VO-BB - 20 YEARS OLD!

Bruce · Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2010 10:17 am Post subject: Good Marketing Technique?

I just got this email from a major voice talent I hired a couple of years ago. It came in non-HTML script so it was jaggedy and strangely punctuated:

bobsouer · Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2010 10:21 am Post subject:

Bruce,

It's not just you.
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Philip Banks · Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2010 10:37 am Post subject:

Perhaps he's an eejit.

Lee Gordon · Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2010 10:57 am Post subject:

It reminds me of when I'd get a catalog from J.C. Whitney or DAK along with a note "threatening" to stop sending me their crap if I didn't buy something.
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Deirdre · Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2010 11:20 am Post subject:

That sigma character at the end is secret code, hypnotizing you into thinking the sender is still a "major voice talent".
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todd ellis · Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2010 12:00 pm Post subject:

it worked on me ... i think said professional voice talker is super!

i will buy his talking.
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Gregory Best · Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2010 12:02 pm Post subject:

I don't hire voice talent and I get a half dozen or so similar emails each year. Ejits (I like the term Phillip).
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Part of me says to write back and say, "I have no intention of using you this year, or any other year for that matter; so by all means remove me from your database. How could I possible refuse such an attractive offer!"

The only real downside is that you won't get to see the look on his face.

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Bailey · Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2010 4:53 pm Post subject:

He's not really "burning" his bridges...
He's just offering to burn the bridge... if you're never going to use it to get to him.
If you don't respond... he may think you've already torched the bridge.
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Bruce · Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2010 5:06 pm Post subject:

It's interesting that we all assume it's a "him". It's actually one of the country's most highly marketed females....(oops, I may have given their identity away)...

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scottnilsen · Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2010 5:19 pm Post subject:

I'm curious if you changed the second to last word.
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Deirdre · Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2010 5:24 pm Post subject:

Second to last word of what? Their letter?

Bruce—I guess we all assume a female takes more care with correspondence. Apparently I have no idea how important this person is, and therefore can't be bothered.

"Hi, Bruce Miles VO."

"Hi to you, Miss Mail Merge"
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scottnilsen · Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2010 5:25 pm Post subject:

yes
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Deirdre · Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2010 5:28 pm Post subject:

"great"?
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Bruce · Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2010 5:33 pm Post subject: