DISQUS

Bijou Argent Tibetain · 1 year ago

Actually when the times are bad, humans tends to get more selfish and look out only for themselves. The level of despiration rises and human behavior can take strange turns. I am not surprised at the way the PR person acted.
When there are too many people and only a small pie, things can get quite nasty.

ophelia_chong · 1 year ago

How true. With the Negative Ad campaigns being waged by the McCain/Palin camp, the overall consensus is that they are actually turning off the voters. It is not only the negativity but the scent of desperation.

PR/Marketers should look at the Obama campaign, stick to specifics, be clear, and truthful.

You are right that with the times being bad (and not getting any better) the level of desperation is at a high, it remains to be seen how low we can go in the next few months.

Thanks for commenting. :O)

Cathy Banks · 1 year ago

very well written, aside from engaging in bad marketing methods you can't blame that pr person, I hate to say that they're just doing their job but at the same time you can't let events out of your control influence the way you do your work, as long as your methods are proven. But I do agree that your strategy has to reflect current market conditions something that's probably above the pay grade of a twitter spammer.

ophelia_chong · 1 year ago

You are right. Good points there. Good marketers know when to market and when not to. You don't sell matches after a major forest fire, nor do you ignore a crashing stockmarket to announce a website. Wait a few hours or even a day. Even though there are forces none of us can control, we can learn how to guide our clients through those times in a thoughtful and market considerate way.

:O) Thank you for commenting. :O))

danhhoang · 1 year ago

Sounds like something I would do. BUT knowing the state of twitter that day, I avoided making any tweets until the debate or any political event was over. Don't get me wrong, I know who I'm voting for and that I should pay attention to views but I think I have a good idea of who should be leading this country.

ophelia_chong · 1 year ago

I can get so bitchy at times. :O) All I want is to have people take inconsideration what is happening around them. You don't talk about horror films when someone just suffered a tragedy. Nor do you hawk a website while the stockmarket is crashing.

It's the same as listening to a friend who is in dire straits, you listen. You don't say, "hey lets watch tv!" it's all about opening up and seeing what is around you.

Thank you again Danh for being so supportive and "listening" to me. :O)

danhhoang · 1 year ago

Ha! If there was a term that does not describe you that is "bitchy". I totally get your point. :D

And whoever was hawking the website... Twitter that night was not his night to be strutting anything. He probably missed a huge opportunity to show off his stuff.

RaePuttPutt · 1 year ago

Amen, sister! It gets really annoying to be around people who are clueless.

trinlayk · 1 year ago

Well, and at the same time we were all staring (agast?) at the tv and twittering, they "hotlined" the Orphan Works Bill through the Senate.
It looks like it has died in the House... but it will likely rise like a Zombie next year....

The whole Hot-lineing process is really sneaky...especially late on a Friday when the nation is panicked about something else.

JamieOz · 1 year ago

Sitting here is Australia I can't help but wonder about this US 'Bailout' Bill and 1. if it will have and impact, and 2. if is in fact just. With global share markets in an absolute meltdown they seem to have passed the point of being rescued by governments manipulting interest rates and liquidity levels. Would it not just be best to let the market take this path? I understand the potential econimic hardship that will be faced, but is the BailOut just delaying the inevitable? Secondly, is it just that investment bankers (and I used to be in this category) are bailed out for poor business decisions when any other business that has made poor decisions and eventually goes to the wall is allowed to do so!

ophelia_chong · 1 year ago

Lending money and selling the loans. A domino effect that they knew would happen, yet greed and lack of control drove us headlong into this.

How does it affect me? It affects me because as a freelancer, the companies I work for will have less money (bank loans and funding), which means my income drops. My retirement fund has lost value. My buying power is halved, which affects the retail business, which means layoffs. We are all pulled along whether we like it or not. So Bail out or no Bail out, we are all going to have to bite the bullet.

Thanks for commenting all the way from Australia. :O)

Bijou Argent Tibetain · 1 year ago

Indeed, it has affected everyone. I live in France, and I can tell you that due to the amount of news coverage the US bail out is getting and the financial crisis, people here have stopped buying as much as they did before. Christmas season is nearing and businesses are not picking up.
I cannot belive that a greed of few people so powerful can lead to such a negative effects in many people's lives.

ophelia_chong · 1 year ago

The holiday season will one of the most recent that will not reek of commercialism. We will be making our gifts, giving smaller more meaningful gifts. It will not be the monetary value of the gift but the emotional value of the gift.

Out of the ashes we will rise and become stronger.

Bijou Argent Tibetain · 1 year ago

You are right. We have been driven too much by commercialism that we see the value only in terms of money.
Let us all re-learn to take pleasure in simple things in life.

ophelia_chong · 1 year ago

Here's my gift to you, a big heartfelt thank you for visiting and commenting on the post. :O) It will be wonderful to really share the holidays with not celebrating our wealth in goods, but our wealth in friendships.

:O)

Bijou Argent Tibetain · 1 year ago

Thank you very much.
Can I please offer you the same gift if you do not mind :)?

ophelia_chong · 1 year ago

A friendship handshake to you. :O)))

buy essay · 1 year ago

very well written, aside from engaging in bad marketing methods you can't blame that pr person, I hate to say that they're just doing their job but at the same time you can't let events out of your control influence.

ophelia_chong · 1 year ago

Great comment, you are right. Marketers have to be fast on their feet, you don't sell suntan lotion in a Montana winter, at least that is predictable; but what about the unknown? Quick reflexes and a quick mind will steer the client into the right markets.

thanks for commenting. :O)

Priceperheadexpert · 1 year ago

It is good to know what is going on, but to truly be successful, you need to know where things are going.

Don't prepare NOW, for what is happpening now. Prepare now for what will happen tomorow.

Do you think the credit crisis will worsen? If so, then sell from that angle. Think it will get better? Sell from that one.

Everyone is already trying to capitalize on current issues, and most people won't. Not too many are preparing to capitalize on the future.

I think it was Bill Gates who said "if you see where the buck is, it is already too late"

ophelia_chong · 1 year ago

You are so right. As a marketer you have to see further into the future than most. That is what Marketing is all about.

The future is a nomadic work force, we will no longer be employees. We will be subcontractors, hired guns. Market to the nomads, make sure their needs are met.

Thanks for commenting. :O))

Hailee · 1 year ago

It's the same as listening to a friend who is in dire straits, you listen. You don't say, "hey lets watch tv!" it's all about opening up and seeing what is around you.