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Introduction Opportunity

Started by Jake McKee · 10 months ago

Often the hardest part of starting any relationship is simply getting started. Most of us have been in the situation at some point where we are attracted to someone new and want to introduce ourselves. Since we don’t all have a friend like Barney, crossing a crowded room to make that i ... Continue reading »

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  • Can I be so honored as to be the inspiration for one of The Community Guy's blog posts, since I just got intro'ed by him to someone else myself? I wonder if that can get me some extra google juice... :-)
  • Great post. I think it drives home the point that marketing types need to act more like real humans interested in pursuing a long-term relationship. Everyone's had a friend (maybe back in high school) who was constantly bragging about their new toys or trying to build themselves up as super fabulous. Nobody wants to be friends with that guy. His interests are never anything more than self-serving. The same logic applies to communities. If the introduction is self-aggrandizing then it's going to be totally ignored.

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