Comments on: Brand Management at the Coffee Shop http://ittybiz.com/brand-management-at-the-coffee-shop/ Marketing for Businesses Without Marketing Departments Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:44:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Home business resources from IttyBiz » To My Supercool New Readers http://ittybiz.com/brand-management-at-the-coffee-shop/#comment-5478 Home business resources from IttyBiz » To My Supercool New Readers Mon, 26 May 2008 01:44:18 +0000 http://ittybiz.com/brand-management-at-the-coffee-shop/#comment-5478 [...] —from before this blog even launched, back when I was only getting one comment a post, Brand Management At The Coffee Shop [...] [...] —from before this blog even launched, back when I was only getting one comment a post, Brand Management At The Coffee Shop [...]

]]> By: Terry Heath http://ittybiz.com/brand-management-at-the-coffee-shop/#comment-2466 Terry Heath Tue, 12 Feb 2008 15:15:28 +0000 http://ittybiz.com/brand-management-at-the-coffee-shop/#comment-2466 It's interesting you spend so much time avoiding people, yet run a service business and a blog. It sounds incongruent, but I totally understand. Maybe we like people only when it's on our own terms? It’s interesting you spend so much time avoiding people, yet run a service business and a blog. It sounds incongruent, but I totally understand. Maybe we like people only when it’s on our own terms?

]]> By: Naomi Dunford http://ittybiz.com/brand-management-at-the-coffee-shop/#comment-2456 Naomi Dunford Tue, 12 Feb 2008 05:33:08 +0000 http://ittybiz.com/brand-management-at-the-coffee-shop/#comment-2456 Absolutely! You, too, could lie about your golf scores. I read your comment to my husband (a definite city fan) and there's a good chance he's breaking out into hives right now. I, however, would love the sticks. I avoid people as much as possible in a city of 400,000 and frankly, it's a lot of work. Think of all the work I could get done if I didn't have to spend so much time avoiding people. :-) Great to see you again, Terry. Absolutely! You, too, could lie about your golf scores. I read your comment to my husband (a definite city fan) and there’s a good chance he’s breaking out into hives right now. I, however, would love the sticks. I avoid people as much as possible in a city of 400,000 and frankly, it’s a lot of work. Think of all the work I could get done if I didn’t have to spend so much time avoiding people. :-)

Great to see you again, Terry.

]]> By: Terry Heath http://ittybiz.com/brand-management-at-the-coffee-shop/#comment-2454 Terry Heath Tue, 12 Feb 2008 05:17:50 +0000 http://ittybiz.com/brand-management-at-the-coffee-shop/#comment-2454 Working at home is great for my reclusive tendencies, but I'd love to have a place to get out and socialize, especially if it was good for business. I live in the sticks. I Washington State we measure the distance everywhere in hours. For me, nothing is less than half an hour away. By the time I look presentable and go somewhere I've lost all that work time. Hopefully someday, when it doesn't matter. Then I would really fit in at your cafe, wouldn't I? Working at home is great for my reclusive tendencies, but I’d love to have a place to get out and socialize, especially if it was good for business. I live in the sticks. I Washington State we measure the distance everywhere in hours. For me, nothing is less than half an hour away. By the time I look presentable and go somewhere I’ve lost all that work time. Hopefully someday, when it doesn’t matter.

Then I would really fit in at your cafe, wouldn’t I?

]]> By: Ricardo Bueno http://ittybiz.com/brand-management-at-the-coffee-shop/#comment-721 Ricardo Bueno Tue, 04 Dec 2007 08:18:02 +0000 http://ittybiz.com/brand-management-at-the-coffee-shop/#comment-721 I found this post particularly interesting because it's only as of recent that I've made it a habit to meet with my local clients at the local café. I for one don't think it's dumb or cliché at all. Rather, I get to... - Meet with a client in a casual, non-stress environment - Enjoy a cup of coffee with them - Brand myself to the other locals sitting around as I talk just loud enough for my client to hear but for others to wonder; my client's expressions handle the rest. They're usually a smile, a nod of approval, a handshake, etc. We meet, cover important points, have a few laughs and enjoy some great coffee which is usually something we both enjoy. Anyway, that's been my experience! I found this post particularly interesting because it’s only as of recent that I’ve made it a habit to meet with my local clients at the local café. I for one don’t think it’s dumb or cliché at all. Rather, I get to…
- Meet with a client in a casual, non-stress environment
- Enjoy a cup of coffee with them
- Brand myself to the other locals sitting around as I talk just loud enough for my client to hear but for others to wonder; my client’s expressions handle the rest. They’re usually a smile, a nod of approval, a handshake, etc.

We meet, cover important points, have a few laughs and enjoy some great coffee which is usually something we both enjoy.

Anyway, that’s been my experience!

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