Pindemonium – Crazy Collectors Benefit From Networking, Too!
There was this movie on last night on IFC (Independent Film Channel) about people that collect Olympic pins.
These people have MILLIONS of pins. I kid you not. They have rooms and rooms dedicated to displaying pins. It’s mind-boggling. Two of the guys were divorced over the pins (and then remarried women that appreciated/tolerated the love of the pin.)
While one of the pin collectors was in the Olympic village making frantic pin-trades and selling pins, he looks at the documentary film camera and said (I’m totally paraphrasing):
It’s all about the networking. Networking meaning the people you know and who you connect with. If I have pins Bob needs I call him and he usually has pins I need. Networking also got me meeting some people that got me into my relationship with Coca-Cola … and now we’re sponsored to come to the games and answer pin questions.
If the pin collector that spends 90% of his waking time arranging little pieces of metal less than an inch square can network his way into a sponsorship deal with Coca-Cola, you can use it to get some clients. Seriously, you have better social skills, I promise.
If you want to see what has the collectors’ hearts all a-flutter, check out the pins on the pindemonium website.
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