[Hidden-tech] Question about business promotions

[Kathy Reinig]

Hi Amy (and Hidden-Tech members),

I'm not certain whether the page I found this morning is the one you  
meant or not: under NEWS - under "Hidden Tech Founder Resigns for new  
adventures in life".

There I saw three links related to your resignation and what looked  
like your standard short blurb used on programs for events meant to  
promote member organizations.  And I can see why you are concerned  
it's not really the appropriate information for such a page.  Better  
would be something more specific to the skills you brought to the  
formation of Hidden Tech and how they've helped shaped the organization.

This mirrors more closely the policy used (or that I think is used -  
I could be ill-informed) for this list.  Mentioning your service  
offerings while answering a related question is acceptable by posting  
an unrequested advertisement is not.

While I commend you for your concern over the issue of personal  
promotion over that of other Hidden Tech companies, I would  
respectfully suggest that the maintainers of the site delay pulling  
the page as you requested for a week so that members interested in  
discussing the issue can see what's being discussed.

Kathy


Kathy Reinig
KJ Reinig Associates
quantitative research analysts

Kathy.Reinig at KJReinig.com
+1 978 544 2194



On Jan 2, 2007, at 4:50 PM, A - Z International wrote:

>   ** The author of this post was a Good Dobee.
>   ** You too can help the group
>   ** Fill out the survey/skills inventory in the member's area.
>   ** If you did, we all thank you.
>
>
> Hi all,
>
> Boy, was I surprised to find out I now have my own news listing and  
> private page on the Hidden-Tech web site!
>
> Sure, I'm the founder and getting some praise is nice. But the  
> truth be told, I built Hidden-Tech with the help of hundreds of  
> you, starting with your president Jon Reed and every member of the  
> steering committee who followed. You can read the history in the  
> reports on the site, or in the ABOUT section (by the by . . .)
>
> But I do wonder at the wisdom of someone putting up a page for my  
> business and listing my contact information. Unless EVERY board  
> member and voting member gets that advantage, then I think this is  
> unfair promotion. And, if I've been concerned about several major  
> things, it's been that Hidden-Tech promote everyone not one person.
>
> So, why don't you all weigh in and tell me if this promotion is  
> warranted.
>
> Do you want to see yourselves promoted this way too?
>
> Would you pay for your own promotional page?
>
> You can post thoughts to the list. In the meantime, I'm asking the  
> steering committee to remove this special page in my honor until a  
> policy is determined.
>
> best,
>
> Amy Zuckerman
> Hidden-Tech Founder
>
>
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