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Noel Cottrell's avatar

As a Founder/Content Creator I agree. RFP's ain't the way to new business. LinkedIn and IG DM's are the new RFP.

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Rob Schwartz's avatar

Seriously. If you’re waiting for the RFP you’re already behind. Shit, you’re probably already out.

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Jef Loeb's avatar

The problem, of course, is that becoming the “hunted instead of the hunter” has been in play for more than a decade — for agencies as well as talent — and there are a whole lot of very powerful “publish daily” magnets already out there, lined up pole to, well, okay, that’s a sucky metaphor, but you get the drift.

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Rob Schwartz's avatar

The world always has room for a good idea.

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Jef Loeb's avatar

No doubt. But there are jillion of those and when you’re living in a time of self-promoters, self promotion is, itself, a herd phenomenon.

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