Comments on: The ROI of an Email http://alexascordato.com/the-roi-of-an-email/ Wed, 01 Sep 2010 09:11:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Doug Haslam » Blog Archive » Social Media Jungle Boston; A Snapshot http://alexascordato.com/the-roi-of-an-email/comment-page-1/#comment-167 Doug Haslam » Blog Archive » Social Media Jungle Boston; A Snapshot Wed, 11 Mar 2009 01:05:53 +0000 http://alexascordato.com/blog/?p=55#comment-167 [...] two shared the story of how they met (“The ROI of an Email”) and became friends through, well, a good pitch by Alexa- and how Alexa found her job through [...] [...] two shared the story of how they met (“The ROI of an Email”) and became friends through, well, a good pitch by Alexa- and how Alexa found her job through [...]

]]> By: Alexa http://alexascordato.com/the-roi-of-an-email/comment-page-1/#comment-166 Alexa Thu, 19 Feb 2009 22:02:53 +0000 http://alexascordato.com/blog/?p=55#comment-166 Maria, Jim, Doug, Sara, Steve, and Aaron - you guys rock. I'm a better person for knowing all of you, online/offline. Thanks for all you do. -Alexa Maria, Jim, Doug, Sara, Steve, and Aaron – you guys rock. I’m a better person for knowing all of you, online/offline.

Thanks for all you do.

-Alexa

]]> By: Aaron Strout http://alexascordato.com/the-roi-of-an-email/comment-page-1/#comment-165 Aaron Strout Wed, 18 Feb 2009 02:26:17 +0000 http://alexascordato.com/blog/?p=55#comment-165 Very cool post. Brings back fond memories. Hard to believe this all started a year ago! Mzinga a better place as a result. Best, Aaron | @aaronstrout Very cool post. Brings back fond memories. Hard to believe this all started a year ago! Mzinga a better place as a result.

Best,
Aaron | @aaronstrout

]]> By: Steve Garfield http://alexascordato.com/the-roi-of-an-email/comment-page-1/#comment-164 Steve Garfield Sat, 14 Feb 2009 19:02:17 +0000 http://alexascordato.com/blog/?p=55#comment-164 Alexa! You rock. Social media is people! Alexa! You rock. Social media is people!

]]> By: Sara Streeter http://alexascordato.com/the-roi-of-an-email/comment-page-1/#comment-163 Sara Streeter Sat, 14 Feb 2009 15:16:20 +0000 http://alexascordato.com/blog/?p=55#comment-163 A very sincerely felt and pointed post, thank you :) A very sincerely felt and pointed post, thank you :)

]]> By: Doug Haslam http://alexascordato.com/the-roi-of-an-email/comment-page-1/#comment-162 Doug Haslam Sat, 14 Feb 2009 03:05:33 +0000 http://alexascordato.com/blog/?p=55#comment-162 To echo Jim-- it's not the numbers but the connections and what you get out of them, whether it's personal, business or both. That you can track back to one email and how it changed things for you-- well, that's a great example of where connections lead. Thanks for the link and the mention! To echo Jim– it’s not the numbers but the connections and what you get out of them, whether it’s personal, business or both.

That you can track back to one email and how it changed things for you– well, that’s a great example of where connections lead.

Thanks for the link and the mention!

]]> By: Jim Storer http://alexascordato.com/the-roi-of-an-email/comment-page-1/#comment-161 Jim Storer Sat, 14 Feb 2009 01:25:04 +0000 http://alexascordato.com/blog/?p=55#comment-161 Hi Alexa - It's great to see you writing here again. If you keep churning out posts like this one... look out world!! You bring up a lot of great points, but the one that I want to comment on is the value of every person you meet, whether they have one follower, 10,000 followers or don't even know what a follower is. People need to remember to be in the moment (I'm included here too). It always kills me to see a table full of people jamming away on their phones/Blackberries/iPhones. Look up, look around and get to know the folks that are right in front of you. BTW... Here's a photo from that SMB last February (from Doug Haslam's blog)... check out who's right there in the front row! http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2359/2262644573_f75f23d2fe_d.jpg Jim | @jstorerj Hi Alexa – It’s great to see you writing here again. If you keep churning out posts like this one… look out world!!

You bring up a lot of great points, but the one that I want to comment on is the value of every person you meet, whether they have one follower, 10,000 followers or don’t even know what a follower is. People need to remember to be in the moment (I’m included here too). It always kills me to see a table full of people jamming away on their phones/Blackberries/iPhones. Look up, look around and get to know the folks that are right in front of you.

BTW… Here’s a photo from that SMB last February (from Doug Haslam’s blog)… check out who’s right there in the front row!
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2359/2262644573_f75f23d2fe_d.jpg

Jim | @jstorerj

]]> By: Maria Thurrell http://alexascordato.com/the-roi-of-an-email/comment-page-1/#comment-160 Maria Thurrell Sat, 14 Feb 2009 00:31:45 +0000 http://alexascordato.com/blog/?p=55#comment-160 As Jeff Pulver likes to say, "you never know, the next person you meet might change your life." Alexa's email definitely changed mine. No exaggeration. I think Alexa hit on something fundamental with this post: that the real life connections are immeasurable and are where real, true value comes from. I hope for humanity's sake that our obsession with ROI doesn't begin to make us see every interaction as a business transaction; that every handshake doesn't include a calling card. I think we can all get complacent at times because of our hyper-connectedness and forget to reach out. To really reach out -- real time. Nothing will ever replace the wonderfulness of getting a cup of coffee with an old friend, or making a new friend over a plate of Pad Thai. I hope none of us ever forget that. So, thanks Alexa for this post and thank you for your email at 12am one year ago. Your best friend and roommate, Maria As Jeff Pulver likes to say, “you never know, the next person you meet might change your life.” Alexa’s email definitely changed mine. No exaggeration.

I think Alexa hit on something fundamental with this post: that the real life connections are immeasurable and are where real, true value comes from.

I hope for humanity’s sake that our obsession with ROI doesn’t begin to make us see every interaction as a business transaction; that every handshake doesn’t include a calling card.

I think we can all get complacent at times because of our hyper-connectedness and forget to reach out. To really reach out — real time. Nothing will ever replace the wonderfulness of getting a cup of coffee with an old friend, or making a new friend over a plate of Pad Thai. I hope none of us ever forget that.

So, thanks Alexa for this post and thank you for your email at 12am one year ago.

Your best friend and roommate,
Maria

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