Comments on: Build Heroes http://www.crttbuzzbin.com/2008/09/15/build-heroes/ Musings and analysis on marketing, buzz and communications. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:07:22 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Geoff Livingston http://www.crttbuzzbin.com/2008/09/15/build-heroes/comment-page-1/#comment-62118 Geoff Livingston Wed, 17 Sep 2008 12:53:50 +0000 http://www.livingstonbuzz.com/?p=1978#comment-62118 No, I think if you are good enough you can use the Internet to breakthrough in the book industry, and into the chains. No, I think if you are good enough you can use the Internet to breakthrough in the book industry, and into the chains.

]]> By: Ari Herzog http://www.crttbuzzbin.com/2008/09/15/build-heroes/comment-page-1/#comment-61991 Ari Herzog Tue, 16 Sep 2008 16:59:14 +0000 http://www.livingstonbuzz.com/?p=1978#comment-61991 Fair enough, but would you agree that the concept of an "individual" is akin to an independent bookstore, formed by inspiration from others, and in business to provide knowledge and community for others to rise up; whereas a chain bookstore is capable of shining on their own and cares less about building heroes? Fair enough, but would you agree that the concept of an “individual” is akin to an independent bookstore, formed by inspiration from others, and in business to provide knowledge and community for others to rise up; whereas a chain bookstore is capable of shining on their own and cares less about building heroes?

]]> By: Geoff Livingston http://www.crttbuzzbin.com/2008/09/15/build-heroes/comment-page-1/#comment-61913 Geoff Livingston Tue, 16 Sep 2008 02:38:47 +0000 http://www.livingstonbuzz.com/?p=1978#comment-61913 Ari: We were at Barnes & Noble for a Now Is Gone book signing, which is my book. So, um, obviously they found my independent words of fire to be good enough for them... Ari: We were at Barnes & Noble for a Now Is Gone book signing, which is my book. So, um, obviously they found my independent words of fire to be good enough for them…

]]> By: Ari Herzog http://www.crttbuzzbin.com/2008/09/15/build-heroes/comment-page-1/#comment-61891 Ari Herzog Mon, 15 Sep 2008 21:34:12 +0000 http://www.livingstonbuzz.com/?p=1978#comment-61891 The irony of your well-intentioned post about supporting individuality and instilling values of social change in future generations is that your picture, with speaks 1000 words, was photographed in an obvious Barnes & Noble Bookstore. How does B&N support individuality? There's a reason why you're writing your powerful words, Geoff, on livingstonbuzz.com and not cnn.com. Might I suggest that future photographs intended to enhance individualistic posts be captured in independent bookstores? The irony of your well-intentioned post about supporting individuality and instilling values of social change in future generations is that your picture, with speaks 1000 words, was photographed in an obvious Barnes & Noble Bookstore.

How does B&N support individuality? There’s a reason why you’re writing your powerful words, Geoff, on livingstonbuzz.com and not cnn.com.

Might I suggest that future photographs intended to enhance individualistic posts be captured in independent bookstores?

]]> By: Craig http://www.crttbuzzbin.com/2008/09/15/build-heroes/comment-page-1/#comment-61855 Craig Mon, 15 Sep 2008 15:48:04 +0000 http://www.livingstonbuzz.com/?p=1978#comment-61855 Contributing to ones success will also only lead to more success for you in the future as well. Either by helping developing talent where hopefully loyalty will keep them around and allow them to prosper in your environment. Or if they leave, that established loyalty and good karma will come back in the future when the time is right. As being younger in the industry it's nice to have a mentor to look up to and gain valuable insight to help me grow so that in the future I can do so for another individual. Craig www.budgetpulse.com Contributing to ones success will also only lead to more success for you in the future as well. Either by helping developing talent where hopefully loyalty will keep them around and allow them to prosper in your environment. Or if they leave, that established loyalty and good karma will come back in the future when the time is right. As being younger in the industry it’s nice to have a mentor to look up to and gain valuable insight to help me grow so that in the future I can do so for another individual.

Craig
http://www.budgetpulse.com

]]> By: Geoff Livingston http://www.crttbuzzbin.com/2008/09/15/build-heroes/comment-page-1/#comment-61843 Geoff Livingston Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:39:20 +0000 http://www.livingstonbuzz.com/?p=1978#comment-61843 @Dan. There's a difference between succession plan and building great talent. Building great talent assumes that most workers today won't stay with you more than two or three years. It's incumbent on talent managers to do everything in their power to give people meaningful experiences and help them grow. That's what great leaders feel compelled to naturally. And it's inevitable that some people will stay in such an environment, creating succession. @Dan. There’s a difference between succession plan and building great talent. Building great talent assumes that most workers today won’t stay with you more than two or three years.

It’s incumbent on talent managers to do everything in their power to give people meaningful experiences and help them grow. That’s what great leaders feel compelled to naturally. And it’s inevitable that some people will stay in such an environment, creating succession.

]]> By: Dan Schawbel http://www.crttbuzzbin.com/2008/09/15/build-heroes/comment-page-1/#comment-61840 Dan Schawbel Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:05:33 +0000 http://www.livingstonbuzz.com/?p=1978#comment-61840 I think the key terminology you are mentioning here is "succession plan." If you have someone following your blog for long enough, they will have a lot of your knowledge that you are "passing down." In this way, you are indirectly creating successors or at least evangelists that can help spread your influence. I think the key terminology you are mentioning here is “succession plan.” If you have someone following your blog for long enough, they will have a lot of your knowledge that you are “passing down.” In this way, you are indirectly creating successors or at least evangelists that can help spread your influence.

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