Archive for March, 2010

Mar 24 2010

A brilliant commentary on vendor/client relationships.

Posted by: admin in marketing, Random Stuff, tags: client, relationships, vendor

The video you’re about to see is brilliant. Period. And it could really do with no introduction. But I feel compelled to add my two cents. For those of you that are curious as to what it’s like from my side of the table, THIS IS WHAT IT’S LIKE. Exactly. If I had a nickel for every time a client tried to negotiate a better price after the work was done…but I digress. If you’re a creative – watch it and weep. If you’re a client…think about this vid the next time you want to try and get a creative’s work for less than the asking price.

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Mar 01 2010

Facebook’s Fatal Mistake.

Posted by: admin in marketing, media, tags: applications, deceptive, Facebook, games, Spam, viral marketing

So I’m minding my own business, and I get a call from my daughter, who wants me to look at her Facebook page. I do, and what do I find, but some friend of hers has sent her a “Best Friend Quiz” (twice), asking the questions ‘Is she smart?’ and ‘do you think she takes drugs.’

Pause with me whilst I do a slow boil.

My kid on drugs? Nope. Never. This is a newly-12-year-old that is pure as the driven snow. She won’t take so much as a Tylenol without parental permission. So, naturally, I suspect it’s a ‘friend’ pranking her. Nope. Guess again. I went ahead and clicked on the supposed “quiz” to find out that it’s one of these Facebook games, that you must agree to install on your own home page before you can play.

Newsflash, people: This is SPAM. Opt-in SPAM, mind you. But it’s still SPAM. Read the rest of this entry »

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