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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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