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By: Taming the ‘gut feeling’ | Web Marketing

Taming the ‘gut feeling’ | Web Marketing — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:12:46 +0000

[...] we probably won’t act on it unless it is backed up and proven correct. In Jim’s blog (http://jimsmarketingblog.com/2009/01/06/trust-your-instincts/) he talks about a gut feeling about a customer that turned out to be correct. This feeling was [...]

By: Catrina Gibbs

Catrina Gibbs — Wed, 27 May 2009 18:55:08 +0000

Each morning I thank God for everything he has given me and I tell him “God, I’m putting everything in your hands”. I feel a “gut instinct” is a spiritual gift and 99.9% of the time, I have been correct.

By: Edward Brown

Edward Brown — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 08:33:46 +0000

Great article Jim, you always know the right things to say. .

Have a great day!

Sincerely,

Edward Brown

By: Claudia Broome

Claudia Broome — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 00:37:48 +0000

Jim,
Once again you have hit it on the money! I have ignored my instincts in the past and paid dearly. Now after reaching my ripe old age, my instinct is what I listen to without the aid of a hearing aid! LOL
Thanks,
Jim

By: Tammy Homan

Tammy Homan — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 21:21:07 +0000

Advice to trust your instincts: http://tinyurl.com/8hfktn Hope yours are in tune & work wonders!

By: Lisa

Lisa — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:11:58 +0000

i love the way so many people equate “gut instinct” to “experience” (i’m not being sarcastic, just a bit flippant).

sure, as you move through the world you build your own “internal trust-yourself database”. you fine-tune it over time.

but in the “dog-eat-dog” side of the world (which we all experience from time to time), you had better have enough instinct to know which dog is gonna rip out your throat (given a chance) and which one is gonna sniff you over and follow you down the path.

it is in the new, the unexpected, the untested, and the unknown where you can really take your gut instinct out for a spin and do some self-analysis.

By: Philippa

Philippa — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:42:08 +0000

All the time … now. I made a few mistakes back when but now I have learned that God put me in the position to start my own business for a reason … He gave me the instincts I need to make my business successful. I am not going to ignore them any more.

By: Marketing Specialist - Jim Connolly

Marketing Specialist - Jim Connolly — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:40:46 +0000

…Jimmy!

By: Mike Perras

Mike Perras — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:28:05 +0000

Agree completely Jim:

I spent 30 years in the radio business, so I agree with much you have been saying about marketing. Especially about Marketing not being Advertising. Marketing being the research and testing prior to Advertising of course. Funny how so many people actually think they are the same thing.

As far as “gut feel” goes, that’s just executive experience my friend, which in time becomes an intuitive “knowing certain things”. I spoke with several HR people recently who would love to model executives who are able to hire on “instinct alone”. It’s just plain old fashioned years of good and bad experiences that we now call “intuitive hiring”.

Of course I poo poo the whole HR modeling idea because it just can’t be done. Experience becoming intuition is not something than can be modeled or cloned to become just another “process”. Or at least let’s hope not!

In lieu of not being able to model my own so called “hiring intuition” I suggested that they would just be better off with a Holistic Recruiting process. You know, look at the whole package, well beyond education & work experience. You’re a research marketing guy, so I know you get that in a second. I have written several articles on just that, Holistic Recruiting, and hope to finish a White Paper soon as well.

Great blog Jimmy .. you certainly found your voice my friend.

Best Always,

Mike Perras

By: Jennifer Eidson

Jennifer Eidson — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 23:44:45 +0000

As a type A personality I trust my instincts implicitly…after I’ve done all the research

I would like to add that I love your site and will use your good advice to help improve both my tech and solar power blogs.