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Re: RC-50 video on summer NAMM
> From: "Krispen Hartung" <khartung@cableone.net>
> To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
> Subject: Re: RC-50 video on summer NAMM
>
> Heh heh...no doubt about it. The guy is a born marketer. In fact, I find
> that a lot of musicians have the skills and persona necessary to be in
> product marketing, or sales, especially the good looking ones (you have
>to
> be good looking to be in marketing). There is a charisma and quirkiness
> about some musicians that makes them adept at this. First of all, a
>good
> music marketing person needs to have a "sliver tongue" and be able to
> believe in his own bullshit to such an extent that the customer can't
> possibly not buy into the value proposition of their product. Second,
>they
> need to be able to play their instrument. Rico Looper, or whatever
> ridiculous title he has self-appointed himself, seems to have both of
>these
> skillsets. That competency set is worth about $70+K a year for a
>fortune
> 500 company in the US.....that's a lot of boxes of Snack Romin and
>Macaroni
> and Cheese, man. :) He could be talking to customers and designing
>products
> rather than being Boss' errand boy of promotion.
>
> K-
Hey, I represent that remark! As a product marketing guy, I agree with
everything you said. Except that I'm not particularly good looking; well,
my
wife thinks I am, but she's biased. BTW, I think I work for your company.
HP,
right? I do "solution marketing", which is just a another variant on PM
for
the OpenView identity management products.
D7
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