Comments - You're an idiot, thanks for asking - crafthaus2024-03-28T20:44:50Zhttp://crafthaus.ning.com/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=2104389%3ABlogPost%3A119053&xn_auth=noThis has happen to me also an…tag:crafthaus.ning.com,2011-04-22:2104389:Comment:2286542011-04-22T12:48:14.911ZLorena Angulohttp://crafthaus.ning.com/profile/LorenaAngulo
<p>This has happen to me also and of course I nicely said, Thanks but NO thanks.</p>
<p>There are so many scams out there !!</p>
<p>This has happen to me also and of course I nicely said, Thanks but NO thanks.</p>
<p>There are so many scams out there !!</p> Dauvit:
A black board where e…tag:crafthaus.ning.com,2011-04-20:2104389:Comment:2281242011-04-20T20:40:42.174ZBrigitte Martinhttp://crafthaus.ning.com/profile/brigittemartin
<p>Dauvit:</p>
<p>A black board where everyone can "tack on" the lowly scams they come across. Hmm. Great idea ! I'll start that group here !</p>
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<p>Anyone up for designing a logo for that group ?</p>
<p>Ideas for a title ? Maybe just SCAM, that would do it...</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Dauvit:</p>
<p>A black board where everyone can "tack on" the lowly scams they come across. Hmm. Great idea ! I'll start that group here !</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Anyone up for designing a logo for that group ?</p>
<p>Ideas for a title ? Maybe just SCAM, that would do it...</p>
<p> </p> I think that there is a case…tag:crafthaus.ning.com,2011-04-20:2104389:Comment:2276482011-04-20T19:18:19.159ZThe Justified Sinnerhttp://crafthaus.ning.com/profile/TheJustifiedSinner
<p>I think that there is a case for starting some sort of a bulletin board on here which alerts us all to things like this. There have been some horrible cases in the UK of people pretending to make purchases in order to then bully and pester them into expensive "marketing": this got so widespread that <strong>two</strong> of my students who have Etsy shops were contacted in this way.</p>
<p>Thanks for bringing this up.</p>
<p>I think that there is a case for starting some sort of a bulletin board on here which alerts us all to things like this. There have been some horrible cases in the UK of people pretending to make purchases in order to then bully and pester them into expensive "marketing": this got so widespread that <strong>two</strong> of my students who have Etsy shops were contacted in this way.</p>
<p>Thanks for bringing this up.</p> I am so tired of these promot…tag:crafthaus.ning.com,2010-06-24:2104389:Comment:1227032010-06-24T02:09:33.633ZHarriete E Bermanhttp://crafthaus.ning.com/profile/HarrieteEstelBerman
I am so tired of these promotional devices including give-away promotional items or contests I immediately leave. It is a total turn off.
I am so tired of these promotional devices including give-away promotional items or contests I immediately leave. It is a total turn off. Julie, you are not being impo…tag:crafthaus.ning.com,2010-06-21:2104389:Comment:1219962010-06-21T18:39:03.335Z2Roseshttp://crafthaus.ning.com/profile/2Roses
Julie, you are not being impolite at all. A big part of the discussion is when is this type of promotional strategy appropriate. Whether its a fashion show, the Oscars or a blog it's neither appropriate or very smart marketing to just throw stuff down the hole and hope that it turns into sales. Which brings us to the big disconnect that happens in the logic of all this. If you do not have a plan to connect the dots between "increased awareness", "getting noticed", etc. and how you are going to…
Julie, you are not being impolite at all. A big part of the discussion is when is this type of promotional strategy appropriate. Whether its a fashion show, the Oscars or a blog it's neither appropriate or very smart marketing to just throw stuff down the hole and hope that it turns into sales. Which brings us to the big disconnect that happens in the logic of all this. If you do not have a plan to connect the dots between "increased awareness", "getting noticed", etc. and how you are going to use that to increase your sales, you are indeed wasting your time and simply giving away free merchandise. The main issue is not that the technique if flawed, its that most people simply don't understand how to use it. Layer on top of that the people who flat out abuse the technique for their own gain and we have come full circle to our original topic. Oscars are wow, of course. Gr…tag:crafthaus.ning.com,2010-06-21:2104389:Comment:1219202010-06-21T17:09:24.258ZJulie M.http://crafthaus.ning.com/profile/JulieM
Oscars are wow, of course. Gratulations. But I still have to disagree on the free giving opinion. I see it at the fashion shows, and I do not agree with giving out pieces for free, even if they are celebrities. I see this: they get lots of pieces thrown at them they just toss it aside and the chance that something makes it to a headline is very near zero. I think I do not care about that aspect at all that would explain my negative attitude.... If some celebrity likes my piece, they can buy it.…
Oscars are wow, of course. Gratulations. But I still have to disagree on the free giving opinion. I see it at the fashion shows, and I do not agree with giving out pieces for free, even if they are celebrities. I see this: they get lots of pieces thrown at them they just toss it aside and the chance that something makes it to a headline is very near zero. I think I do not care about that aspect at all that would explain my negative attitude.... If some celebrity likes my piece, they can buy it. merci. do not mean to be impolite i am just fed up with this free giving . We have participated in the O…tag:crafthaus.ning.com,2010-06-21:2104389:Comment:1218782010-06-21T15:46:21.415Z2Roseshttp://crafthaus.ning.com/profile/2Roses
We have participated in the Oscar awards on several occasions. The swag isn't about giving free stuff to rich people. Its all about courting market influencers. As Julie points out, these people can afford to buy anything they want. The purpose is that by giving them a gift of your product, they may like it, wear it and thus become a tacit endorsement for it. The selling power of a celebrity name is worth a LOT of money. Consider that many companies pony up multi millions of dollars for an…
We have participated in the Oscar awards on several occasions. The swag isn't about giving free stuff to rich people. Its all about courting market influencers. As Julie points out, these people can afford to buy anything they want. The purpose is that by giving them a gift of your product, they may like it, wear it and thus become a tacit endorsement for it. The selling power of a celebrity name is worth a LOT of money. Consider that many companies pony up multi millions of dollars for an association to a celebrity. If you can get that for the cost of a free bottle of perfume, or whatever, of course you would do it. Julie: I couldn't agree with…tag:crafthaus.ning.com,2010-06-19:2104389:Comment:1212222010-06-19T11:49:03.256ZBrigitte Martinhttp://crafthaus.ning.com/profile/brigittemartin
Julie: I couldn't agree with you more.
Julie: I couldn't agree with you more. At fashion shows there are al…tag:crafthaus.ning.com,2010-06-19:2104389:Comment:1212202010-06-19T11:47:03.116ZJulie M.http://crafthaus.ning.com/profile/JulieM
At fashion shows there are always a lot of giveaways, bags of items with perfume and so on. I always felt that this was such a waste of money. The people going to the shows, those lucky enough to get in, are able to afford EVERYTHING, why do they need anything free ? What value does "free" giveaways have ?<br />
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I am not on this etsy you are talking about but I looked around after reading here. I must say, that giving this type of work away fro free does not make any sense to me. How can one ask for…
At fashion shows there are always a lot of giveaways, bags of items with perfume and so on. I always felt that this was such a waste of money. The people going to the shows, those lucky enough to get in, are able to afford EVERYTHING, why do they need anything free ? What value does "free" giveaways have ?<br />
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I am not on this etsy you are talking about but I looked around after reading here. I must say, that giving this type of work away fro free does not make any sense to me. How can one ask for people to buy your work if you "give it for free" around the corner ? Thanks for the explanation wh…tag:crafthaus.ning.com,2010-06-18:2104389:Comment:1211072010-06-18T20:33:29.381ZHarriete E Bermanhttp://crafthaus.ning.com/profile/HarrieteEstelBerman
Thanks for the explanation which is very helpful and clear.<br />
I hope everyone reads this.<br />
Harriete
Thanks for the explanation which is very helpful and clear.<br />
I hope everyone reads this.<br />
Harriete