December 2, 2008 83 Comments

Why Jason Falls Rules

Jason Falls is visiting Chicago. I was speaking to Amber Naslund, and said that she should say hi to Jason. I then went on to say that Jason never calls, never writes, never sends me flowers, and that he should give a guy some love now and again.

About two hours later, I’m visiting the office. I’m not in the office much these days (why should I? – customers are out there). Brendan comes by from out front with a HUGE surprise. Watch this video:

There’s a social media lesson in here, too: surprise your customers. Surprise your colleagues. Do something remarkable.

Thank you, Jason, and thanks Amber for the support.

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  • http://socialgumbo.com Loki

    That is fantastic, and a brilliant reminder that “Social” is the most important aspect of “Social Media.”

    Amply demonstrates why I follow al three of them on Twitter and RSS.

  • http://www.soundadvice4you.net phyllis

    Great reminder – and your very real reaction tells the whole story. It mattered. It made a difference and the fact that it was done so quickly after your comments was just as important as the what, the flowers.

    Cool stuff. Jason and Amber do rock!

  • http://socialgumbo.com Loki

    That is fantastic, and a brilliant reminder that “Social” is the most important aspect of “Social Media.”

    Amply demonstrates why I follow al three of them on Twitter and RSS.

  • http://www.soundadvice4you.net phyllis

    Great reminder – and your very real reaction tells the whole story. It mattered. It made a difference and the fact that it was done so quickly after your comments was just as important as the what, the flowers.

    Cool stuff. Jason and Amber do rock!

  • http://lgbusinesssolutions.typepad.com/solutions_to_grow_your_bu/ Lewis Green

    Very cool. BTW Guys send flowers to other guys. I know because a famous author and blogger, name withheld, sent me flowers.

  • http://lgbusinesssolutions.typepad.com/solutions_to_grow_your_bu/ Lewis Green

    Very cool. BTW Guys send flowers to other guys. I know because a famous author and blogger, name withheld, sent me flowers.

  • http://www.raleighpublicrelations.com Bobby McDonald

    That is AWESOME! Social media moves well beyond the computer. Did you say it was only an hour and a half between when you complained you hadn’t heard from them and the flowers showed up? Hahaha, what a good way to make a Tuesday just a bit better.

  • http://www.raleighpublicrelations.com Bobby McDonald

    That is AWESOME! Social media moves well beyond the computer. Did you say it was only an hour and a half between when you complained you hadn’t heard from them and the flowers showed up? Hahaha, what a good way to make a Tuesday just a bit better.

  • http://www.jamiesanford.com Jamie

    Instant gratification much? Good example of LOVING the speed of our world.

  • http://www.jamiesanford.com Jamie

    Instant gratification much? Good example of LOVING the speed of our world.

  • http://talkitup.typepad.com Heidi Miller

    Just goes to show you that you are awesome. Jason Falls is awesome. Amber is awesome. Your social media friends are full of win.

    And the flowers are lovely.

  • http://talkitup.typepad.com Heidi Miller

    Just goes to show you that you are awesome. Jason Falls is awesome. Amber is awesome. Your social media friends are full of win.

    And the flowers are lovely.

  • http://www.debbieweil.com Debbie Weil

    Cute. Really!

  • http://www.debbieweil.com Debbie Weil

    Cute. Really!

  • http://insightsandingenuity.com Heather Rast

    Cool things about this:
    1) the power of connection
    2) the power of friendship
    3) spontaneous random acts of kindness
    4) Chris’s ability to ‘man up’ when many would have shied away (flowers? a guy?)
    5) Chris’s ease and manner with shedding the light on others

    PS–I agree, Jason and Amber are both smart, funny peeps. And I’ve never even met them in person. Hope to one day at a conference near you. :-)

  • http://insightsandingenuity.com Heather Rast

    Cool things about this:
    1) the power of connection
    2) the power of friendship
    3) spontaneous random acts of kindness
    4) Chris’s ability to ‘man up’ when many would have shied away (flowers? a guy?)
    5) Chris’s ease and manner with shedding the light on others

    PS–I agree, Jason and Amber are both smart, funny peeps. And I’ve never even met them in person. Hope to one day at a conference near you. :-)

  • http://thinkeextension.com Dean

    Damm your videos are clean, Chris. What’s your secret? Is it viddler, are you using a superb camera or some other tricks

  • http://thinkeextension.com Dean

    Damm your videos are clean, Chris. What’s your secret? Is it viddler, are you using a superb camera or some other tricks

  • http://www.patrickokeefe.com iFroggy

    That’s awesome. Jason’s a great guy.

  • http://www.patrickokeefe.com Patrick

    That’s awesome. Jason’s a great guy.

  • http://johnhaydon.com John Haydon

    Chris,

    This answers the question: “How can I get my clients to tell others about me?”

    John

  • http://tinyurl.com/tweetdeckvideo John Haydon

    Chris,

    This answers the question: “How can I get my clients to tell others about me?”

    John

  • http://www.marketleverage.com MLDina

    That is too funny! We love surprising publishers and bloggers, too. Usually, we send t-shirts and tech gifts, though. Props to Jason (and Amber) for sending those. Hope they got you your favorite flowers!

  • http://www.marketleverage.com MLDina

    That is too funny! We love surprising publishers and bloggers, too. Usually, we send t-shirts and tech gifts, though. Props to Jason (and Amber) for sending those. Hope they got you your favorite flowers!

  • http://allurblogs.blogspot.com AJ in Nashville

    Very, very cool. And yes, this also corroborates the fact that behind every good man is a great woman (with FTD on speed dial).

  • http://allurblogs.blogspot.com AJ in Nashville

    Very, very cool. And yes, this also corroborates the fact that behind every good man is a great woman (with FTD on speed dial).

  • http://dannybrown.me Danny Brown

    That is awesome, Chris, and kudos to Jason, Amber or whatever other “freaks” were involved in putting it together! :)

  • http://dannybrown.me Danny Brown

    That is awesome, Chris, and kudos to Jason, Amber or whatever other “freaks” were involved in putting it together! :)

  • http://imseekingbalance.com Michelle Evans

    Impressive. Those are nice flowers :)

  • http://imseekingbalance.com Michelle Evans

    Impressive. Those are nice flowers :)

  • http://www.allenmireles.com Allen Mireles

    End of a long day here. Just finished watching the video and smiling. Thanks for that. Excellent way to acknowledge your friends’ gesture (which was hilarious in and of itself). Oh, and the flowers are lovely. So glad I follow you three.

  • http://www.allenmireles.com Allen Mireles

    End of a long day here. Just finished watching the video and smiling. Thanks for that. Excellent way to acknowledge your friends’ gesture (which was hilarious in and of itself). Oh, and the flowers are lovely. So glad I follow you three.

  • http://dresramblings.com Andre Natta

    Nice… that’s the kind of thing i’d expect from those guys – and it is a great reminder to surprise folks every once in a while. Hoping to get a chance to see all of you in person soon.

    Nice site redesign too.

  • http://dresramblings.com Andre Natta

    Nice… that’s the kind of thing i’d expect from those guys – and it is a great reminder to surprise folks every once in a while. Hoping to get a chance to see all of you in person soon.

    Nice site redesign too.

  • http://www.michaelbertoldi.com Michael Bertoldi

    This is pretty cool. It indeed shows the social part of social media. Yes, Chris, Amber, and Jason all have careers in basically the same field, but this shows that their work isn’t the only thing they have in common, they’re just regular friendly people. Amber and Jason are two of my favorite people in the arena of social media… they both reach out and help people. Jason has answered my questions to great lengths on numerous occasions. Thanks guys and gal!

  • http://www.michaelbertoldi.com Michael Bertoldi

    This is pretty cool. It indeed shows the social part of social media. Yes, Chris, Amber, and Jason all have careers in basically the same field, but this shows that their work isn’t the only thing they have in common, they’re just regular friendly people. Amber and Jason are two of my favorite people in the arena of social media… they both reach out and help people. Jason has answered my questions to great lengths on numerous occasions. Thanks guys and gal!

  • http://www.theharteofmarketing.com Beth Harte

    Who rocks more than Jason and Amber?! Apparently you! ;-)) Very, very nice. (Amber has great taste in flowers, no?!)

  • http://www.theharteofmarketing.com Beth Harte

    Who rocks more than Jason and Amber?! Apparently you! ;-)) Very, very nice. (Amber has great taste in flowers, no?!)

  • http://www.socialmediaexplorer.com KatFrench

    Too cute.

  • http://www.socialmediaexplorer.com KatFrench

    Too cute.

  • http://www.ribeezie.com Ricardo Bueno

    Haha! You guys are awesome! Seriously though, that’s pretty cool…

    If you do Blogworld again in ’09, buy Jason a drink at his favorite bar :-P

  • http://www.ribeezie.com Ricardo Bueno

    Haha! You guys are awesome! Seriously though, that’s pretty cool…

    If you do Blogworld again in ’09, buy Jason a drink at his favorite bar :-P

  • http://socialmediaexplorer.com JasonFalls

    Just to offer for the record, it was my idea, I called the florist, I begged them to turn it around in less than an hour and a half, I selected the flowers and I paid for them. Yes, Amber was an accomplice. But damnit, I have taste and love Brogan and have the receipt to prove it.

    I’m a little disappointed Chris didn’t share the card in the video, which I also asked for, which said in very nice script (Chris has it on Flickr), “Jason Loves You.”

    And as much as Chris laughed, cried and cursed, Amber and I did too. It was the most fun thing I’ve done since junior high.

  • http://www.socialmediaexplorer.com Jason Falls

    Just to offer for the record, it was my idea, I called the florist, I begged them to turn it around in less than an hour and a half, I selected the flowers and I paid for them. Yes, Amber was an accomplice. But damnit, I have taste and love Brogan and have the receipt to prove it.

    I’m a little disappointed Chris didn’t share the card in the video, which I also asked for, which said in very nice script (Chris has it on Flickr), “Jason Loves You.”

    And as much as Chris laughed, cried and cursed, Amber and I did too. It was the most fun thing I’ve done since junior high.

  • http://allurblogs.blogspot.com AJ in Nashville

    Aww, Jason, I never doubted ya for a minute… ;)

    That’s really cool, man; really cool.

    Friends like that are hard to find, Chris!

  • http://allurblogs.blogspot.com AJ in Nashville

    Aww, Jason, I never doubted ya for a minute… ;)

    That’s really cool, man; really cool.

    Friends like that are hard to find, Chris!

  • http://geekmommy.net/ Lucretia Pruitt

    Getting caught up (yes at 2 a.m. when else am I supposed to do this?) and this made me smile.
    I already knew they both ruled – but now? Well they are both in the awesome-book-of-awesomeness!! :)

  • http://geekmommy.net/ Lucretia Pruitt

    Getting caught up (yes at 2 a.m. when else am I supposed to do this?) and this made me smile.
    I already knew they both ruled – but now? Well they are both in the awesome-book-of-awesomeness!! :)

  • http://www.arunrajagopal.com Arun Rajagopal

    This is so cool – the best thing that has happened today. Truly made me smile :)

  • http://www.arunrajagopal.com Arun Rajagopal

    This is so cool – the best thing that has happened today. Truly made me smile :)

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