Our story's been told dozens of times at this point, to varying degrees of accuracy. I'm consistently at odds with the press, who typically covers what I'd consider the "wrong" things, but then there's that adage that there's no such thing as bad press.
Would I turn down something based on the story they wanted to tell? Tough to say, though I have successfully managed to turn articles around from the story they were trying to run. "Yes vs. No" is a binary decision that usually leads to a dead end, so I'm always looking for a creative "hidden option C" -Alex /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Tue, Oct 26, 2010 at 6:46 PM, Eco Investment Club <[email protected] > wrote: > Hi Alex, > > I totally agree with your advise, however I must ask if you've ever been > asked to just talk about your story first... And if not yet, would you turn > it down? > > I was recently interviewed by "Next 500" and the editing came out the way > they wanted the story to flow: > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdcaBbVVUTs > > > On Tue, Oct 26, 2010 at 10:44 AM, Alex Hillman < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> I've said time and again that a great coworking space >> has absolutely nothing to do with the facility or the amenities, and >> EVERYTHING to do with the people inside. >> >> Our latest press is almost certainly one of our best, and one of my >> personal favorites, because it's almost entirely focused on our members and >> their interactions. Our office manager (featured front and center) and our >> members spent the most time with the journalist, he and I never even spoke >> directly (I answered some questions via video). >> >> Just some food for thought: next time a journalist reaches out, try >> getting them in touch with your members before you spend an hour telling >> *your* story. Invariably, your members will say some pretty amazing >> things. >> >> -Alex >> >> /ah >> indyhall.org >> coworking in philadelphia >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Coworking" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]<coworking%[email protected]> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. >> > > > > -- > Thank you for your support. > > > Sincerely Green, > > > Yeves R. Perez, CEO + CGO, EINI, Inc. > President, EcoHub, Inc. > > a. The EcoHub > 4542 Ruffner Street, Suite 170 > San Diego, CA 92111 > f. http://facebook.com/ecohub > tw. http://twitter.com/ecohubinc > t. 1-866-960-9495 > lc. http://loosecubes.com/workspace/99 > yt. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxWYIlVKa4E > > Please consider the environment before you print this email, but if you > have to and/ or if you have to print business cards, brochures, flyers, > posters, banners, etc., please use Spirit Graphics & Printing, the > "Greenest" and only triple certified printer on the West Coast! > http://www.sgink.net/ > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Coworking" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<coworking%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
