Comments on: Relationship Marketing Series #3: Come Out of the Closet http://www.remarkable-communication.com/relationship-marketing-series-3-come-out-of-the-closet/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 09:55:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Somebody wants to hear your music… | music is my day job http://www.remarkable-communication.com/relationship-marketing-series-3-come-out-of-the-closet/comment-page-1/#comment-2077 Somebody wants to hear your music… | music is my day job Fri, 27 Mar 2009 18:39:00 +0000 http://www.remarkable-communication.com/relationship-marketing-series-3-come-out-of-the-closet/#comment-2077 [...] Remarkable Communication on finding “all the people in the entire world who are weird in the s... [...]

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]]> By: Janice http://www.remarkable-communication.com/relationship-marketing-series-3-come-out-of-the-closet/comment-page-1/#comment-562 Janice Tue, 03 Jun 2008 09:40:01 +0000 http://www.remarkable-communication.com/relationship-marketing-series-3-come-out-of-the-closet/#comment-562 <p>While I enjoyed the post overall, my favourite part was your likening the internet to "a portable New York City." </p> While I enjoyed the post overall, my favourite part was your likening the internet to “a portable New York City.”

]]> By: Sonia Simone http://www.remarkable-communication.com/relationship-marketing-series-3-come-out-of-the-closet/comment-page-1/#comment-561 Sonia Simone Mon, 28 Apr 2008 21:41:12 +0000 http://www.remarkable-communication.com/relationship-marketing-series-3-come-out-of-the-closet/#comment-561 <p>Hi G, thank you for dropping by!</p> <p>Opening up and revealing ourselves is so scary, but it's so rewarding as well. I find that the more I do it, the more courage I find. But I don't think it will ever be easy for me.</p> Hi G, thank you for dropping by!

Opening up and revealing ourselves is so scary, but it’s so rewarding as well. I find that the more I do it, the more courage I find. But I don’t think it will ever be easy for me.

]]> By: Genuine http://www.remarkable-communication.com/relationship-marketing-series-3-come-out-of-the-closet/comment-page-1/#comment-560 Genuine Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:48:21 +0000 http://www.remarkable-communication.com/relationship-marketing-series-3-come-out-of-the-closet/#comment-560 <p>Amazing and interesting post. Not to be spammy or selfish, I felt like the post that you commented on my blog (about my friend) helped me to break out of myself, my own conceptions...it helped me to step outside of what was expected. Maybe it wasn't a clean or predictable thing to do, but it was honest and open, and I think it reached people.</p> <p>I'd rather have someone honestly disagree with me, than agree with me for the sake of agreeing.</p> Amazing and interesting post. Not to be spammy or selfish, I felt like the post that you commented on my blog (about my friend) helped me to break out of myself, my own conceptions…it helped me to step outside of what was expected. Maybe it wasn’t a clean or predictable thing to do, but it was honest and open, and I think it reached people.

I’d rather have someone honestly disagree with me, than agree with me for the sake of agreeing.

]]> By: Timothy Coote http://www.remarkable-communication.com/relationship-marketing-series-3-come-out-of-the-closet/comment-page-1/#comment-559 Timothy Coote Thu, 10 Jan 2008 02:17:33 +0000 http://www.remarkable-communication.com/relationship-marketing-series-3-come-out-of-the-closet/#comment-559 <p>Yeah, I've had to explain myself too as to why, after such a promising start to a career in the arts, I threw it all away to work with companies to help them communicate. </p> <p>The funny thing is it doesn't feel weird to me. I don't think I have needed to deal with the closet as such but anything vaguely abnormal, after all is said and done, is still considered kooky by even the most open-minded (and regardless of financial success). Oh well, good post anyway. </p> Yeah, I’ve had to explain myself too as to why, after such a promising start to a career in the arts, I threw it all away to work with companies to help them communicate.

The funny thing is it doesn’t feel weird to me. I don’t think I have needed to deal with the closet as such but anything vaguely abnormal, after all is said and done, is still considered kooky by even the most open-minded (and regardless of financial success). Oh well, good post anyway.

]]> By: Sonia Simone http://www.remarkable-communication.com/relationship-marketing-series-3-come-out-of-the-closet/comment-page-1/#comment-558 Sonia Simone Wed, 09 Jan 2008 19:47:00 +0000 http://www.remarkable-communication.com/relationship-marketing-series-3-come-out-of-the-closet/#comment-558 <p>I know, Daoine, I'm really of two minds about those. On the one hand, I don't want to dismiss something that works (especially if I'm working on behalf of someone else).</p> <p>On the other hand, ewwwww. </p> <p>My suspicion is that it's the long form that works--answering all of the objections, walking the person step-by-step through the sales process to get completely comfortable and answer all of their questions. My suspicion is that the yellow highlighting and red flashing arrows aren't needed, that you can do the same thing with intelligent headers.</p> <p>I may be delusional. On the other hand, Seth had a good post today about what you get when you dumb down your marketing--dumb customers. And who wants to be in a relationship with dumb people?</p> I know, Daoine, I’m really of two minds about those. On the one hand, I don’t want to dismiss something that works (especially if I’m working on behalf of someone else).

On the other hand, ewwwww.

My suspicion is that it’s the long form that works–answering all of the objections, walking the person step-by-step through the sales process to get completely comfortable and answer all of their questions. My suspicion is that the yellow highlighting and red flashing arrows aren’t needed, that you can do the same thing with intelligent headers.

I may be delusional. On the other hand, Seth had a good post today about what you get when you dumb down your marketing–dumb customers. And who wants to be in a relationship with dumb people?

]]> By: daoine http://www.remarkable-communication.com/relationship-marketing-series-3-come-out-of-the-closet/comment-page-1/#comment-557 daoine Wed, 09 Jan 2008 17:16:18 +0000 http://www.remarkable-communication.com/relationship-marketing-series-3-come-out-of-the-closet/#comment-557 <p>I said when I first started seeing those horrendous single-page sales pitches that they would never sell anything through them. (Someone had the guts to ask me to critique their "brand new concept in web marketing" and I tore shreds off him in utter disgust.) I said no one would fall for that kind of blatant manipulation. Okay, so I was wrong about that. People did buy, big time. But I'm convinced customers bought *despite* the manipulation and the seedy webpage, not *because* of it.</p> I said when I first started seeing those horrendous single-page sales pitches that they would never sell anything through them. (Someone had the guts to ask me to critique their “brand new concept in web marketing” and I tore shreds off him in utter disgust.) I said no one would fall for that kind of blatant manipulation. Okay, so I was wrong about that. People did buy, big time. But I’m convinced customers bought *despite* the manipulation and the seedy webpage, not *because* of it.

]]> By: Practical Archivist http://www.remarkable-communication.com/relationship-marketing-series-3-come-out-of-the-closet/comment-page-1/#comment-556 Practical Archivist Wed, 09 Jan 2008 09:43:36 +0000 http://www.remarkable-communication.com/relationship-marketing-series-3-come-out-of-the-closet/#comment-556 <p>Sonia, </p> <p>Your definition of the long tail is my favorite so far. </p> <p>Me? I geek out about historical photos, photo organizing, preserving family history and internet marketing. There is NO WAY I would have met as many fellow travelers as I have without access to the "portable New York City." </p> <p>I was one of the folks who cheered when that blogger (1) came out and (2) called shenanigans on some of the ickier internet marketing tactics. </p> <p>P.S. I live in Wisconsin, so I'm not even gonna touch the German polka thing except to offer to buy you a beer at The Essen House or Der Rathskeller if you're ever in Madison. Plus I'm smart enough not to get in a pun war with communicatrix. Fershizzle.</p> Sonia,

Your definition of the long tail is my favorite so far.

Me? I geek out about historical photos, photo organizing, preserving family history and internet marketing. There is NO WAY I would have met as many fellow travelers as I have without access to the “portable New York City.”

I was one of the folks who cheered when that blogger (1) came out and (2) called shenanigans on some of the ickier internet marketing tactics.

P.S. I live in Wisconsin, so I’m not even gonna touch the German polka thing except to offer to buy you a beer at The Essen House or Der Rathskeller if you’re ever in Madison. Plus I’m smart enough not to get in a pun war with communicatrix. Fershizzle.

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