Something weird is happening: We’re the pretty girl who isn’t getting invited to Prom because everyone assumes she’s already been asked.
In the past month, I have had three different people ask me if I can recommend a PR/digital firm. With all three I asked more about their needs (because I assumed they already disqualified us) only to realize we’d be a perfect fit for them.
So I’ve responded with, “Uh…us?”
To which all three said, in some form of the same response, “OH! You’re taking new clients? We’d love to work with you. We thought you were too busy.” (more…)