One thing I really like about social media... - Bindu Reddy

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One thing I really like about social media companies like LinkedIn and Twitter is that they are rendering defunct all those sales/mgmt folks whose only claim to fame is that they have a Rolodex

November 7 - Comment - Like - Share

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But the Rolodex is assumed to carry with it relationships which can't be replaced by software. So while the comment may be "he has a big Rolodex", it means he also has the relationships and experience to go with it. - Louis Gray

@Louis , I am not so sure that is the case in many instances. Take exec. recruiters for instances do they really have long-drawn relationships with a ton of people. I would say they have a few of those but in many cases they may just have had a cursory meeting or two. Same goes for PR. As an example - a start-up in early 2000s had not way of getting to a blogger/news paper without hiring a PR agency. Now PR agencies are not all that important anymore... - Bindu Reddy

MS Bindu : Well said - AATHREYA DR BALA KRISHNA MURTHY - Balakrishnamurthy