{"id":2401,"date":"2019-02-05T01:28:05","date_gmt":"2019-02-05T01:28:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iconrefined.com\/?p=2401"},"modified":"2024-04-08T22:27:02","modified_gmt":"2024-04-08T22:27:02","slug":"bti-025-good-vs-bad-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iconrefined.com\/bti-025-good-vs-bad-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"BTI #025: Good vs. Bad Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- iframe plugin v.5.1 wordpress.org\/plugins\/iframe\/ -->\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border:none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/8537210\/height\/100\/width\/\/thumbnail\/no\/render-playlist\/no\/theme\/custom\/tdest_id\/4427553\/custom-color\/87A93A\" height=\"100\" width=\"100%\" scrolling=\"no\" 0=\"allowfullscreen\" 1=\"webkitallowfullscreen\" 2=\"mozallowfullscreen\" 3=\"oallowfullscreen\" 4=\"msallowfullscreen\" class=\"iframe-class\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n\n<p>In this episode of Beyond the Image, host James Patrick discusses the difference between good and bad competition.<\/p>\n<p>Specifically he addresses what makes a good competitor and why we should strive to compete against the best in our industry and contrasts that with the distractions that a bad competition can have upon our businesses.<\/p>\n<p>Be sure to subscribe for future episodes discussing how you develop your brand, market your brand and further profit from your brand as an artist! 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