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That "Messaging" poll on the right
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Who the heck wants a "phone call" ??
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Re: That "Messaging" poll on the right [Tom_hampton] [ In reply to ]
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Tom_hampton wrote:
Who the heck wants a "phone call" ??

And no options for carrier pigeon or, better yet, a note tied to an arrow that Dan personally shot through your open window.

I'm disappointed.

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Re: That "Messaging" poll on the right [Tom_hampton] [ In reply to ]
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I am actually suprised by the poll. It is a small sample and those on the ST are a small sample. In most companies now there is no single medium for marketing and disemminating information it is all about Multi /Omni Channel communication with your customer base. If you are trying to grow Tri the email that the 40 plus crowd prefers is not the text or instagram preferred by the 20 something.
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Re: That "Messaging" poll on the right [JasoninHalifax] [ In reply to ]
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Also conspicuously absent is two tin-cans connected together with a piece of string.

then again...maybe that's just a "fancy" phone call.
Last edited by: Tom_hampton: Jan 9, 19 12:29
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Re: That "Messaging" poll on the right [JasoninHalifax] [ In reply to ]
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You’re so old school; I was hoping for a drone-dropped message.
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Re: That "Messaging" poll on the right [DFW_Tri] [ In reply to ]
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DFW_Tri wrote:
You’re so old school; I was hoping for a drone-dropped message.

Amazon is working on it. #justafewglitches
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Re: That "Messaging" poll on the right [Tom_hampton] [ In reply to ]
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At our SwimRun NC race I send personal emails to the participants
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Re: That "Messaging" poll on the right [Herbert] [ In reply to ]
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Herbert wrote:
At our SwimRun NC race I send personal emails to the participants

Yeah, but...did you consider picking up the phone and calling them instead?
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Re: That "Messaging" poll on the right [Tom_hampton] [ In reply to ]
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I offer folks to call them or them to call me if they have questions not easily answered in dm email
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Re: That "Messaging" poll on the right [Tom_hampton] [ In reply to ]
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I don't fully get the question. Is it asking about a specific triathlon that I signed up/ paid money for? Or is it asking how we prefer to get our triathlon (industry) news?

If it's the former, where is the option for "Race Website", which would be my choice?

If it's the latter... I'll stick with 'stumble upon it at my leisure'.






Take a short break from ST and read my blog:
http://tri-banter.blogspot.com/
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Re: That "Messaging" poll on the right [Tom_hampton] [ In reply to ]
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I can’t vote because it’s not clear whether this is information like “wetsuit legal/ swim cancelled/ bike course modified” or “you can save $20 on our next race if you sign up today!”.

The point is, ladies and gentleman, that speed, for lack of a better word, is good. Speed is right, Speed works. Speed clarifies, cuts through, and captures the essence of the evolutionary spirit.
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Re: That "Messaging" poll on the right [Tom_hampton] [ In reply to ]
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Tom_hampton wrote:
Also conspicuously absent is two tin-cans connected together with a piece of string.

then again...maybe that's just a "fancy" phone call.

Candygram?

Town crier?

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Re: That "Messaging" poll on the right [Tri-Banter] [ In reply to ]
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Tri-Banter wrote:
how we prefer to get our triathlon (industry) news?

Imagine getting that by Phone call---ala Mr. MoviePhone.
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Re: That "Messaging" poll on the right [JasoninHalifax] [ In reply to ]
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Candygram?

It better come with Candy damnit! I'm friggin hungry today---sucks not having any Christmas candy just because its January...and I'm "dieting" (I mean trying to get down to race weight).
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Re: That "Messaging" poll on the right [Tom_hampton] [ In reply to ]
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How does 'bike courier' not make the list?
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Re: That "Messaging" poll on the right [Tom_hampton] [ In reply to ]
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If it's a message to be given in the couple days preceding the event, assuming participants are already in town, I would vote for smoke signals.

Alternatively, spot lights with X (swim is cancelled), O (wetsuit legal) or the outline of a bat (the Joker has cancelled the whole damn race) would do, too.

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Re: That "Messaging" poll on the right [Tom_hampton] [ In reply to ]
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Tom_hampton wrote:
Who the heck wants a "phone call" ??

and yet... more people have chosen that than a push notification from google.

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Re: That "Messaging" poll on the right [Slowman] [ In reply to ]
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Slowman wrote:
Tom_hampton wrote:
Who the heck wants a "phone call" ??


and yet... more people have chosen that than a push notification from google.

Push notifications are just the absolute worst. Not surprised. I would take the aforementioned arrow before a push notification.

808 > NYC > PDX > YVR
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Re: That "Messaging" poll on the right [hadukla] [ In reply to ]
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hadukla wrote:
Slowman wrote:
Tom_hampton wrote:
Who the heck wants a "phone call" ??


and yet... more people have chosen that than a push notification from google.


Push notifications are just the absolute worst. Not surprised. I would take the aforementioned arrow before a push notification.

and yet... push notifications from an app not as yet downloaded is scoring 3rd. nobody likes what they don't know or haven't yet seen. the world we live in today is not a great landscape for those who hold strong opinions and are dead certain they're right.

Dan Empfield
aka Slowman
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Re: That "Messaging" poll on the right [Tom_hampton] [ In reply to ]
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Tom_hampton wrote:
JasoninHalifax wrote:

Candygram?

It better come with Candy damnit! I'm friggin hungry today---sucks not having any Christmas candy just because its January...and I'm "dieting" (I mean trying to get down to race weight).

But it’s a triathlon candygram, so the candy is vegan spirulina ketogenic candy.

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Re: That "Messaging" poll on the right [JasoninHalifax] [ In reply to ]
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#notmycandygram
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