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The image http://cdn2.ubergizmo.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/jetpack-521x640.jpg http://cdn2.ubergizmo.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/jetpack... is continued
by civilian 15y ago
The image http://cdn2.ubergizmo.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/jetpack-521x640.jpg http://cdn2.ubergizmo.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/jetpack... is continued proof that the first thing you notice about someone is their shoes. Their marketing people know this. You should buy new shoes too.
- mynameishere 15y agoI tend to notice a person's jetpack before their shoes. I'm really not able to comprehend the shoe fetish some people have.
- Jach 15y agoBut The Shawshank Redemption taught me no one ever looks at a man's shoes! Or has that reached enough critical mass to make it so people notice shoes now? Or are you just implying people's brains notice, but for most people it won't be a conscious notice and they'll just subconsciously want nice shoes or respect/disrespect someone?
- civilian 15y agoYeah, I think it's subconscious. You get judged them based off of it, but you can still hide prison-wall-gravel in them.
- dchest 15y agoGreat example of how a lot of books/advice about marketing work, in one sentence, thank you! The author observes his/her behavior (first thing I noticed is shoes), thinks all people do the same (most people notice shoes), cites one or two examples as a proof, and says that marketing people know this. Works best with the surprise factor (shoes is such a tiny detail compared to jetback).
- civilian 15y agoHaha, well said, but I had an "awwww" reaction. One of my corporate mentors once scolded me (in a helping way) for having bad shoes & a bad haircut, and told me to pay more for both.