Comments on: Who Are These Shiny Happy People On Your Website? http://www.baileyworkplay.com/2008/02/who-are-these-shiny-happy-people-on-your-website/ Rethinking Customer Experience & Marketing Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:56:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Chris Bailey http://www.baileyworkplay.com/2008/02/who-are-these-shiny-happy-people-on-your-website/comment-page-1/#comment-653 Chris Bailey Tue, 04 Mar 2008 13:32:00 +0000 http://baileyworkplay.com/2008/02/19/who-are-these-shiny-happy-people-on-your-website/#comment-653 Thanks, Steve! I was worried that this post kinda slid below folk's radar...which is a shame considering the prevalence of this particular marketing technique. When I ask why they choose stock employee photos, I'm always astounded by the responses I get from marketing folks. It's usually either a need to be "perceived" as multicultural or the pix were the best photos they could find through their photo service. You know...we have to look professional now. What a load of crap! And thumbs up to you for insisting on authentic pix on your website. I can't agree more with your criticism of "life as a staged event." Organizations get a little too slick for their own good and then wonder why it's perceived as inauthentic and out-of-touch. I appreciate the inspiration you ignite in my own thinking! Keep it coming! Thanks, Steve! I was worried that this post kinda slid below folk’s radar…which is a shame considering the prevalence of this particular marketing technique. When I ask why they choose stock employee photos, I’m always astounded by the responses I get from marketing folks. It’s usually either a need to be “perceived” as multicultural or the pix were the best photos they could find through their photo service. You know…we have to look professional now. What a load of crap!

And thumbs up to you for insisting on authentic pix on your website. I can’t agree more with your criticism of “life as a staged event.” Organizations get a little too slick for their own good and then wonder why it’s perceived as inauthentic and out-of-touch.

I appreciate the inspiration you ignite in my own thinking! Keep it coming!

]]> By: Steve Roesler http://www.baileyworkplay.com/2008/02/who-are-these-shiny-happy-people-on-your-website/comment-page-1/#comment-652 Steve Roesler Mon, 03 Mar 2008 17:45:17 +0000 http://baileyworkplay.com/2008/02/19/who-are-these-shiny-happy-people-on-your-website/#comment-652 Chris, Thanks for doing this post and saving me the time :-) ! Maybe I'm just overly-sensitive about life as a staged event, but these kinds of shots just drive me nuts. When we started to discuss putting together a website, the first thing I insisted on was that every photo had to be something that was happening--or had happened--for real. Except for one (which will be changed), the graphics dude has stayed the course. Now, if I could just look like George Clooney. . . Chris,

Thanks for doing this post and saving me the time :-) !

Maybe I’m just overly-sensitive about life as a staged event, but these kinds of shots just drive me nuts. When we started to discuss putting together a website, the first thing I insisted on was that every photo had to be something that was happening–or had happened–for real. Except for one (which will be changed), the graphics dude has stayed the course.

Now, if I could just look like George Clooney. . .

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