Comments on: If your job is easy, you’re doing something wrong. http://wordpost.org/2009/08/if-your-job-is-easy-you%e2%80%99re-doing-something-wrong/ Snarky Remarks on Biz Today. A blog advocating better customer relationships and greater transparency in business. Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:15:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Middle East Jobs http://wordpost.org/2009/08/if-your-job-is-easy-you%e2%80%99re-doing-something-wrong/comment-page-1/#comment-775 Middle East Jobs Sat, 16 Jan 2010 15:03:50 +0000 http://wordpost.org/?p=212#comment-775 Nice point, one should never view their job as an easy one but they should view it as a challenge, nothing is permanent but change thats why one should always be aware with the things around it Nice point, one should never view their job as an easy one but they should view it as a challenge, nothing is permanent but change thats why one should always be aware with the things around it

]]> By: Andrew http://wordpost.org/2009/08/if-your-job-is-easy-you%e2%80%99re-doing-something-wrong/comment-page-1/#comment-101 Andrew Sat, 29 Aug 2009 22:56:43 +0000 http://wordpost.org/?p=212#comment-101 Dan, Thanks for the comment. It's really interesting that you point out "Things move more quickly, more efficiently, more effortlessly." When I look at the life cycle of a Facebook site for Higher Ed, the vibrancy of comments, posts, etc. lasts (on average) just 10 days. It sounds like we use similar strategies to stay engaged. I've recently thought about finding a mentor who's been in marketing for a long time and could really push my thinking. Have you tried that (0r know someone who does)? Thanks again for commenting. -Andrew Dan,

Thanks for the comment. It’s really interesting that you point out “Things move more quickly, more efficiently, more effortlessly.”

When I look at the life cycle of a Facebook site for Higher Ed, the vibrancy of comments, posts, etc. lasts (on average) just 10 days.

It sounds like we use similar strategies to stay engaged. I’ve recently thought about finding a mentor who’s been in marketing for a long time and could really push my thinking. Have you tried that (0r know someone who does)?

Thanks again for commenting.

-Andrew

]]> By: Dan Levine (@schoolmarketer) http://wordpost.org/2009/08/if-your-job-is-easy-you%e2%80%99re-doing-something-wrong/comment-page-1/#comment-96 Dan Levine (@schoolmarketer) Thu, 27 Aug 2009 20:50:42 +0000 http://wordpost.org/?p=212#comment-96 Andrew, great post, thank you. Staying challenged - especially for folks in our generation (X'ers and Y'ers) -- is not a simple task. We are living in a different world than the world our parents knew just 20 years ago. Things move more quickly, more efficiently, more effortlessly. As such, when things stop "moving" -- when we master something or after we've done something for an extended period of time, we get bored. We lose our energy for it and we move on. It used to be that people stayed with organziations for 30+ years. Not anymore. You present some excellent ways to help us re-engage and re-energize around our work. The word "how" is a critical part of your suggestion and I love that -- it's not enough just to read a few blogs or books or articles. *How* will you use that information to further your work? It's a great question to be asking ourselves on a daily (weekly) basis. One way I keep myself engaged is by challenging myself (and my team) to implement at least two, often three new marketing tactics each new cycle/year. I read as much as I can, I connect with colleagues, and I brainstorm with the folks around me different ways of reaching our target population. The key for me is keeping myself open to new ideas and figuring out if there's a way to incorporate those ideas into our marketing mix. I also do my very best to get to as many conferences/seminars as I can -- I gain the most -- and get re-energized -- when I engage with smart people. There are tons of people out there who know a lot more about marketing than I do and who are far more creative than I am. I feed off their energy and good ideas to help further develop my own. Looking forward to other's ideas -- thanks for the post! Andrew, great post, thank you. Staying challenged – especially for folks in our generation (X’ers and Y’ers) — is not a simple task. We are living in a different world than the world our parents knew just 20 years ago. Things move more quickly, more efficiently, more effortlessly. As such, when things stop “moving” — when we master something or after we’ve done something for an extended period of time, we get bored. We lose our energy for it and we move on. It used to be that people stayed with organziations for 30+ years. Not anymore.

You present some excellent ways to help us re-engage and re-energize around our work. The word “how” is a critical part of your suggestion and I love that — it’s not enough just to read a few blogs or books or articles. *How* will you use that information to further your work? It’s a great question to be asking ourselves on a daily (weekly) basis.

One way I keep myself engaged is by challenging myself (and my team) to implement at least two, often three new marketing tactics each new cycle/year. I read as much as I can, I connect with colleagues, and I brainstorm with the folks around me different ways of reaching our target population. The key for me is keeping myself open to new ideas and figuring out if there’s a way to incorporate those ideas into our marketing mix.

I also do my very best to get to as many conferences/seminars as I can — I gain the most — and get re-energized — when I engage with smart people. There are tons of people out there who know a lot more about marketing than I do and who are far more creative than I am. I feed off their energy and good ideas to help further develop my own.

Looking forward to other’s ideas — thanks for the post!

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