Comments on: Story time 9: contents under pressure

By: Natasha Schleich

Natasha Schleich — Tue, 20 Sep 2005 11:30:33 +0000

I believe the presentation yesterday went well and our client was satisfied. Thanks! Looking forward to more posts…

By: Peter

Peter — Sat, 17 Sep 2005 15:58:24 +0000

Just want to wish you good luck with it all!
I’m sure you’ll manage, and… somehow somewhere everything always seem to land on its feet anyway.

And if not: remember the old ‘academic’ adagio: “if you can’t convince them with science, blind them with bullshit.”

As daunting as wading through piles of research data can be, in the end the enjoyment of being able to your listeners (and readers) into new directions must be quite fullfilling.
Basically that is a little thank you for some insightful writings!

By: Daniel Rosenblatt

Daniel Rosenblatt — Sat, 17 Sep 2005 15:29:59 +0000

Good luck, Grant (and you too, Natasha) especially with the part about taking them somewhere they don’t want to go (or don’t know how to go). The more I teach, the more I think about that sort of thing, but thankfully for me the line between success and failure isn’t as sharp in the academic world.

By: Grant

Grant — Sat, 17 Sep 2005 10:30:35 +0000

Natasha, thanks very nuch, hope the clouds part and the heavens open. Sometime Last night I figured out where I have to be and how to do this I think. So I am feeling a little less paniced. But of course sometimes my revelations prove under closer scrutiny to come apart like a cheap suit. So there will be a certain amount of drama all weekend long. Best, Grant

By: Natasha Schleich

Natasha Schleich — Sat, 17 Sep 2005 01:09:36 +0000

I have only just begun reading – to my great pleasure – this blog site. As graduate school trained anthropologist working in the marketing research industry, it’s exactly what I need!
This post is particularly relevant. I, too, have a client presentation on Monday at 3:00 PM and I am sitting here in the office at 1:00 AM (Saturday morning now) loading the third out of about nine hours of “ethnographic marketing research video” onto the computer hoping that the elusive BFI will somehow hit me square between the eyes sometime in the next 48 hours as I try and wade through the thick data towards a succinct PowerPoint presentation offering clearly articulated, actionable recommendations.