tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261183627726791341.post1573113784126492589..comments2024-03-08T03:15:51.487-08:00Comments on A Plethora of Postcards: The Use of Postcards in my PastMaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04077250414047064301noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261183627726791341.post-73362472096449047642010-07-19T14:41:30.955-07:002010-07-19T14:41:30.955-07:00This is a great example of what it takes to make i...This is a great example of what it takes to make it. In today's world I am convinced that such strategy would have even more impact. I checked the dates at which the cards were sent and it looks like a schedule was being followed. That added to the stamps shows that there was a clearly defined strategy which makes it all even better!Frederic Guittonhttp://www.activsalesagent.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261183627726791341.post-45330055875967929342010-07-17T11:21:24.358-07:002010-07-17T11:21:24.358-07:00I am the guy who wrote those postcards to Mary 17 ...I am the guy who wrote those postcards to Mary 17 years ago. I don't have any copies, so it's nice to see them again! I wanted to add a few notes to Mary's post. <br /><br />First, everything Mary said was true: she worked her butt off for me (I still don't know why), and I did get a job at another agency. The thing she didn't mention is that that job didn't last long, and I was back, knocking on her door. That's when she put me in touch with a co-worker who was moving to the New York office, and amazingly enough, I came with him. I worked at the Saatchi New York office for 3 great years, and in complete honesty, it taught me everything I know. So I thank (and sometimes blame :) ) Mary for where I've gotten in this world.<br /><br />Second, a little juicy tidbit. While I really enjoyed this "campaign," it also got me black listed. I sent the same version of these postcards to about 25 top people in SF ad agencies, each one identical -- but each written by hand. In the second to last postcard I quoted Karl Marx, "Philosophy is to the real world what masturbation is to sex." I got a call from the head of HR at another agency telling me it was inappropriate for business correspondence and that I wasn't welcome to contact them again. What's even stranger is that, through a series of mergers, I ended working for that exact company many years later.<br /><br />Anyway, I still reference this postcard campaign to friends starting out in the business. It could be impactful, so I hope someone else picks it up (sans quotes from Karl Marx, of course).<br /><br />Thanks again to Mary, any all the commenters, for the kind words.Aman Daronoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261183627726791341.post-73807191933898944382010-07-11T07:02:45.240-07:002010-07-11T07:02:45.240-07:00That is quite wonderful-I love the story and the p...That is quite wonderful-I love the story and the postcards are amazing.<br /><br />Happy PFF!Beth Niquettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12123973998090266918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261183627726791341.post-83429501642618091312010-07-10T14:11:05.417-07:002010-07-10T14:11:05.417-07:00Great post, great story! It makes me want to post ...Great post, great story! It makes me want to post stories, too, about "such & such" subjects...:)Dorincardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09919474118944557430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261183627726791341.post-78290570969227506602010-07-10T11:27:57.121-07:002010-07-10T11:27:57.121-07:00He had good taste in postcards and a sense of humo...He had good taste in postcards and a sense of humor.Postcardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16399915833682943432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261183627726791341.post-869150340746590032010-07-10T03:58:14.455-07:002010-07-10T03:58:14.455-07:00Saatchi & Saatchi??...one of the biggest chees...Saatchi & Saatchi??...one of the biggest cheeses out there! he was clearly a very focussed young man whose persistence paid off eventually albeit elsewhere! thanks for sharing...happy PFF!LiT Web Studiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13890059711299443945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261183627726791341.post-84066798015015852482010-07-09T19:38:37.583-07:002010-07-09T19:38:37.583-07:00Wow, thanks for sharing this very entertaining &qu...Wow, thanks for sharing this very entertaining "postal assault" with PFF! I enjoyed his quotes, they are ones I will write down in my own daybook, esp. the Castaneda. And the Buddhist "go forth joyously and participate in the sorrows of the world." What a great perspective.<br />Thanks to Bob of Holland for pointing out the stamps, I missed that completely.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11954692169914973706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261183627726791341.post-16997284402686983022010-07-09T18:14:05.193-07:002010-07-09T18:14:05.193-07:00I will have to tell my management students about t...I will have to tell my management students about this!Aimee Darshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17808228065018937275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261183627726791341.post-7732614004829762082010-07-09T14:53:54.823-07:002010-07-09T14:53:54.823-07:00I just love his perseverance! Not easy to forget ...I just love his perseverance! Not easy to forget someone like this, is it?Aimeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18150573226815106135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261183627726791341.post-71616511887755399572010-07-09T13:33:36.364-07:002010-07-09T13:33:36.364-07:00Saatchi & Saatchi? Big time indeed!!! These ...Saatchi & Saatchi? Big time indeed!!! These make for a very interesting series! Happy PFF!viridianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07938256248645774087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261183627726791341.post-42666027987078993612010-07-09T11:52:22.915-07:002010-07-09T11:52:22.915-07:00Mary,
Great story and wonderful way to stay in to...Mary, <br />Great story and wonderful way to stay in touch and at the front of the line (so to speak). I really enjoyed this post. Happy PFF!Snaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16648866385164116020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261183627726791341.post-76618255701890605572010-07-09T08:04:33.959-07:002010-07-09T08:04:33.959-07:00What a wonderful young man. I'm sure he's ...What a wonderful young man. I'm sure he's still doing well.Christine H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09786732494496282743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261183627726791341.post-50404361430220512962010-07-09T07:38:08.220-07:002010-07-09T07:38:08.220-07:00Great post with a nice tale. I liked his quite adv...Great post with a nice tale. I liked his quite adventurous choice of cards (he was sending them to a Big Cheese) and stamps. These sent a message too: on the first six always the young, inexperienced Bambi untill the last one, then president Harry S. Truman. It must have been fun corresponding with him. <br /><br />Happy PFF! And by the way, did you get my mail?Paul van Yperenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00839067381947344501noreply@blogger.com