Comments on: (Sorta) Live From Las Vegas, Part Two: The 7-Word Elevator Speech http://ittybiz.com/7-word-elevator-speech/ Marketing for Businesses Without Marketing Departments Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:44:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Kara J http://ittybiz.com/7-word-elevator-speech/#comment-21758 Kara J Wed, 21 Apr 2010 07:38:10 +0000 http://ittybiz.com/?p=1964#comment-21758 Hmmmm... "I paint children's faces at parties!" 6 words and it IS what I do. Is it marketing-worthy? Hmmmm… “I paint children’s faces at parties!”

6 words and it IS what I do. Is it marketing-worthy?

]]> By: In the Blogosphere: 3/22-3/26 « Ricki Schultz http://ittybiz.com/7-word-elevator-speech/#comment-16344 In the Blogosphere: 3/22-3/26 « Ricki Schultz Sun, 28 Mar 2010 00:03:07 +0000 http://ittybiz.com/?p=1964#comment-16344 [...] discusses the difference between being hungry and starving and is a must-read for all writers.  The second talks about the dreaded “elevator pitch” and suggests you boil yours down to seven [...] [...] discusses the difference between being hungry and starving and is a must-read for all writers.  The second talks about the dreaded “elevator pitch” and suggests you boil yours down to seven [...]

]]> By: Dave Doolin http://ittybiz.com/7-word-elevator-speech/#comment-16267 Dave Doolin Sat, 27 Mar 2010 04:03:24 +0000 http://ittybiz.com/?p=1964#comment-16267 7 words? Hokay. "Web Zero to Web Hero in 1 Weekend" 7 words? Hokay.

“Web Zero to Web Hero in 1 Weekend”

]]> By: linda m lopeke http://ittybiz.com/7-word-elevator-speech/#comment-16224 linda m lopeke Sat, 27 Mar 2010 00:25:36 +0000 http://ittybiz.com/?p=1964#comment-16224 Damn, that was a great post, Naomi! I'll take you up on that 7-word challenge too! I sell timeshare access to my business brain. (And at pricepoints to fit every budget from $0 to $500K -- depending on how much square footage you need heheh!) Why would anyone want to buy that? (It's a fair question for sure!) Because consulting with me opens your eyes to ideas and business opportunities you don't already have, because I'll share critical insights and perspectives you can't see, and because you'll experience results you otherwise wouldn't produce and possibly don't even know you're capable of. (You will, in fact, amaze yourself with what you can do and how far you can go!) I have the best job in the world. Been doing this work for 30 years now. Never a boring moment! I am humbled and grateful for every opportunity I've been give to serve. Now, if only I could write as engagingly as you do, Naomi! What bliss. Clearly I need more practice in that area... thanks for inspiring me to up my game in that department! Damn, that was a great post, Naomi! I’ll take you up on that 7-word challenge too!

I sell timeshare access to my business brain.

(And at pricepoints to fit every budget from $0 to $500K — depending on how much square footage you need heheh!)

Why would anyone want to buy that? (It’s a fair question for sure!)

Because consulting with me opens your eyes to ideas and business opportunities you don’t already have, because I’ll share critical insights and perspectives you can’t see, and because you’ll experience results you otherwise wouldn’t produce and possibly don’t even know you’re capable of. (You will, in fact, amaze yourself with what you can do and how far you can go!)

I have the best job in the world. Been doing this work for 30 years now. Never a boring moment! I am humbled and grateful for every opportunity I’ve been give to serve.

Now, if only I could write as engagingly as you do, Naomi! What bliss. Clearly I need more practice in that area… thanks for inspiring me to up my game in that department!

]]> By: The Main Thing is the Main Thing | Corestone Management Consulting http://ittybiz.com/7-word-elevator-speech/#comment-12372 The Main Thing is the Main Thing | Corestone Management Consulting Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:53:06 +0000 http://ittybiz.com/?p=1964#comment-12372 [...] understand what I’m talking about here, read Naomi’s post at Ittybiz about the business elevator speech and Vegas hookers. If you do understand, read it anyhow because it’s fun and makes the moral of the story [...] [...] understand what I’m talking about here, read Naomi’s post at Ittybiz about the business elevator speech and Vegas hookers. If you do understand, read it anyhow because it’s fun and makes the moral of the story [...]

]]> By: Karilee http://ittybiz.com/7-word-elevator-speech/#comment-11765 Karilee Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:41:11 +0000 http://ittybiz.com/?p=1964#comment-11765 Dang, Naomi, you have such high standards! I've been telling people for years that if they can't tell me what their business is, in 25 words or less, it won't succeed. Seven? Harsh, lady, harsh! Seriously, thanks for reminding me in such an entertaining way that I need to rework my homepage. Again. "The main thing is keeping the main thing the main thing." - German proverb Dang, Naomi, you have such high standards! I’ve been telling people for years that if they can’t tell me what their business is, in 25 words or less, it won’t succeed. Seven? Harsh, lady, harsh!

Seriously, thanks for reminding me in such an entertaining way that I need to rework my homepage. Again.

“The main thing is keeping the main thing the main thing.” – German proverb

]]> By: Beverly http://ittybiz.com/7-word-elevator-speech/#comment-11405 Beverly Fri, 23 Oct 2009 22:51:01 +0000 http://ittybiz.com/?p=1964#comment-11405 Oh Naomi - I love those pamphlets. I collect them like baseball cards and have to say that the '07 lineup was particularly strong. I hate baseball but I have a soft spot for hookers. They're professionals, they work hard and they know how to play the game. The only thing I don't really want to know is their stats. Maybe it's sleazy and intrusive to some, but it does get the message out. And isn't that the goal of every marketer (minus the sleazy for a very few)? P.S. I guarantee you that a woman stopping and asking to compare cards makes the handers more uncomfortable than they could ever make the average housewife from Des Moines feel. Oh Naomi – I love those pamphlets. I collect them like baseball cards and have to say that the ’07 lineup was particularly strong. I hate baseball but I have a soft spot for hookers. They’re professionals, they work hard and they know how to play the game. The only thing I don’t really want to know is their stats.

Maybe it’s sleazy and intrusive to some, but it does get the message out. And isn’t that the goal of every marketer (minus the sleazy for a very few)?

P.S. I guarantee you that a woman stopping and asking to compare cards makes the handers more uncomfortable than they could ever make the average housewife from Des Moines feel.

]]> By: Jennifer http://ittybiz.com/7-word-elevator-speech/#comment-11349 Jennifer Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:08:56 +0000 http://ittybiz.com/?p=1964#comment-11349 Clearest statement of truth, ever: (I don’t care who you are, you don’t do more shit for more people than a hooker in Vegas, honey.) Clearest statement of truth, ever:

(I don’t care who you are, you don’t do more shit for more people than a hooker in Vegas, honey.)

]]> By: bob http://ittybiz.com/7-word-elevator-speech/#comment-11342 bob Thu, 22 Oct 2009 01:41:40 +0000 http://ittybiz.com/?p=1964#comment-11342 nail on the head! nail on the head!

]]> By: Pete http://ittybiz.com/7-word-elevator-speech/#comment-11341 Pete Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:59:04 +0000 http://ittybiz.com/?p=1964#comment-11341 I wonder if they have a guarantee like pizza hut ... if the hooker isn't delivered within 20 minutes, the nookie is free. That kind of thing. I wonder if they have a guarantee like pizza hut … if the hooker isn’t delivered within 20 minutes, the nookie is free. That kind of thing.

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