There are only three types of people who are positively affected by sincere flattery…
- Men
- Women
- Children
I was reminded of this recently by a tweet from conservative media personality Tomi Lahren.
Tomi had written a positive, supportive tweet in response to President Donald Trump’s rally in Dallas. Now, had the world’s most prolific Tweeter-in-Chief replied on Twitter and thanked her, that, in itself, would have been “yuge.”
But the president went a step further…
Someone from his staff printed out Tomi’s comments along with a list of other similarly supportive tweets. And on the printed paper, the President HAND-wrote…
“Tomi, Thank you for everything. Best wishes.”
And personally signed it.
And then MAILED the printed copy to Tomi in an official White House envelope.
How much of an impact do you think THAT had?
Enough that Tomi snapped a photo of the note and posted it, as well, on Twitter.
Do not underestimate the potential power of expressing sincere flattery and appreciation – including to reporters who do a fair, objective, professional job covering your campaign…
Or the extra “oomph” you’ll get expressing such sentiments through SNAIL-MAIL, rather than electronic mail.
Cheers!
Dr. Chuck Muth, PsD
THE CAMPAIGN DOCTOR
Professor of Psephology*
(homeschooled)
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