Comments on: Don't DM Me Like You Know Me

By: Darren

Darren — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 10:39:01 +0000

I agree completely. I am willing to consider what someone’s pitching only after they’ve made it evident they are working for more than the sale. Twitter is social networking first and sales second. I’m much more willing to take a suggestion from a friend there than from the company or it’s representative.

Now, as I prepare to click I pray I don’t get and automated message thanking me for my comment that ends with an opt-out option. It’s as bad as that tell-tale DM. I hope it’s not indicative of the auto-send DMs coming normalcy.

By: Peggy Duncan

Peggy Duncan — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 17:08:59 +0000

Hey Barb, me too. Automatic Twitter anything gets on my nerves. When I get automatic responses like this, I automatically Unfollow.

By: Richard Gauder

Richard Gauder — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:20:27 +0000

Great post Barb. The days of shouting a message to a large unsupecting audience are coming to and end. (Or so I’d like to think so). People are just like you and are deleting those that abuse the trust. As for great uses of Twitter, I heard about a Chip Truck in New York that tweets his lunch location. Even before he arrives there is a line up! To me it’s about using technology properly.

By: Barb Giamanco

Barb Giamanco — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 22:04:32 +0000

Thanks, Elaine. It seems so easy to me…take time to get to know others, help them achieve their goals (I mean genuinely) and the rewards come back 10-fold. The DM’s I keep getting remind me that far too many people do not understand one simple, powerful concept…give to receive.

By: Elaine Spitz

Elaine Spitz — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 20:06:28 +0000

Hi Barbara – I enjoyed reading this post. The auto DM feature on Twitter drives me nuts! I do usually thank people for following me with a personal note and block or at least don’t follow the people who send me the type of DMs you’ve pictured here. “I just added you to my Mafia family” cracks me up (sorry)!

Twitter is about developing relationships and creating value – agreed. Sales is about trust and customers buy from individuals they trust, not from those who engage in, as you so eloquently stated: “slinging hash on the wall”.

As my ninth grade English teacher, Alma Driscoll, always told us: “Tell it like it is!” You’ve done so here, quite well.
Thanks,
Elaine Spitz
Twitter: @laineyd7