Comments on: How I became fascinated with fascination http://sallyhogshead.com/how-i-became-fascinated-with-fascination/664/ Creative director, writer, author and speaker Sally Hogshead Thu, 09 Sep 2010 08:59:48 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jim Osterman http://sallyhogshead.com/how-i-became-fascinated-with-fascination/664/#comment-40 Jim Osterman Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:47:09 +0000 http://sallyhogshead.com/?p=664#comment-40 At the risk of putting my head into the lion's hog's mouth I'll give fascination points for getting my attention but then I'm going to need additional attributes to come in and close -- track record, consistence of quality, value, etc. I was the third of three so I know something about competing for attention in an environment where I was the shortest, least experienced, least educated and least articulate. Getting attention was one summit, keeping it required additional effort. Let me ask this -- what <strong>must</strong> follow fascination to seal the deal? At the risk of putting my head into the lion’s hog’s mouth I’ll give fascination points for getting my attention but then I’m going to need additional attributes to come in and close — track record, consistence of quality, value, etc.

I was the third of three so I know something about competing for attention in an environment where I was the shortest, least experienced, least educated and least articulate. Getting attention was one summit, keeping it required additional effort.

Let me ask this — what must follow fascination to seal the deal?

]]> By: Robin Feltner http://sallyhogshead.com/how-i-became-fascinated-with-fascination/664/#comment-39 Robin Feltner Wed, 02 Dec 2009 02:00:28 +0000 http://sallyhogshead.com/?p=664#comment-39 Great observation.  Without facination, we could never sell products ...and, we'd be lousy shoppers/consumers as well.  Great observation.  Without facination, we could never sell products …and, we’d be lousy shoppers/consumers as well. 

]]> By: Tom Bartel http://sallyhogshead.com/how-i-became-fascinated-with-fascination/664/#comment-34 Tom Bartel Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:19:56 +0000 http://sallyhogshead.com/?p=664#comment-34 I've found tipping a flower pot full of black mud onto a white carpet is a great attention getter, too.   I’ve found tipping a flower pot full of black mud onto a white carpet is a great attention getter, too.
 

]]> By: Carlos Vazquez http://sallyhogshead.com/how-i-became-fascinated-with-fascination/664/#comment-33 Carlos Vazquez Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:09:55 +0000 http://sallyhogshead.com/?p=664#comment-33 Sally, Love this post! Can't subscribe to your RSS feed, though. The link seems to be broken. Tweeting this post for @miamiadschool! CAV Sally,
Love this post! Can’t subscribe to your RSS feed, though. The link seems to be broken.
Tweeting this post for @miamiadschool!
CAV

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