Jeff Bezos Says It's Always Day 1 at Amazon. Here's the ...
[Pages:3]Jeff Bezos Says It's Always Day 1 at Amazon. Here's the Big Problem
With That Philosophy
Amazon has 600,000 employees, is 24 years old, and is worth $1 trillion. Yet, founder and CEO Jeff Bezos believes every day is day one.
By Debbie MaddenCo-founder and CEO, Stride Consulting@debbiemadden200
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Knock Knock! Who's there? Iowa. Iowa who? Iowa lot of money for my marketing programs. Okay, so that might not be the funniest joke ever but it serves well for exploring humor as an effective business tool. As people communicate more individually in areas of presentation and electronic media, many focus on creating a "professional" image, which simply means making it look like what's expected. Sadly, this often results in boring and forgettable websites, PowerPoint and videos. It doesn't help the presenter connect emotionally nor differentiate from the other "professional" offerings.
Rarely do you hear people coming out of a business presentation saying: "That person was hysterical!" More often presenters attempt connection by tugging emotional heartstrings creating small trauma. In most film festivals, dramas outnumber, comedies by 20 to 1. Why? The great 18th century actor Edmund Kean answered us as he lay dying: "Death is easy, comedy is hard."
Still, humor is a worthy aspiration, accomplishing tasks seldom achieved by serious approach.
? Humor establishes rapport ? Almost all people love to laugh. Nonoffensive jokes can easily establish likeability and trust. A joke related to a difficult situation can disarm a prospect or client when delivering "tough medicine." Relationships are often built on experiences of shared humor. People do business with people they like, and if they smile and laugh every time you are near they associate you with happiness. Combined with knowledge, humor enhances expertise, demonstrating confidence and strength.
? Humor triggers memorability ? Many strive to create "AHA! moments" in customer's minds. This occurs when one is thinking one way and you turn their head to think another. Those are the very mechanics of a joke punch-line. In our example I suggest a Midwestern state and quickly turn it to a statement of finances. The unexpected wordplay registers in the brain as humor, which triggers endorphins that encode for memory. This is why a childhood joke exists in our repertoire decades after introduction.
? Humor creates alignment ? A joke is based upon shared experience. Humor works well when there is communal understanding of the issues at hand. By identifying a common problem and creating a punch-line around it, insiders will adopt the punch-line as a trigger representing the issue. So when no one remembers to turn off the lights when leaving, a giant light switch painted on the wall makes people laugh and remember their responsibility without embarrassment.
Exploring humor research can be beneficial to creating memorable marketing, particularly in video. But suffice it to say if you just want people to like and remember you in a consistent and productive manner, simply follow the words of the late, great Donald Oconnor and "Make `em laugh! Make `em laugh! Make `em laugh!"
PUBLISHED ON: SEP 25, 2018
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