actually making some judgments about the company that created that advertising uh and what they think of you and and sometimes that's not always that flattering so so so essentially what's happening is people rather than being taught what a brand stands for and therefore what an organization standsfor um they are observing it on their own they're taking in data from every possible Direction they're looking for patterns in that data and from the
responded very, very differently. When I would ask to see a farm they were enthusiastic to-to-to host me and they would answer any questions I had even when they knew the answers were not flattering . I was always forthright about who I was and what I was interested in finding out and what I might write about it. But it's-it's a worthwhile little test if-if you or somebody who eats meat open your refrigerator and look at the label on the first thing you pull out and just for fun call the company
kind of. And now, it's being an author and seeing the book-- and the fact that you even read it and took notes is very flattering . It's really, really cool.
Because you look at it and think, you know, it barely looks like it's real now. It's quite flattering still when, every now and then, people think it's fake. In fact, there was a wonderful post recently on one social media platform, which I have to tell you, which is brilliant, which was that somebody was chastising
My latest book-- what's the name? That's not flattering . Yes.
But I think so often we take these scripts to heart, and it's nice to look at the scripts that really have is not that flattering .
African-American who are Jewish American who are Irish ameran it's being taught in college classes ranging from critical thinking all the way to American Literature that's incredibly flattering but it does make you wonder why was it having such a hard time getting through the pitching process it's in its fourth printing now having been out since May so that tells me that there is room and there is an audience
Yeah. Right. At their jobs. It's such a flattering way to think about what we do.
a lot of people aren't ballsy enough to just say like, hey, I know you did this, I have a question. And it's really flattering for those people, and it also gives them a break from themselves, which is kind of a gift. But I would say just act as if.
Thank you very much. That's very flattering . Thank you for having me and everybody who's welcomed me here. I feel very, very comfy.
What you do is you do a seven to nine second introduction. It's flattering . I doubt that anyone walks into a room for any reason with the purpose of standing alone and no
Now most journalists would say, what the journalist did was almost a definition of journalism. Cajoling and flattering and appealing to egos of a potential source. But in their application for a search warrant, the government said, that's a crime, a crime under the Espionage Act of
The awards, if you get nominated for something or win something, that's really good. It's flattering to the ego. But the biggest thing is making sure that the customers are happy.
This is the Diller Von Furstenberg sun deck between 14th and 15th Street, looking out to the river. It's more flattering as well.
And it's important for several reasons and first we'll talk a little bit about Katie Couric. Maybe not the most flattering shot of Katie, but we know Katie Couric for years and years, very successful cohost of The Today Show with Matt Lauer. Year after year ranked number one.
And to say flattering , is like there's no word to describe it.
festival which was pretty flattering because this was a it has some great films but a lot of this is John I mean
which is flattering in a way so um yes um you talking about how when this came to you you just thought this
of Deborah in the most flattering way, that she was stunning, brilliant, hardworking, Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Georgia, kind,
instead of just a bunch of marketers flattering themselves with it, but also reflect more about customer equity instead of brand equity.
My latest book-- what's the name? I'm sure it's not flattering when you start seeing your pictures.
And then if they're all flattering , you can let them know, because it's always good as a parent to have a moment of recognition.
And at the risk of flattering people in this room, and watching us-- OK, there are a lot of smart people working at Google.
None of the jokes are flattering .
year to publication date throughout the entire process there were Nibbles from people from Agents and from editors who were really interested in taking a look at the full manuscript which is really flattering and a kind of nice thing but at the end of the day the feedback was always more or less the same they always all said either I don't think I really understand the voice
was that potentially future leaders-- flattering themselves or not-- should be exposed to this, by God.
They aren't the most flattering pant that was ever built.
about um you know it's flattering anytime you see yourself out there it's just because someone cared enough to do
And it always blows my mind when people say flattering things.
Wow, that's so flattering , isn't it?
A lot of times these might not be flattering things-- you're not going to be telling people how you're remembering their name, OK.
Or Mountain View. Flattering a local crowd.
Roosevelt thank you Cliff that's the most flattering introduction I've had since I showed up in a Berkeley
me as a Blog of Note which was flattering , which was nice for me. Uh. Right between Inside the Loop and Moments of Perfect Clarity, I don't know what those blogs are. I don't know
what you talked about so people know you listened nothing more flattering than someone that not only listens to what's
So I also have to say as a disclaimer-- and then I'll get into flattering you.
Because that could be interpreted in a lot of different ways that are not flattering necessarily.
My latest book-- what's the name? NATALIE NUÑEZ: It's always interesting, and sometimes flattering -- I'm sure, with you, often.
um how about so how does it feel to heavier book being talked about in and studied in school oh I'm shaping my Minds you guys shaping young minds um do you know what it's really flattering and it's really wonderful and I also think it's it's a little bit bizarre because College professors end up interpreting your work in ways that you never ever ever thought it would be interpreted
We're going to do a shot of this person walking that's more flattering , and then we'll do shots of what they're talking about,
What you do is you do a seven to nine second introduction. It's acknowledging. It's flattering .
It's a little bit of -- I don't know it's not flattering in some ways or I think.
People usually leave and they're surprisingly converted because they realize that the clothes are really flattering .
Yeah, kind of relentless. It's a challenge. One, it's very flattering to be running a business that people want to be part of, and then two, it's actually really hard to do anything with a relentless succession of people.
reconnect or you know you get an invitation to speak at a conference that feels very flattering and so it's these
The problem is that what you tell yourself about the past, particularly if it's a flattering way, it can change your future.
Other people look at that and say, that's not a flattering photo of me.
So if you would do a deal with Groupon-- so I guess it wasn't that flattering .
because fulsome does not mean full, it means insincere or excessively and insincerely flattering .
Seth Grahame-Smith: No, No look I think that first of all it would be flattering if people cared enough about the book to get that worked up about it in a way because it's