Comments for Mike My Words - from the brain of Mike McDowell http://mikemywords.com From the Brain of Mike McDowell Mon, 19 Apr 2010 16:32:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on The Greatest Talent You Can Have by Mike McDowell http://mikemywords.com/2009/07/13/the-greatest-talent-you-can-have/#comment-480 Mike McDowell Mon, 19 Apr 2010 16:32:47 +0000 http://mikemywords.com/?p=288#comment-480 Thank you, Ashley. I am glad you enjoyed the article. I think people highly underestimate the ability to connect with another human being and truly understand how they may be feeling. We could all use some more empathy. Thank you, Ashley. I am glad you enjoyed the article. I think people highly underestimate the ability to connect with another human being and truly understand how they may be feeling. We could all use some more empathy.

]]> Comment on The Greatest Talent You Can Have by Ashley http://mikemywords.com/2009/07/13/the-greatest-talent-you-can-have/#comment-479 Ashley Mon, 19 Apr 2010 12:33:03 +0000 http://mikemywords.com/?p=288#comment-479 I must say that this article, is probably, one of the most useful advice out their. It is very informative and true to the word. I believe that, I myself have a natural level of Empathy. And from a very young age i was able to understand peoples emotion and somewhat 'predict', in a sense someone's mental state of mind. I have Cerebral Palsy, which I have had from birth, and in a sense I believe that this has something to do with my ability to be Empathetic towards others. The belief that I wasn't necessarily Physically there for a person, but more so mentally and Emotionally supporting a person. In some people Empathy is a part of someone's genetic makeup. All in all a very good blog, many thanks and appreciation to the publisher! ---- I must say that this article, is probably, one of the most useful advice out their. It is very informative and true to the word. I believe that, I myself have a natural level of Empathy. And from a very young age i was able to understand peoples emotion and somewhat ‘predict’, in a sense someone’s mental state of mind.

I have Cerebral Palsy, which I have had from birth, and in a sense I believe that this has something to do with my ability to be Empathetic towards others. The belief that I wasn’t necessarily Physically there for a person, but more so mentally and Emotionally supporting a person.

In some people Empathy is a part of someone’s genetic makeup.

All in all a very good blog, many thanks and appreciation to the publisher!

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]]> Comment on Dove for Men and Oprah – Sponsorship Fail? by Crystal http://mikemywords.com/2010/03/18/dove-for-men-and-oprah-sponsorship-fail/#comment-476 Crystal Wed, 07 Apr 2010 00:09:55 +0000 http://mikemywords.com/?p=379#comment-476 The campaign targets men and women--women buy their mans' personal products. There is an article in the current AdAge the goes over this very topic, but focuses mostly on the Old Spice ad campaign. http://adage.com/article?article_id=143017 The campaign targets men and women–women buy their mans’ personal products. There is an article in the current AdAge the goes over this very topic, but focuses mostly on the Old Spice ad campaign. http://adage.com/article?article_id=143017

]]> Comment on Dove for Men and Oprah – Sponsorship Fail? by Wolfy http://mikemywords.com/2010/03/18/dove-for-men-and-oprah-sponsorship-fail/#comment-475 Wolfy Wed, 31 Mar 2010 15:17:13 +0000 http://mikemywords.com/?p=379#comment-475 Empathy dude. Women feel what you feel. So you put an ad out that appeals to men and they see is and it appeals to them as appealing to men. Then when they go to the store they get dove men instead of suave men... -M Empathy dude. Women feel what you feel. So you put an ad out that appeals to men and they see is and it appeals to them as appealing to men. Then when they go to the store they get dove men instead of suave men…

-M

]]> Comment on Imagine Advertising with Creative Copywriting by Wolfy http://mikemywords.com/2010/03/27/imagine-advertising-with-creative-copywriting/#comment-473 Wolfy Sun, 28 Mar 2010 15:26:15 +0000 http://mikemywords.com/?p=393#comment-473 Think about it. The copy and the paradox got you thinking about expanding your world view of how many shoes could be in one place. "More shoes than you can imagine" isn't enough. And "imagine more shoes" isn't enough. Imagining more shoes than you can imagine tells me that a huge infinite collection of shoes might somewhere in the universe exist, but not at broadway shoes. Broadway shoes just has more shoes than you can imagine, not more than you imagine you could imagine. I imagine most people would have a problem with conducting a thought experiment within a thought experiment. -M Think about it. The copy and the paradox got you thinking about expanding your world view of how many shoes could be in one place. “More shoes than you can imagine” isn’t enough. And “imagine more shoes” isn’t enough. Imagining more shoes than you can imagine tells me that a huge infinite collection of shoes might somewhere in the universe exist, but not at broadway shoes. Broadway shoes just has more shoes than you can imagine, not more than you imagine you could imagine. I imagine most people would have a problem with conducting a thought experiment within a thought experiment.

-M

]]> Comment on Imagine Advertising with Creative Copywriting by Donnie http://mikemywords.com/2010/03/27/imagine-advertising-with-creative-copywriting/#comment-470 Donnie Sat, 27 Mar 2010 15:36:43 +0000 http://mikemywords.com/?p=393#comment-470 First things first: I am not a member of the target audience, so my opinion doesn't really matter. Notwithstanding that I am a man that buys about 1 pair of shoes pr year, I think this is a bad ad. Bad line, bad commercial. The commercial undermines the "headline" by telling your how many shoes you can find in the store: 40,000. See? Now you can imagine it.... Imagine advertising with creative copywriting. That would be something, huh? I'm usually not big on commercials, but I thnk the newer U.S. Army commercial are very powerful. Whoever produces those know what they are doing. First things first: I am not a member of the target audience, so my opinion doesn’t really matter.

Notwithstanding that I am a man that buys about 1 pair of shoes pr year, I think this is a bad ad. Bad line, bad commercial.

The commercial undermines the “headline” by telling your how many shoes you can find in the store: 40,000. See? Now you can imagine it….

Imagine advertising with creative copywriting. That would be something, huh?

I’m usually not big on commercials, but I thnk the newer U.S. Army commercial are very powerful. Whoever produces those know what they are doing.

]]> Comment on Have You Seen Our Ad? by Dove for Men and Oprah – Sponsorship Fail? « Mike My Words – from the brain of Mike McDowell http://mikemywords.com/2009/10/25/have-you-seen-our-ad/#comment-409 Dove for Men and Oprah – Sponsorship Fail? « Mike My Words – from the brain of Mike McDowell Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:05:40 +0000 http://mikemywords.com/?p=328#comment-409 [...] I’ve posted before, there are some marketing and advertising placement decisions that just don’t make sense, [...] [...] I’ve posted before, there are some marketing and advertising placement decisions that just don’t make sense, [...]

]]> Comment on New Media and SEO at the Nevada Interactive Media Summit by Mike McDowell http://mikemywords.com/2010/03/10/new-media-and-seo-at-the-nevada-interactive-media-summit/#comment-336 Mike McDowell Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:51:04 +0000 http://mikemywords.com/?p=372#comment-336 I'm glad somebody appreciates my work : ) I’m glad somebody appreciates my work : )

]]> Comment on New Media and SEO at the Nevada Interactive Media Summit by Wolfy http://mikemywords.com/2010/03/10/new-media-and-seo-at-the-nevada-interactive-media-summit/#comment-335 Wolfy Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:42:26 +0000 http://mikemywords.com/?p=372#comment-335 This was still your best move of the day: http://twitter.com/MikeMcDowell/status/10095994980 Well played. -M This was still your best move of the day: http://twitter.com/MikeMcDowell/status/10095994980

Well played.

-M

]]> Comment on I’m Presenting at the Nevada Interactive Media Summit by New Media and SEO at the Nevada Interactive Media Summit « Mike My Words – from the brain of Mike McDowell http://mikemywords.com/2010/02/25/im-presenting-at-the-nevada-interactive-media-summit/#comment-334 New Media and SEO at the Nevada Interactive Media Summit « Mike My Words – from the brain of Mike McDowell Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:23:33 +0000 http://mikemywords.com/?p=360#comment-334 [...] Media Summit, New Media, presentation, Search Engine Optimization, SEO, social media As I posted previously, I had the honor of presenting at the annual Nevada Interactive Media Summit again this year. The [...] [...] Media Summit, New Media, presentation, Search Engine Optimization, SEO, social media As I posted previously, I had the honor of presenting at the annual Nevada Interactive Media Summit again this year. The [...]

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