Call you might hear when using the skullspace phone for business "what's a cdc" "Ronald? Who's that" "Justin usually hosts movies nights on Tuesday." On Aug 31, 2013 4:19 PM, "Jay Smith" <[email protected]> wrote:
> "I think the cards are incomplete without our phone number." > Huh? The business card police are not going to hunt you down if you > create one without a phone number. I'd rather not have to explain to > everybody I hand the card out to that: 1) It will almost always go to > voice mail 2) if it doesn't go to voice-mail, you'll get a random > member and likely not the person you need to talk to. > > "Can I have a tour of the space?" doesn't even register on the list of > things we get phone calls for - and even if it did - that phone number > is far from the best way to approach it. Brittany gets phone calls for > SkullSpace Social matters, Ron gets phone calls for media queries, > I'll likely get phone calls regarding C4 things, Ian will get phone > calls regarding collaborations with other groups, random members will > get calls for projects, events, and research they're doing. We are NOT > going to tell any of our contacts to call an unmanned number to reach > us. > > It is rude, it's useless, and frankly it's embarrassing. > > On Sat, Aug 31, 2013 at 3:56 PM, Roswyne <[email protected]> wrote: > > I think the cards are incomplete without our phone number. > > > > Leaving voicemail isn't offensive: the only potential issue I see is if > the > > call isn't returned in a reasonable timeframe. Since it'll go to the > same > > people, I imagine the turnaround would be the same as emailing info@. > > > > If you are making a personal contact and provide your personal phone > number, > > then there would naturally be different expectations when calling it, and > > that's your choice if you want to give out your own number. > > > > Thanks very much for working on these, and explaining how cards are used > > differently than brochures. TIL ! :) > > > > > > > > > > On Sat, Aug 31, 2013 at 10:37 AM, Jay Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> > But I'm still not sure why we not also list the SkSp phone number. > >> Mostly because it will likely end in painful frustration for queries > >> other than "Is anybody at the space right now?", and also because if > >> I'm giving someone a business card it's likely to facilitate follow-up > >> on something very specific. For example, if it's a media person, I'm > >> likely going to have them follow up to me directly so I can get them > >> in touch with the board (Or I might just shamelessly give them Ron or > >> Ian's number - sorry in advance guys!). It's true that the space > >> voicemail does go straight to [email protected], but I'd consider it > >> pretty rude if somebody gave me the phone number to a voice-mail > >> system. > >> > >> Again, it's important to keep in mind the context in which business > >> cards are given out. Traditionally, a business card is only given out > >> after a personal connection is made - it's supposed to serve as a > >> physical representation of that contact (Japanese business culture > >> takes this to the extreme). I'm not going to give a voice-mail number > >> to a good contact. > >> > >> Aside: As they represent personal contacts - business cards are also > >> supposed to survive for a long time - this is why I'm not a fan of > >> "free" business cards that fall apart easily. Leaflets and brochures > >> however, are expected to have the lifespan of however long it takes to > >> read them. > >> > >> Your earlier comments seem to indicate that you view business cards as > >> a cheaper replacement for brochures. I'm afraid they don't replace > >> each other so much as compliment each other. > >> > >> - Jay / @Sporked > >> > >> Ps. I understand that I'm pulling a total Patrick Bateman when it > >> comes to business cards, and I apologize to everyone who sees this as > >> an insane amount of bikeshedding over a piece of paper. I just really > >> happen to be fascinated by the design and thought that goes into > >> mundane things like this :) > >> > >> On Sat, Aug 31, 2013 at 10:09 AM, Roswyne <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > I think that looks great! > >> > > >> > But I'm still not sure why we not also list the SkSp phone number. > >> > > >> > Even if it's not ideal (for instant communication), it's got voicemail > >> > which > >> > the directors automatically receive, in much the same way the info@ > >> > address > >> > works, afaik. > >> > > >> > And a blank back for notes etc. Per what Jay was saying :) > >> > > >> > > >> > Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone on the MTS High Speed Mobility > >> > Network > >> > > >> > -----Original Message----- > >> > From: Jeremy Hiebert <[email protected]> > >> > Sender: [email protected]: Fri, 30 Aug 2013 > >> > 17:50:37 > >> > To: [email protected]<[email protected]> > >> > Reply-To: [email protected] > >> > Subject: Re: [SkullSpace-Discuss] SkSp business cards > >> > > >> > _______________________________________________ > >> > SkullSpace Discuss Mailing List > >> > Help: http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#Discuss > >> > Archive: https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-discuss-archive/ > >> > _______________________________________________ > >> > SkullSpace Discuss Mailing List > >> > Help: http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#Discuss > >> > Archive: https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-discuss-archive/ > >> > > >> > _______________________________________________ > >> > SkullSpace Discuss Mailing List > >> > Help: http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#Discuss > >> > Archive: https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-discuss-archive/ > >> _______________________________________________ > >> SkullSpace Discuss Mailing List > >> Help: http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#Discuss > >> Archive: https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-discuss-archive/ > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > SkullSpace Discuss Mailing List > > Help: http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#Discuss > > Archive: https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-discuss-archive/ > _______________________________________________ > SkullSpace Discuss Mailing List > Help: http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#Discuss > Archive: https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-discuss-archive/ >
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