Got this in my email box last week...
"Hi david hooper thanks alot now iam giving you authority to do everything but asist me with some money(2000$ dollas)so that i produce videoz&send every thing at once,but before you send i request you kindly to tell me theday,where to get the money from,after that i send mo new music thanks, your good man lets go ahead me&you have agood night."
Not sure where this guy is from, but as I was trying to be courteous to different cultures and how they do things, I originally decided not to post the message in the Funny Musician Emails section.
Then I got another email from him.
And another.
And about 10 more after that...
So I changed my mind.
Messages like this...
"Hi david hooper how you today? after one week iam going to give you my acount(in barclays bank and my ID number (removed) phone number (phone number in Uganda) thank you."
And this...
"Hi david hooper i made mistake the phone number is (another phone number in Uganda) but it is not available at this time ID number is correct,acount number i will give it to you next week but it is in(BARCLAYS BANK) more to that i have another adress (another email address) have agood night."
Whether the messages are legitimate or not, I have no idea. For the point of this post, it doesn't matter.
And the point of this post is...
You will have a better response to your "pitch" if, before you approach somebody, you find out how the person communicates, how he does business, and how he's done deals in the past.
It works for everything...
Want a date with a certain woman? Find out what she likes and hand it to her on a silver platter.
Want to sell more Mary Kay cosmetics? Show up wearing a pink suit.
Want to get your song cut by ___________? Listen to previous songs cut by ___________ and pitch something similar, but different.
Good luck with your pitch!
Still getting emails from this guy. Today I got a photo and a this message...
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Hi david hooper yesturday un known person delited some of mesages you sent for me but if your writing keep on using this adress (REMOVED@gmail.com) for another internet cafe but my acount NO REMOVED, in barclays bankthis is the telephone number i used ithe bank TEL+REMOVED and the ID NO i gave you,all these details there in the bank pliz i request you kindly send money direct to my AC becouse some ugandan people are un trusted and jeracy have agood day.
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Gotta admire the tenacity...
Posted by: David Hooper | June 15, 2011 at 03:46 PM
Bet you never thought you'd use that story quite this way. It takes skill to weave that in.. good illustration. The all too unfortunate truth is that most people don't get the common sense side of marketing,especially when it requires a little more leg work than they expect it to.
Posted by: Christian | June 16, 2011 at 02:07 PM