Something that I have run into on this journey with e-marketing, is that sometimes people are unwilling to accept your help or suggestions.  It’s not always easy. Are they listening to your recommendations when you work with certain companies? They have their own idea of how and what works best.  So, how do you convince people that your ideas might actually help?  I have a few ideas about this.

1.  Communicate your idea clearly.

Put together a really carefully worded document that explains everything step by step with reasons for every step.  Respond to their questions before they even ask it.

2.  Don’t let them focus on the fact that you are a student.

Students have a wealth of knowledge that they might not know they possess.  Although I am not necessarily your average student, being slightly older, but I think that students today hold the key to information that every business would love to have.  The older generation are desperate to figure out how this generation thinks, because social media is really used by those in there early twenties and businesses want to know how those kids think and why they like what they like.  Tell them what you think.

3.  Don’t be afraid to push.

if you are worried about being forceful, don’t. That older generation is used to people talking to them that way.  They deal better with forthright speaking and communication.  I have seen it often in my workplace.  It is better to be transparent and say what you think than miss out on your opportunity because you danced around the subject.

This is just another thing I think about things.