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F/U to "blow off or mentor" post from this weekend
I received some emails from someone, whom I had never met but was in a networking group I had just joined. He wanted me to send him referals of my customers so he could call on them. Emails were written in text talk, abbreviations, no capitalization basically pretty unprofessional especially if you have never met someone and are asking them to do you a favor.
I wasn't sure if I should give him a kind word about how that probably wasn't the best way to find referals and that it wouldn't be the best first impression to the people he was trying to call on. I met with him yesterday and decided that blow off was better than mentor.
1) He came to the meeting in tee shirt, cargo pants and flip flops. He was asking me to refer him businesses that do up to $500 million in annual revenue. If one of the men in my office walked in wearing a jacket and no tie we'd assume it was his day off and he came in to pick up somethng. Toes are never visable.
2) When I gave him my business card he said that he hadn't received his back from the printers yet. Later in the meeting I asked him how long he had been working for the company "Couple of months" Dude, either you need to find a new printer or you are super fishy.
3) He COULD NOT seem to tell me what his company did, just kept pointing to the print out of a power point saying "We help businesses that want to be more successful"
4) The main thrust of the power point was how his company could help bring the "fun" back into owning a business and help business onwers "not work so hard".
Still can't figure what the whole deal was about.
Re: F/U to "blow off or mentor" post from this weekend
Thanks for the update. All I can say is "LOL". How old was this guy?
I do know that younger companies are changing how things are done. I can't remember if it was on these boards or if it's a IRL friend (God, that's sad!!) - but someone was recently talking about how their 50 something father almost didn't get a job because he was "too" professional at a company that was created and run by 30 somethings! He did get the job, but now it's a hard adjustment to not dress up, and how things are just overall more casual. but to fit in, he needs to back-off on the "old way" of doing things.
However, that being said, even if this guy has that younger attitude and mentality, as he's trying to get business from companies that need to be more "fun", chances are those companies are more conservative and aren't going to be impressed by his text speak and flip flops!
Plus, I'd argue that even young, hip companies are going to look for SOME degree of professionalism from someone who wants their $$$.
Good luck to him - I think he's going to need it!
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DS dx with celiac disease 5/28/10
Wooow...I'm glad you updated! I guess he sounds like exactly what I'd expect from someone who e-mails professionallly as if they were texting. Did you actually give him some of your client's information? I dont know if I'd want him contacting my clients....
It sounds to me like he was doing a business pitch, not trying to get you to mentor him.
DS1 born June 2008 | m/c at 9w March 2011 | DS2 born April 2012
No way! I actually asked him "So if I was going to suggest to my clients that they meet you what shoudl I tell them you could do for them?"
"Help businesses that want to increase their revenue."
" But how do you . . . never mind"
Ditto! Thanks for the update!
it is really!
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