Requiem for a queer

Tuesday, November 30, 2004

The strategy element 1: give away valuable products or services

Remember about my strategy propose?
Well it's goin' on and... it's working =)
Ok, let me explain.
I'm a shy boy even if I'm always friendly to everyone. I'm working in this agency since march and I've found lots of nice people and friends. We are people famous around the world for our kindness, afterall.
So, some of my colleagues and I go out for dinner/movie/drinkies, always with my girlfriend, but I've never, and I say -never- met Him. I wonder where he goes. I mean, this city is big but, God, it's not -so- big!
For the first two/three... ok, -four/five- months I was rather silent and awkward, especially with him.
Well, I still blush if he eyes me with his special strict glances but I'm making progresses. I've decided to use a strategy, right? Good. I'm offering valuable products and services.
Which kind of products? Simple: my friendship, my time, my emotions.
Services? My labour supply, car driver availability, stuff carrier.
I know, I'm paltry. Never mind. What matters is the result.
Yesterday, after about a month of hard work I've gained the first success.
I was sitting at my desktop working on our last budget (that one of the meeting). One of my colleagues came near me because he needed help with Quark X-Press 6.0. He doesn't work in my group, his boss isn't Him, but sometimes he asks for someone who can help him because he has always worked on the 4.0 version.
Since this month he found in me his 'press guardian angel', he came straight to my place holding a cd.
I told him I was working on a document that someone else was waiting for to going on with the job but he started to insist.
"Please, just a little thing" he said "ten minutes! It's a big deal".
"-He- is a big deal for you, isn't it?". My boss's voice spread over firm and gently just after us.
My collegue gave a start while my heart shook.
He stumbled over some explanetion but my boss stopped him.
"He's still busy for me" he said "please, don't impose on him your lacks".
I was ready to get a severe dressing-down, starting with something like "You, fucking lazy" but, guess what?, he looked over me a bit and said "You should learn to say no".
Now at long last I could say everything I wanted to say during the past month. I opened my mouth. Then I closed it again.
In that moment he deemed me worthy of his attention and the only thing I've been able to babble was "Yes, sir".
Shit. I'm still a fucking idiot. Anyway something is changed. Now He knows that I'm here to offer valuable products and services.
Hope he will rate it.

Sunday, November 07, 2004

Viral managing

I admit it. He still fancy me.
I still think he's the most gorgeous man I've ever set eyes on in all my life. I still think I want him.
I know. I'm running towards a precipice.
I will fall.
I will get hurt.
Not bad. I'm getting hurt anyway repressing my emotions, watching the players from outside the courtyard.
So, last friday, while I was reading about viral marketing, I've had a flash of inspiration: it's just all I need to improve my position of 'human being' to 'friend' in his precious courtyard-regards.

Here the strategy elements:
1) Gives away valuable products or services
2) Provides for effortless transfer to others
3) Scales easily from small to very large
4) Exploits common motivations and behaviors
5) Utilizes existing communication networks
6) Takes advantage of others' resources.

Tomorrow I will start my own strategy.
Stay tuned.