Comments on: Marketing Lessons from Mud http://brainsonfire.com/blog/2008/05/02/marketing-lessons-from-mud/ Fascinating, Inspiring, Rewarding and Engaging kinded spirits. Sat, 30 Aug 2008 09:46:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Jacki Hollywood Brown http://brainsonfire.com/blog/2008/05/02/marketing-lessons-from-mud/#comment-165077 Jacki Hollywood Brown Thu, 08 May 2008 13:15:17 +0000 http://brainsonfire.com/blog/2008/05/02/marketing-lessons-from-mud/#comment-165077 I wrote about how much I learned about business from a horse: http://tinyurl.com/4zrheo I wrote about how much I learned about business from a horse:

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]]> By: kamran http://brainsonfire.com/blog/2008/05/02/marketing-lessons-from-mud/#comment-164360 kamran Tue, 06 May 2008 18:32:36 +0000 http://brainsonfire.com/blog/2008/05/02/marketing-lessons-from-mud/#comment-164360 I spent all weekend thinking about this issue, some of it with our Labrador, Sophie, curled up at my feet. Some with our beagle, Molly the Wonderbeagle, in my lap. I was 'cyphering on' the dichotomy of our two breeds of companions. Such different models! Sophie Labrador understands 97 spoken commands and has been seen in Petsmart being walked by my 4 year old with only a bit of string as a leash. Sophie was once well known about town as the dog in the old Mustang convertible, top down, red bandanna on. Stoic and unmoving. People would absolutely freak out at the sight of a black Lab sitting in the passenger seat, pleased as punch, not trying to leave. She was on watch, and she was not going anywhere without me. Unwavering. The perfect client and employee. Molly Wonderbeagle, rounds out the team, and inspires me to dig a bit deeper into my enthusiasm for the world. Her whole body shakes with excitement, her ears lie down flat on her head, and she brays at the sky the moment I get home. I could be gone for 6-8-10-12 hours- no matter, she is just glad to see her old man. If I forget something and zip back in after only a few minutes, she still goes through the same routine. Con brio. She has no way to measure time, she just knows to show up, eager to please. No amount of documentation or motivational tapes could whip her into that frenzy, only her innate 'beagleness' that she brings to the game. The ideal client services rep. We are a team, us three. Howling at the moon, kindred spirits. I spent all weekend thinking about this issue, some of it with our Labrador, Sophie, curled up at my feet. Some with our beagle, Molly the Wonderbeagle, in my lap.
I was ‘cyphering on’ the dichotomy of our two breeds of companions. Such different models!
Sophie Labrador understands 97 spoken commands and has been seen in Petsmart being walked by my 4 year old with only a bit of string as a leash. Sophie was once well known about town as the dog in the old Mustang convertible, top down, red bandanna on.
Stoic and unmoving.
People would absolutely freak out at the sight of a black Lab sitting in the passenger seat, pleased as punch, not trying to leave.
She was on watch, and she was not going anywhere without me.
Unwavering.
The perfect client and employee.
Molly Wonderbeagle, rounds out the team, and inspires me to dig a bit deeper into my enthusiasm for the world. Her whole body shakes with excitement, her ears lie down flat on her head, and she brays at the sky the moment I get home. I could be gone for 6-8-10-12 hours- no matter, she is just glad to see her old man. If I forget something and zip back in after only a few minutes, she still goes through the same routine. Con brio.
She has no way to measure time, she just knows to show up, eager to please.
No amount of documentation or motivational tapes could whip her into that frenzy, only her innate ‘beagleness’ that she brings to the game.
The ideal client services rep.
We are a team, us three. Howling at the moon, kindred spirits.

]]> By: Jenny http://brainsonfire.com/blog/2008/05/02/marketing-lessons-from-mud/#comment-162778 Jenny Fri, 02 May 2008 17:59:45 +0000 http://brainsonfire.com/blog/2008/05/02/marketing-lessons-from-mud/#comment-162778 This is why I love dogs. They are truly man's best friend! This is why I love dogs. They are truly man’s best friend!

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