How do you get the Attention of a Goldfish?

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Why would you want to I hear you ask? Simple, because your social media audience are all goldfish!

The BBC recently announced that:

“The addictive nature of web browsing can leave you with an attention span of nine seconds – the same as a gold fish.”

: Calling all Goldfish

Apparently the Internet sends us messages at such an expeditious rate, that our once 20 minute attention span has been whittled down to a measly 9 seconds.

This is just long enough to read one tweet.

Since the aim of business social media is to connect with people so they get our messages and we only have such a short window of opportunity, how do we do it?

According to author, speaker and internationally recognized marketing expert, Sally Hogshead, you’ve got to learn to sell to goldfish, in other words find out to be be fascinating in 9 seconds!

I want to start off the discussion here by sharing a couple of my own ideas and then I want to open the floor to you to see if together can come up with some further creative wisdom to help everybody reading this post. I’ll share some of the best responses in a follow up post.

Be Big!

BIG gets people’s attention! You don’t have to actually be big or have a big budget but you do have to create the perception you’re BIG. One way to do this is by being instantly recognizable. Here are four ways to appear BIG!

Be visible.
Be everywhere.
Look different to everybody else.
Use catchy and consistent branding.

Make People FEEL Something

People are fascinated when their emotions have been moved. Here are four ways to engage people’s emotions.

Ask questions that require people to feel
Make predictions
Be controversial
Be bold

What makes you fascinating? What fascinates you? What other ideas do you have for getting people’s attention in an instant? Have your say in the comments section and I’ll meet you there.

Please share this post with you followers because they might like to join in the discussion too. Thank you.

Be Happy!

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Marcus Baker started learning how to access his inner power from a young age. He is passionate about empowering others to do the same. He writes about personal development and related topics. He'd love you to connect with him via the comments section here and by clicking on any of the following links: Facebook | Twitter | Blog

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Well my teacher even says to ask him question he feel better as he think we are getting what he is teaching us.

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Janet

Marcus, aloha. CONGRATULATIONS on this absolutely brilliant headline. I love it! Your goldfish image is terrific as well. WOW! What a magnificent start to my day this is.

Marcus, this a semantics issue that comes up for me every time I read about Sally Hogshead and the word fascinating.

The reason why I say that is “fascinating” could well be something that I peer at through a microscope. Though I have no interest in it whatsoever, I am “fascinated” watching the squiggles morph. Many people are the same with traffic accidents, plane crashes, natural disaster scenes and anything else that is “horrible” in nature.

Thus, I have no interest in “fascinating” people as Sally says, I would much rather “enchant” as in Guy Kawasaki’s “Enchantment.”

In his book, Guy says: “. . .that in business and personal interactions, your goals in not merely to get what you want but to bring about a voluntary, enduring and delightful change in other people.”

Now, Marcus, that enchants me and speaks to my aspirations.

As you know, many of my posts do make people Feel so I will expand on that topic which enchants me.

Marcus, how I capture people’s attention for longer than 9 seconds is by writing posts that draw them out, cause them to reflect, cause them to expand their thinking, to dream bigger, to know it’s safe to dream again.

My purpose, Marcus, is to provide a venue where my readers can express themselves freely–the good, the bad & the ugly–hope, fears, dreams–as they think through their reactions/response to what I wrote.

Marcus, my goal is not to be considered “fascinating” rather I want my readers to appreciate what marvelous beings they are. Through interactions with me and others in the comments sections, I do see people some people realizing that they truly can be or do or have anything they want. That enchants and thrills me.

What I also see, Marcus, is people being reminded of things they knew yet “forgot” or were distracted away from for whatever reason. Parents are reminded of something that is important to them yet they had not yet told their children or they were just telling their children about it.

Marcus, I want to engage and to enchant my readers: I want it to be mutually beneficial. Though my blog is about me in the sense that it is my thoughts I write, it is for my readers. If something I write or a reader’s comment, speaks to someone and causes a positive change/shift for them, that matters to me.

What I want, Marcus, is to:

“. . .bring about a voluntary, enduring and delightful change in other people”

as is best for them.

So, Marcus, in answer to your question, put me down for:

Engagement and Enchantment!

Best wishes, my wonderful friend, for an absolutely splendid day. Warmest aloha, Janet
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Marcus Baker Reply:
June 27th, 2011 at 2:31 am
Janet, aloha. What an awesome comment Janet. Thank you. I know that my post moved you because your comment ooozes passion Janet and I say YES YES YES!!!!!

It is not necessary for people to agree with what they find on my blog but what I do want them to do as you say is to consider where they stand on things and whatever the outcome of this is, to make a case for it loudly and proudly.

You have done exactly this Janet and I so appreciated reading your thoughts here on this topic.

I love the the Guy Kawasaki quote and I love the distinction you draw between ‘fascinate’ and ‘enchant’.

I agree with you in that I too want my blog to be a catalyst for change in others so they can realize how truly magnificent they are and that they are capable of so much more than they ever thought possible.

What I want more than anything is for my readers to connect within and then to express this as they connect with others.

Over the last few days I have been thinking about the word ‘fascinate’ myself and the challenge for me is that it is too “passive”.

Fascinating someone does not necessarily lead them to change or take any action whereas “enchanting” them does.

I couldn’t have said it any better than you and Guy together Janet.

I am still not back in full swing as result of my computer upgrade which will take most of this week to happen Janet but I will get over to your blog as soon as I can to be enchanted as I always am by your posts.

Wishing you a fantastic new week ahead Janet!

~Marcus

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Justin

Hey Marcus,
The attention span of a goldfish says it all. When I write a post I must consider this fact. I need to play around a little here to see what works best though in regards to the length of the post.

I have a few controversial topics that I want to write about because I believe that these would be more compelling and engaging to readers.

I completely agree with getting people to feel something while reading one of our posts or tweets. It’s the feeling that grabs us and connects us with the information, idea, or resource.
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Marcus Baker Reply:
June 27th, 2011 at 1:50 am
Hi Justin,

I look forward to reading your controversial posts.

I love it when I am moved to comment and engage when I read something that moves me so I know this must be true for others too.

~Marcus

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Lynda

Marcus,
Great post. I have to say I absolutely love your headlines, they pull me in, the make me laugh they’re perfect. That being said 9 seconds, seriously!! I like to think I at least have an attention span of 15 seconds. LOL! Seriously though, you’re right about being BIG and being everywhere. My husband just designed our new company logo, so excited. I am hoping it will be everywhere and big enough to catch people’s eyes. Thank you for sharing
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Marcus Baker Reply:
June 27th, 2011 at 1:46 am
Hi Lynda,

I have to admit I reacted like you.. LOL What me only 9 seconds???

Handy having a husband who can do the design work too Lynda! How awesome. Let us know when we can check it out or will it be so big that we won’t miss it??

Great to have you visit as usual.

~Marcus

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Gabriella - The Stepford Wife

9 seconds? Really, but I guess that’s true. Oh wait, 9 seconds for an adult? Good gosh, what is a kid’s attention span like. Okay, I agree… be BIG! be BOLD and b creative, too! Be like Justin Bieber or Nicki Minaj… ok, be yourself.

Great post!

Gabi

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Marcus Baker Reply:
July 6th, 2011 at 9:08 am
Hi Gabriella,

Yeah dang 9 seconds is not long at all. Being creative is a great way to go to. It’s about making people stop long enough to go… What the??

~Marcus
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Gabriella - The Stepford Wife Reply:
July 6th, 2011 at 9:52 am
ha ha, I’m taking it that you are not a Nicki fan or even a Bieber fan? but they’re are good examples of catching the attention of people online
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Marcus Baker Reply:
July 6th, 2011 at 10:03 am
Well I guess I am not their demographic however there’s no denying their attraction power. I guess once you get past the tipping point as they have done then the problem is not how to get the attention of goldfish but how to fight them off. Ha ha

~Marcus
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jesty

I have to agree.. the headline got me.. hehe..

Very interesting idea!! What if I was a Gold Fish, what would have caught my attention? this spurs things up a bit for me..

I’ll get back on my idea on how to.. A brainstorm is coming..
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Marcus Baker Reply:
July 6th, 2011 at 9:10 am
Hi Jesty,

Yeah I wonder how well a fish brainstorms then? LOL

~Marcus
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Oliver Tausend

Hi Marcus,

we should never forget that these 9 seconds – whether this number is true or false – are an average number. And I hate averages.

My take is: I don’t want goldfish as customers and business partners, that’s why I don’t target them. I want people as customers and business partners who have a longer attention span. The question is also: Are goldfish able to commit to a cause and to focus ? Or do their committments and focuses change as well every 9 seconds ? Then it’s not a commitment or a focus.

Thanks for sharing your insights.

Take care

Oliver
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Marcus Baker Reply:
July 6th, 2011 at 9:18 am
Hi Oliver,

Great point about not wanting goldfish who are going to continually be looking towards bigger and better goldfish bowls and ponds!

Be that as it may, I still thinking about how to stand out amongst the proliferation of goldfish that is the Internet is worth considering.

Thanks for adding your value here.

~Marcus
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Ryan Biddulph

I’m digging your tips Marcus.

Making an impression by moving people into action wherever you show up is a wonderful way to grab people’s attention.

I like to engage wherever I’m at, asking questions, providing answers, and leaving my insight whenever I can.

Being bold is also top shelf advice. People who resonate with your viewpoint become magnetized to you. I see an instant spike in Facebook friend requests and Twitter followers when I act boldly. When I take my foot off the pedal a little, not as favorable a response.

The challenge is to follow your steps consistently, but eventually a kind of attention-grabbing momentum is built, and you can snag someone’s concentration quite easily.

Thanks for sharing!

Ryan
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Marcus Baker Reply:
July 6th, 2011 at 9:22 am
Hi Ryan,

I like what you say here. It’s not so much about the messages we send out there but who we are and how people perceive us.

When they are attracted to us they will read our messages. The attention will be there!

Thanks for adding more value here Ryan!

~Marcus
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Chelsea Thomas

Hey Marcus!

Awesome article you put together here.

I think this is why twitter is so successful, because it allows 140 characters. It forces people to keep it short. (some people go over the limit, but who really reads on beyond that point? I dont)

Facebook too, is taking on a faster update approach and keeping the status updates current similar to twitter.

As far a blogging and running our businesses, this is where our marketing takes over. What is our differentiation factor?

Many of us are already doing a great job with this. I think once the gold fish is captured and their attention is caught for those 9 seconds in a blog or with a consultation, if its interesting they’ll want more.

Many of us have returning gold fish. I think once the relationship is built with a gold fish then the 9 seconds doesn’t become a problem anymore.

Capturing their attention during that 9 second time span is where most of the work is done, at least that’s how I see it.

You’ve captured me, I keep coming back lol So I’d say you do a great job of captalizing on the 9 seconds of us gold fish lol.
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Marcus Baker Reply:
July 6th, 2011 at 9:27 am
Hi Chelsea,

Hey I am pleased to have caught your attention in the 9 second gap!! LOL

I like you thinking about once the relationship is built then the 9 seconds doesn’t become a problem anymore.

We don’t actually need them to read anything of ours while we develop the relationship but once we have succeeded then they will read what we write anyway. Seems like a great approach to use.

Thanks for adding to the conversation Chelsea.

~Marcus
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marquita herald

What a great image! I really appreciate your tips on getting the attention of our audience … all one has to do is study the bounce rate these days and it becomes all too clear how little time most people spend on a site. We need all the help we can get to keep our readers with us for as long as possible – thanks!
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Marcus Baker Reply:
July 6th, 2011 at 9:28 am
Hi Marquita,

I appreciate your comment and pleased you found the tips useful. Be sure to come back when I do the follow up post when I’ll share what some of the other commenters had to add too.

~Marcus
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Adrienne

I agree with everyone else Marcus, great title. I was also shocked at the 9 second attention span. Ouch! That hurt!

I also agree with Oliver, I certainly don’t want people in my business that have that little of an attention span. I want people who engage, share, ask questions and are out there as well.

I know that from my statistics that people stay on my site for several minutes so I would hope that means they find my content engaging. I probably have some difficulty in some of the areas you suggested, just because it would be outside my comfort zone but I’m still a work in progress. I guess only time will tell my friend.

Thanks again for sharing this with us. Very interesting and it sure gave me something to think about.

Adrienne
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Marcus Baker Reply:
July 6th, 2011 at 9:36 am
Hi Adrienne,

I am staring to think that maybe the question should have been, “How do we make sure we don’t target goldfish?” or “Gold fish aren’t Welcome” Ha ha

Perhaps that’s where the key lies in all seriousness though. If we are attracting gold fish then what we really need to be doing is changing our point of attraction, not catering to the masses.

Thanks for adding to the discussion stream (pun intended…:)) Adrienne.

~Marcus
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Dr. Bob Clarke

Hi Marcus,

I usually check out other comments to see how I can add to the discussion, but in the case I haven’t because I don’t want to be swayed by what others have suggested.

So if this is a repeat suggestion, please forgive me.

Here is my thoughts on how to rise above the noise and grab the attention of others.

First, don’t try to grab the attention of everyone. To be successful and stand out, you must decide what small fraction of the internet community you want to sway, and then write or talk specifically for them.

Second, do your homework. Don’t assume you know anything about your target market. Ask questions and listen carefully. Once you have an idea of what they need and want, and what their trigger points are, then you can write headlines directly to those needs.

Sounds simple, but it takes preparation and work. That’s why most never rise above the noise.
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Marcus Baker Reply:
July 6th, 2011 at 9:42 am
Hi Bob,

Awesome comment here and very valuable advice.

When we target our audience carefully and effectively and when we know what they want then we will write what they want to read.

Then they will read what we have written, without being distracted.

As you say it takes a bit of preparation work and therein lies the key.

Thanks for sharing your wisdom Bob.

~Marcus
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Martin Dale

Marcus,
I enjoy studying commercials for this very reason.
I am in the process of putting together an indepth look at what goes in to a branding video based on a couple of very popular brands on cable tv right now.

They are extremely short, and to the point.
Very well done, for those of us who have an attention span of a measly 9 seconds.

That is disgusting to tell you the truth. That is the downside of all this media. It has whittled our attention span down to nothing.

I was raised reading books instead of watching tv, and I am very thankful for that. I believe it is key to helping our children develop properly.

Good post, and good discussion,
Martin Dale
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Marcus Baker Reply:
July 6th, 2011 at 9:49 am
Hi Martin,

Apart from the Internet, television, computer games and even all the very fast action packed films of today are all contributing to the erosion of our ability to focus as we can.

Maybe it’s a case of human beings not having caught up with being able to process data as fast as required these days. Perhaps the technology is ahead of human development?

Whatever the case I too am a reader and that has helped my focus attention a great deal.

Thanks for adding to the conversation Martin.

~Marcus
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Jon

Hi Marcus,

You bring up an important element of “feeling” here. The more you can elicit a deeper emotion, the better your chances of triggering a response to stick around for more good feelings!

What fascinates me is what makes people click. Also, what makes people feel what they are reading.

One way to start being more fascinating, these days, is to keep showing up. There are enough fly-by-night, viral campaigns but those who endure and are reliably “there” will WIN people’s attention.

Thanks!

Jon

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Marcus Baker Reply:
July 6th, 2011 at 9:53 am
Hi Jon,

Love your point about the importance of showing up. Now that should really be No 1 on the list. To be seen you have to show up, for sure.

Thanks for adding an excellent tip Jon.

~Marcus
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Diana Simon

Hi Marcus,

I didn’t know that a goldfish had the attention span of 9 seconds I also didn’t know that readers used to have an attention span of 20 minutes!

I admit that my attention span has dropped considerably because it feels there is just so much to do and read

For my blog, I am more a feel person and just allow myself to be me when I write my posts. I am not sure how to make myself stand out but it’s more important for me to be authentic. I think that doing so, it will help me stand out.

I know some people won’t resonate with me but others will and I am fine with that Those who do resonate with me, I hope to get more than 9 seconds from them as the relationship develops.

Thanks for this eye-opener!
Diana
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Marcus Baker Reply:
July 6th, 2011 at 9:57 am
Hi Diana,

I love what you brought to this discussion Diana because it is so important, that of being authentic.

When we are authentic we put in motion the energy for us to attract other authentic beings and they will connect with us regardless.

Thanks you for adding more value here Diana.

~Marcus
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Ankesh Kothari

Hi Marcus;
Good post with a great headline. The way I see it, being ‘Big’ will attract more visitors and making them feel would make sure that they would com back for more.

PS: That goldfish image + caption is simply amazing
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Marcus Baker Reply:
June 30th, 2011 at 3:25 am
Hi Ankesh,

Thanks so much for the feedback about the the headline and image. I think these are also two excellent ways to attract attention quickly.

Appreciate your comment here.

~Marcus

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jandelaria

I didn’t know that much about goldfishes as well.. Hmm.. The things you get to learn from fishes.. hehe.. not to mention the great post titles too.. nice post!! very helpful for spurring up our minds..

I could think of a few big ideas right now..

I would try to catch me by a game.. or cool graphics in my site.. then I’ll get them by the great content of my site.. the games and graphics will just be a way to get them to read the content..

That seems to work for me if I were the goldfish..
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Marcus Baker Reply:
June 30th, 2011 at 3:20 am
Hi Jandelaria,

Yes I wonder how the came to the conclusion that goldfish only have an attention span of 9 seconds. Ha ha.

Having catchy graphics is a very important way to get attention. Sometimes I see a picture that leads to a post and I click on it because the picture makes me curious so that’s an awesome tip too.

Thanks for adding to the discussion here Jandelaria.

~Marcus

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Elmar Sandyck

Hi Marcus!

Wow, 9 seconds! That’s a tough one.

Twitter is limited to 140 characters per tweet so tweeting by itself is already a challenge. Getting, and holding the attention span, of a person has never been this crazed!

Hmm, I would actually go for “be controversial.” That’s really a great idea to begin with. There’s nothing about stirring a controversy that titillates people to know more about it. We are really nosy people, aren’t we? hahaha

I guess, just to add, I would say, “be engaging.” In short, “be witty.” I think the rules of face-to-face communication can also be applied in the social blogosphere. If you’re the type of person who actually responds or comments or reacts to something and engages someone with intelligent conversation, you could actually hold that person’s attention for more than 9 seconds.
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Marcus Baker Reply:
June 30th, 2011 at 3:14 am
Hi Elmar,

I think being controversial is always a good way to go but then one can’t do this all the time because then this will also become predictable to our audience.

I love the idea of being “witty”!! Business can tend to be very serious and people appreciate a bit of relief from this too.

Thanks for sharing your awesome insight here Elmar.

~Marcus

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Mia

Indeed, catchy title and subject. Only 9 seconds, really?! that’s all we have to tell someone how good we are?

This may be right, I really don’t spend too much time on a certain result when browsing.

At first good titles such as yours, may to the trick, then it’s up to the content to captivate the reader.

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Marcus Baker Reply:
June 30th, 2011 at 2:59 am
Hi Mia,

What I want to know is how they know a goldfish only had an attention span of 9 seconds?? Ha ha

Thank you for the compliment about my title. I was waiting for someone to bring the importance of titles up.

I like you am pulled in either by being interested in what the topic is about and/or by catchy titles.

~Marcus

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Jym from Blog SEO

Great point to raise Marcus…

These days there’s less time than ever to get your message across, and more noise surrounding it as well.

I’d recently heard that it was a good idea to be able to state your offer in under 30 seconds but now I see it has to be whittled down to 9.

The art of Impact is becoming more sacred daily it seems!

What grabs my attention? That’s a great question and one I can’t answer off the cuff for some reason. Something to become a bit more conscious about, I think!

Thanks, love the simplicity and impact of this post!

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Marcus Baker Reply:
June 30th, 2011 at 2:45 am
Hi Jym,

Once we get someone’s attention we have 9 seconds to get them to stay with us – seems like a bit of an impossibility to achieve a high success rate.

I am starting to think that what one has to do is attract attention to ourselves first and then by default people will give our messages enough time because they like us.

Great to read your comment here Jym!

~Marcus

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Darin from Brentwood real estate

Another great article, Marcus. The four ways that you’ve mentioned to appear Big is perfect advice. Its true we don’t have to have a big budget to get noticed. I have a list of blogs which I often visit, I just love the way these bloggers write and most of the time the information these bloggers share are eye opening topics. I see the same faces sharing either as a guest poster or a commenter and this technique I should say is a brilliant way of getting noticed.

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Marcus Baker Reply:
June 30th, 2011 at 2:18 am
Hi Darin,

Being seen in the “right” circles is excellent advice and I am really pleased you raised this in your comment. Thank you.

Commenting on well read blogs and guest posting are both excellent ways of spreading oneself around the social media ‘circuit’.

~Marcus

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lisa

Social Media has a great role in our everyday life. The truth is that we all are gradually depending on that media so deeply. I can say, a small piece of tweet is well enough to spread a huge amount of information. So it’s all about the power of Social Media.

@Marcus Baker: Glad to learn a new aspect of social media from you.
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Marcus Baker Reply:
July 5th, 2011 at 12:52 am
Hi Lisa,

Thanks for dropping by. Social Media is definitely the way forward. Hope to see you here again soon.

~Marcus

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Jayne Kopp

Marcus, you know, this post summed it up. That’s what we have to do. Though none of us want Goldfish, we have to capture them or ‘hook’ them in order to have them bite at what we are trying to say.

I, like Janet often ‘try’ to touch a nerve to make them ‘stop’ and stick around for a while.

I’m looking for that magic switch… the one that we ALL have that makes people have that ‘oh yeah…” moment. or even that fireworks moment to rev motivation and see their own greatness.

Gawd Marcus, you’d think by having the worlds biggest pond, there’d be schools of Goldfish who had drive and determination. Instead, I often feel there are schools of daydreamy ones who like to swim around their bowls blowing bubbles till its time to go to bed so they can get back on the treadmill again tomorrow.

Definitely a great analogy to make me fish a little harder!
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Marcus Baker Reply:
July 25th, 2011 at 7:06 am
Hi Jayne,

You know I think a lot more has to do with understanding people rather than marketing and that’s what your comment says to me.

When we know how to touch people’s emotions, we “hook them” more than in any other way.

I suppose just as there many different types of fish in the sea so there are people out there on the Internet.

Hmmm maybe I should do a fish course next!! Ha ha

Thanks for adding to the conversation Jayne.

~Marcus

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Mavis Nong | Free Marketing Training

Hey Marcus,

What a great analogy you’re using here. I had no idea a goldfish had the attention span of 9 seconds – wow!

Rising above the noise and creating a lasting impression by getting people to take action wherever you show up is a great way way to grab their attention.

The key is to keep engaging people consistently and build the momentum.

Thanks for sharing your insights, Marcus.

All the best,
Mavis
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Marcus Baker Reply:
July 25th, 2011 at 1:41 am
Hi Mavis,

My apologies for the delay in responding here but been in comment overload mode for a week or so.

I like your tip about being consistent Mavis. Isn’t that really the key to success in most areas.

Thanks for adding to the conversation Mavis.

~Marcus

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Jane from internet marketing tools

Wow Marcus how true it is that the people out there on social media are all goldfish! Although I just came to know about the 9 second attention span of goldfish. To me being everywhere works, and yes of course, we need to connect with people’s emotions – not too complicated; just by helping them out, this can be easily accomplished!
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Marcus Baker Reply:
February 29th, 2012 at 6:56 am
Hi Jane,

Lovely to have you visit here again.

It is true that we are having to find more efficient ways to connect with our communities out there and as you say it really all comes down to just being of service to others and those who we are meant to connect with we will.

~Marcus

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