Comments for David Pensato

Comment on It’s not about your message by Carson

Carson — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 17:27:01 +0000

David,

Love this post. I’m a huge believer in building relationships, and I’m certain my business would fail if I didn’t pursue that with every client. And I’ve noticed over the past few years, that a key part in building those relationships comes from really understanding who *I* am and what my core values are. I don’t want to be a phoney, just to seal a deal.

I feel this message is easily consumed by individuals and small business. But I fear larger organizations (typically more set in their practices, read old fashioned), will be less inclined to stray from the standard/dated methods of marketing.

From a personal brand standpoint, these is a no-brainer; small business, makes lots of sense; big business – harder to convince. That’s not to say that some big guys *aren’t*, i just think as a whole, its a challenging •market• to crack.

Cheers!

Comment on 800 Million Active Bloggers by 800 Million Bloggers is a Good Start – mattwie.be

800 Million Bloggers is a Good Start – mattwie.be — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 13:59:32 +0000

[…] friend David Pensato has been blogging about his dreams of 800 million active bloggers and has followed it up with an answer to the question of why that followed. Ironically, he had to […]

Comment on It’s not about your message by Shoni Litinsky

Shoni Litinsky — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 03:03:17 +0000

Incredible post David, really spells out the beauty of the work that you do in helping groups figure out themselves — and the way they interact in their networks. Inspiring!

Comment on It’s not about your message by nancy

nancy — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 20:57:34 +0000

Thanks David. That’s actually very inspiring.

Comment on Being Human by Hazel Borys

Hazel Borys — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 20:15:40 +0000

Thanks for the good words, David. A decade ago I might have thought of myself as a marketer. It’s true things are different now, but definitely a community builder. Way more meaningful. –Sorry I was traveling during your talk. Consider a rerun, or recording a version for this site!

Comment on Movember, Day 18 by Jill

Jill — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 02:55:35 +0000

Awww, I missed you moustached! Ah well. The sideburns are nice ;)

Comment on More about the New Literacy by Hazel Borys

Hazel Borys — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 16:18:29 +0000

Well said, David!

“We shall not cease from exploration. And the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started. And know the place for the first time.” — T.S. Eliot, from Little Gidding

Comment on The interactive entrepreneur by David Pensato

David Pensato — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 02:00:56 +0000

I really think this is where things are headed. People are starting to shift their priorities and more realise the importance of staying off the treadmill.

The more there are, the more the network grows and the more we see a new kind of economy growing. One that I think will be far more sustainable for everyone.

Thanks for your comment, Andrea.

Comment on The interactive entrepreneur by Andrea

Andrea — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 18:08:06 +0000

I love damn good coffee. Great thoughts! When we first started our business over ten years ago, there was a strong belief in the thought of competitive altruism or perhaps more coopetition as an underlying component of how we wanted to do business. That, and the core values that we found important, honesty, respect and caring, could not be found as readily in large faceless entities. Keeping what is important to us as foremost in dealing with others has built long term relationships, though occasionally the emotional investment means that sometimes peer business decisions made for “just business” can feel like that well-meaning relative that doles criticism in your best interest. It stings, but it’s not meant to harm. There is, however, great satisfaction in building a network hub that reaches out to grow together where everyone defines success in similar terms.

Comment on The real trouble with Facebook is its escalating self-contradiction. by Erica Glasier ♥ (@EricaGlasier)

Erica Glasier ♥ (@EricaGlasier) — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 02:43:44 +0000

Here’s a link to support paragraph 3 & the “subpar performance” of FB ads: “Facebook is a ponzi scheme”.

http://www.jperla.com/blog/post/facebook-is-a-ponzi-scheme