Comments for ShawnVanDyke.com http://shawnvandyke.com unintended entrepreneur Fri, 14 Aug 2009 12:32:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comment on Striving to be the Dumbest Person in the Room by Kris Tengberg http://shawnvandyke.com/striving-to-be-the-dumbest-person-in-the-room/comment-page-1/#comment-31 Kris Tengberg Fri, 14 Aug 2009 12:32:00 +0000 http://shawnvandyke.com/?p=66#comment-31 Hello Shawn, Sounds like I'm not the only one who has benefitted greatly from the "2 ears 1 mouth" principle. Since I started listening twice as much as I talked, I have learned so much more...Thanks for your insight! Hello Shawn,

Sounds like I’m not the only one who has benefitted greatly from the “2 ears 1 mouth” principle. Since I started listening twice as much as I talked, I have learned so much more…Thanks for your insight!

]]> Comment on What Makes a Social Media Professional a Professional by Gavin Baker http://shawnvandyke.com/what-makes-a-social-media-professional-a-professional/comment-page-1/#comment-12 Gavin Baker Thu, 04 Jun 2009 14:44:48 +0000 http://shawnvandyke.com/?p=71#comment-12 Thanks for the quote Shawn. To answer your question, I honestly think it depends on how the organization wants to use it. It's a tool (Swiss Army Knife-esque) that can be used in a lot of ways. Personally I've used it far more for networking then I have direct sales - but it's through some of those channels (in this case twitter and blogs) that connections are made, which can then grow to relationships, and relationships to partnerships or whatever the end goal of it is. So Tyson Foods uses social tools to spread the word and increase their philanthropy of giving away food. http://hungerrelief.tyson.com/ It's explicitly not a marketing function, they don't measure ROI. However, Staples launched a Facebook app http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2009/06/staples_launche_3.html to promote themselves on Facebook. I could guarantee they are measuring installs, use, pictures shredded, etc as well as twitter mentions and blog posts. Thanks for the quote Shawn. To answer your question, I honestly think it depends on how the organization wants to use it. It’s a tool (Swiss Army Knife-esque) that can be used in a lot of ways. Personally I’ve used it far more for networking then I have direct sales – but it’s through some of those channels (in this case twitter and blogs) that connections are made, which can then grow to relationships, and relationships to partnerships or whatever the end goal of it is.

So Tyson Foods uses social tools to spread the word and increase their philanthropy of giving away food. http://hungerrelief.tyson.com/ It’s explicitly not a marketing function, they don’t measure ROI.

However, Staples launched a Facebook app http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2009/06/staples_launche_3.html to promote themselves on Facebook. I could guarantee they are measuring installs, use, pictures shredded, etc as well as twitter mentions and blog posts.

]]> Comment on What Makes a Social Media Professional a Professional by Scott http://shawnvandyke.com/what-makes-a-social-media-professional-a-professional/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Scott Wed, 03 Jun 2009 20:58:27 +0000 http://shawnvandyke.com/?p=71#comment-11 The most logical answer is, "it says so right there in my Twitter profile." The most logical answer is, “it says so right there in my Twitter profile.”

]]> Comment on Striving to be the Dumbest Person in the Room by Jeremy Floyd http://shawnvandyke.com/striving-to-be-the-dumbest-person-in-the-room/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Jeremy Floyd Wed, 20 May 2009 20:04:50 +0000 http://shawnvandyke.com/?p=66#comment-10 You're not dumb. You're special. Seriously though. the amazing craftsmanship of this world forms a rich mosaic of thinkers, doers, dozers, innovators, etc. The trick is to be yourself in the mosaic and be the best damn bricklayer (if that is your piece in the world at that time). So, be dumb and get it done. ;) You’re not dumb. You’re special.

Seriously though. the amazing craftsmanship of this world forms a rich mosaic of thinkers, doers, dozers, innovators, etc. The trick is to be yourself in the mosaic and be the best damn bricklayer (if that is your piece in the world at that time). So, be dumb and get it done. ;)

]]> Comment on Are You Selling a Person or a Price? by Bobbi Lee http://shawnvandyke.com/are-you-selling-a-person-or-a-price/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Bobbi Lee Mon, 04 May 2009 23:12:41 +0000 http://shawnvandyke.com/?p=53#comment-7 The person and the professional. Really cool insight. Thanks for sharing. That will really be helpful to remember. I think you're exactly right! Did you get my question about marketing? The person and the professional. Really cool insight. Thanks for sharing. That will really be helpful to remember. I think you’re exactly right!

Did you get my question about marketing?

]]> Comment on Striving to be the Dumbest Person in the Room by Jeff Prickett http://shawnvandyke.com/striving-to-be-the-dumbest-person-in-the-room/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Jeff Prickett Mon, 27 Apr 2009 04:50:42 +0000 http://shawnvandyke.com/?p=66#comment-4 There is a right way and a wrong way to be the dumbest person in the room. The right way is to ask a question or make a statement that shows you understand the problem. The wrong way is to ask a question or make a statement that shows you do not even accurately understand the question. Pretty much any conversation on a complicated real world business problem that lasts more than 5 minutes, it is already understood that we don't actually have the correct answer. Most business discussions should be framed up from the perspective that we are not actually even looking for "THE RIGHT ANSWER", but rather the answer that best fits us from an ever growing and dizzying array of available solutions. There is a right way and a wrong way to be the dumbest person in the room. The right way is to ask a question or make a statement that shows you understand the problem. The wrong way is to ask a question or make a statement that shows you do not even accurately understand the question.

Pretty much any conversation on a complicated real world business problem that lasts more than 5 minutes, it is already understood that we don’t actually have the correct answer. Most business discussions should be framed up from the perspective that we are not actually even looking for “THE RIGHT ANSWER”, but rather the answer that best fits us from an ever growing and dizzying array of available solutions.

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