seth_singh20•1mo agoTop Commenter

Chat with a client's intern changed how I pitch proposals

I was on a call last Tuesday with a client's new marketing intern, kid named Marcus. He asked me why I always lead with strategy and not the results they'd actually see in 90 days. I stumbled through an answer, then realized he was totally right - I was overcomplicating the first slide for no reason. Has anyone else had a junior team member call you out on something that actually made you better?

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taylor.reese1mo ago

How'd you react when he first pointed it out?

rubyk261mo ago

Well bless his heart, at least he found a creative way to say it.

keith9001mo ago

Wait, you mean the first time he straight up told me my hair looked like a startled hedgehog? I just kinda stood there with my mouth open for a sec, not sure if he was joking or actually roasting me. Then I looked in the mirror and honestly he wasn't wrong, it was sticking up all over the place from my morning commute. I laughed it off and told him at least hedgehogs are cute, so I'll take it as a compliment. Now every time I have a bad hair day he just smirks and goes "hedgehog mode activated" and I can't even be mad because it's funny.