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Re: The jobless grad and a stroke of PR genius

Narciso17 — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 09:45:10 -0000

A Winged Nut Move, If I Ever Saw One...Who Does That and Expects That Some Good will come Of It...?....She May Have a Job Offer, But That Doesn't Mean That Her Woes May End...
* Scenario One: She Takes the Gig and Is (Surprise) Not Happy With Her Gig/Her/Boss/Her Duties/The Industry/Her Prospect of Moving Up/Etc.
* Scenario Two: She Take the Gig and THEY Are Not Happy With Her Performance/Attitude/Work Ethic/Etc.
* Scenario Three: She Doesn't Take the Gig and Keeps Boo-Hooing About Her Situation...!...Who in Their Right Mind Would NOW Offer Her a Gig After She'd Been Offered a Job and Said 'No' to This Job-Gift.

Any Way You Slice It, It Ain't Gonna Turn Out Well!

Re: Social Revival

Narciso17 — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 03:22:53 -0000

This reminds me of a film that was done in the mid 90's called Avalon - it basically covers how an immigrant family comes into its own in Baltimore...spanning three generations throughout the film...wonderful and charming film.

Anyhow, one of the stories involved two cousins who (after doing door-to-door sales and saving money for several years) basically go into business together...slowly building their little empire in Baltimore. There comes a point in the film where they have to have a serious gut check with each other and they come to realize that if their dreams were to all go down in flames, that would be ok....they would go back to doing door-to-door sales and start over.

To me, that's the kind of chutzpah (moxie, if you will) that more businesses need to take on - because, without that kind of hunger, grittiness and passion, you lose desire to make something unique and innovative. And, more to your point, innovation leads to real success.

Not just making profits, but really making a success of your efforts. You get this by dropping the curtain and by being the kind of company that is willing to go back to handling door-to-door sales if it came down to it...because you believed enough in your vision and NOT your pocketbook.

Re: Lady Justice is blind, thankfully jurors are not

Narciso17 — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 17:36:28 -0000

Non Verbal Communications is what can make or break an interview on something like 60 Minutes. I've seen multiple interviews handled on TV where the person being interviewed started screwing up...stuff like
* sweating
* shifting
* darting their eyes
* folding their arms
* licking their lips
* inadvertently covering up their faces at times

This is the kind of thing that can DAMAGE a company's reputation...and certainly a case in a court of law. This is yet another BIG REASON why having your spokesperson 'media trained' - just to have a certain peace-of-mind is enough to do it...even if your spokesperson(s) is(are) savvy and comfortable with the press.

You'd be surprised to see what a TV camera (or jury) can pick up!

~ Narciso Tovar
@Narciso17

Re: Vulnerability: The Secret Sauce for Relationships?

Narciso17 — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:43:18 -0000

YES! People Connect With People...NOT a Profile! The More You Show Yourself (Wrinkles and All), the More People Recognize that There's a Person to Relate to!

GREAT POST, Staurt!

Re: Next Communications Turns One

Narciso17 — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 22:11:01 -0000

The fact that you gave us readers TWO Great and Actionable items is proof positive that Next Communications is a WONDERFUL place for Communicators to visit! Moreover, the fact that you gave us two places to visit on seemingly opposite ends of the spectrum say ALOT about you. HOWEVER, the fact that both places feed us (emotionally, spiritually and physically) makes you a Communicator and a Fella to Trust.

Here's to a Great Year Behind You and MANY MORE to Come!