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Comment on Playing Games in Business by Max Tatton-Brown

Max Tatton-Brown — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 11:20:00 +0000

No way, just give me some flashbangs. That’s the shortcut to a CLM (Career-Limiting-Move).

Comment on Playing Games in Business by Nick Sutton

Nick Sutton — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 11:07:00 +0000

Great idea. But maybe keep the experince points system from COD – so reward work tasks with bigger guns or office camo.

Mine’s the AK74-U.

Sutton

Comment on PR coverage- a new perspective by Rimmergram

Rimmergram — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 21:14:00 +0000

Max – I can relate to both the blase response and the tingling excitement of seeing good coverage for two different reasons. As a marketing director, I expect high quality coverage from my agency and thus the blase response is more applicable in that role. However, as a consultant I get extreme satisfaction from seeing coverage as a result of my own efforts and endeavours for my clients. Thus, I can fully appreciate how you feel about the coverage obtained on your own behalf! PS: I’ve completed the form for the whitepaper, so looking forward to receiving and reading it.

Comment on Playing Games in Business by Max Tatton-Brown

Max Tatton-Brown — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 13:44:16 +0000

Thanks for the comment Simon, I’d say those are examples of it being put into practice in realistic terms. When you mention “non-game playing workers”, it’s not so much the specific culture of gaming that I’m focussing on as the basic human reaction to the stimulation.

The odd pint is good but can easily become an inherited habit as you pass up through the ranks. The point here is to bring the understanding of why it works and how it could be expanded to the front of mind.

It’s not so much an idea that you get champagne every time you secure some coverage, more that there’s an awareness of stimulating the task and reward system which games do so well.

Rather raises the question: Do games designers make for good managers…?

Comment on Playing Games in Business by Simon

Simon — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 13:31:59 +0000

I think a levelling system would be a bit extreme, would your lucky pants become +1 pants of pitching?

On a more serious note though – is drip feeding rewards really a very good motivator? For one thing there will undoubtedly be a cost to businesses if all employees expect tangible rewards on a regular basis. Wouldn’t a bit of kudos and the odd pint after work work just as well and not alienate the non-game playing workers?

Comment on Stop asking what social media is for by Max Tatton-Brown

Max Tatton-Brown — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 08:56:32 +0000

It’s a technical term, what can I say. Anyway, they started it…

Comment on Stop asking what social media is for by Jon Clements

Jon Clements — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 08:37:54 +0000

“Reclaimed and gimped” – ‘ave that Twitter!

Comment on Stop asking what social media is for by Max Tatton-Brown

Max Tatton-Brown — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 08:06:34 +0000

That’s my gift to you Dan, plenty more where that came from…

Comment on Stop asking what social media is for by DanHowe

DanHowe — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 07:57:59 +0000

What’s with the picture of Sue Johanson? She gives me nightmares

Comment on Is there a PR career sweet spot? by Louise Andrews

Louise Andrews — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:18:31 +0000

My sweetspot? Being an SAE. Really felt like i was getting stuck into so many things and yet there was the promise of so much more to come. Account manager – truly the hardest job in PR, but can be the most rewarding. And now? Like Danny Whatmough says, it depends on wherever you currently are (and where you’ve come from too). So while I loved the SAE thing nine years ago, I really am enjoying not being on anymore but being in the position to help it become someone else’s sweet spot.