Old School Face Time

Sometimes we have too much technology….When is the last time you met your client in person for some old school face time?  Email is great, online tools that work with your computer's camera are awesome, but sometimes it is just great to sit down for coffee or meal and really communicate with each other.  I know this sounds weird coming from a techie but its true, I do schedule coffee meetings with my clients just to catch up, review major changes, etc.  It is hard sometimes but is so worth it.  I was thinking about it today as I am looking forward to meeting with a couple of clients next week.  There aren't any issues, we are just touching base.  I like talking with them and understanding their business goals, likes and dislikes. Just talking to them, helps me to understand if the solutions I'm creating are helping or not.  It also helps me to know them as people.  I have some really cool clients, if I do say so myself.

 

It just so happens I saw this article on Inc.com Timeless Business Lessons from Don Draper, and it basically talks about how taking time to meet in person helps to identify the core problem which enables a true solution.  Now, that's just my 10 second overview, you may want to read it yourself, it's a quick read.

 

Does it convince you to do some old school face time?