Send Me More Emails Like This Please

Alright, for any of you looking to pitch me some ridiculous product I could give a shit about, stop now. Take a deep breathe. Now, twirl around three times. Count to ten. Do five jumping jacks. Sleep on it. When you wake up, go away. Got it?

But, if you're like my new friend Kristen, and you've got something I actually would like to see, then read her email, and do exactly as she does. Don't pander. Don't lie and say you "read" my blog. Don't assume I care about you. But, do be super nice, authentic and honest, answer your email quickly and be understanding of that fact bloggers get to write about whatever we want to write about.

Anyway, because Kristen was so badass, you'll have a review of Flektor from a marketing perspective. I'm getting killed at work, so it might not come for a bit, but it'll come. (And Durbin, you owe this girl a raise)

Oh, and one other thing. Yes, I'm way too excited about this. I just seem to be getting shredded with ridiculous pitches of late...

"Hi Paul,

I came across your blog through a link on The Viral Garden blog as one of the Top 25 Marketing Blogs. I saw you speaking about media marketing and thought you might be interested in a new multimedia tool called Flektor.  Flektor is a video and photo editing suite that allows the user to easily drag and drop media to create your own videos (we call them fleks).

We’re in the middle of a social media campaign, and our goal is to introduce ourselves to influential bloggers in the marketing arena, build a connection, and share the best content from our site for your blog (our fleks are easily embedded and linked).

If you’re interested, I’d like to stay in touch – either finding Fleks that interest you or forwarding you ones we’ve created. I don’t expect anything, but I do hope you will find our fleks interesting and relevant enough to embed on your site, or write about.

If my e-mail bothers you, I totally understand. I will not be sending another one. My methods are purely one-on-one interaction with people who like the Flektor product. We don’t spam or put down fake comments.

I am totally open to any ideas you may have as well as any interviews you might want to do. Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have questions or if indeed you do decide to write something (we monitor but no one’s perfect).

I look forward to hearing from you!

Many Thanks!"

Comments

[Drew McLellan]

Paul,

I got the exact same e-mail and thought the same thing. It was different from most of the pitches I get.

But I also knew Kristen wasn't a one blogger kind of gal. That makes me feel a little less special.

Drew

[Valeria Maltoni]

Ditto, my email read exactly the same way, except for my name was spelled right ;-) Among the several lame pitches I got in the last couple of days, that stood out. I'm with Drew, though... not feeling that special.

[Ron Hogan]

When you do your Flektor review, let me know so I can link you on the Flektor Development Blog.

[Lewis Green]

She gets it.

[kristen]

Just wanted you all to know that even though the e-mails may read very similarly, you all are very special. Everyone I sent an e-mail too was hand picked from hundreds and hundreds of top marketing blogs because of the uniqueness of the Flektor tool and how it might be of interest to you. I hope you will all check it out.

Paul, no pandering here, You Rock!
Kristen