visual idea, and presentation are the subject of the video. Removing them would fundamentally change the video's content and meaning. They are the central focus of the discussion about business lessons.
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PART 17/100
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in nigeria at that time.
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the image,
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if it is fashion,
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if it's a tech company,
they think the programmer is everything.
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understand location,
another person
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who built
who built the restaurant?
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as yours,
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it less valuable.
this is why as
this is why as an entrepreneur,
you must stop
measuring
importance
importance only by who does
most obvious work.
instead,
question:
what does
table
bring to the
table that makes
everything else more
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way to build a team
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building a team
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more valuable
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are built
sometimes
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count is a talent
that makes everybody
else worth watching.
and that is a
marketing Secret.
if you are building
a brand or a
and you need Some hidden marketing
secret,
send me a DM with marketing
strategies
let's talk
this is part seventeen
this is part seventeen
of one
days of hidden
marketing Secret
follow me
Transcript
Everyone have their own perspective about this P-Square fight, but nobody is paying attention to the marketing secrets behind the story. And that is what I'm here to tell you. There are three important business lessons to learn from the P-Square story, especially from Mr. P. Number three will blow your mind. But in this video, I'm going to focus on number one. This is what every entrepreneur should learn from the story of P-Square, and that doesn't have to do with who was wrong or who is right or the family fight. It's about talent. Now, when people talk about P-Square, one of the biggest arguments was always, who is more talented? Some people will say Paul was a better songwriter, some will say Paul was a better singer. And because the music was the product people were consuming, it was very easy to assume that the person who could sing or write better was automatically the person. But this is where many people misunderstand how successful brands or teams are built. Let me tell you something. The most valuable talent in a business is not always the most obvious one. Peter Okoye has that that Paul was stronger when it comes to songwriting. But Peter also described himself as a creative person behind much of what people saw experienced. If you watch carefully, apart from the music, what made P-Square really special was the performance, the dancing, the fashion, the stage presence, the visual idea, and the way they present themselves. And who was actually behind this? Peter. When they went their separate ways, you could see it from the music videos of Rudeboy and the music videos of Mr. P, you could tell who had that P-Square look. This is what most people don't know. P-Square was never simply because could sing. There were thousands of talented singers in Nigeria at that time. P-Square became P-Square because the music was combined with choreography, matching outfits, the energy, the image, the spectacle. You didn't just listen to P-Square, you wanted to watch P-Square. This is where many entrepreneurs make a huge mistake. They only respect the talent that directly creates the product. If it is a restaurant, they think the chef is everything. If it is music, they think the singer is everything. If it is fashion, they think the designer is everything. If it's a tech company, they think the programmer is everything. But business doesn't work like that. A chef can make incredible food, while another person branding, another person understand customer experience. Another person understand social media, another person understand location, another person in the team understand pricing, another person in that team understand how to make people talk about the restaurant. So the question is now, who built the restaurant? And the answer is simple: all of them. Their talents are different, but those talents became more valuable when they work together. And this is one of the hidden reasons why some partnerships become extremely powerful. You don't necessarily need someone who can do exactly what you do. Sometimes, you need someone who is brilliant at the things you are terrible at. Paul did not need another Paul. Peter needed... The power is in the combination, the teamwork, the togetherness. One person's strength could cover for the other person's weakness, and the other person's strength could make the first person's talent more commercially valuable. This brings us to today's hidden marketing secret. The customer doesn't buy your product, they buy the combination of talents that make that product desirable. There is a difference between something good and making people desire it. You may know how to create an amazing product, but someone else may know how to package it. Someone else may know how to tell its story. Someone else distribute the customer better than you. And someone else may know how to turn the talent into a brand, and their contribution may not be as visible as yours, but that doesn't make it less valuable. This is why as an entrepreneur, you must stop measuring importance only by who does the most obvious work. Instead, the question should be: what happened when their different talents came together? Because individually, they had strengths, but together, they created something much bigger by combining those strengths. So if you are starting a business or building a team, stop looking for who can do what you can do. Build around people whose strengths make your own strength more valuable. And that is how powerful teams are built. Sometimes, the talent nobody count is a talent that makes everybody else worth watching. And that is a marketing secret. If you are building a brand or a business and you need some hidden marketing strategies, send me a DM with marketing strategies. Let's talk. This is part seventeen of one hundred days of hidden marketing secrets. Follow me.
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