"Futurist Faith Popcorn predicts we will have Hugging Booths in the near future. That’s right; as people form more relationships in virtual rather than real communities, the loss of the human touch may be keenly felt. To make up for it, airlines may hire actors to greet you with a hug and financial advisers may increasingly hold your hand through tough times--literally. But even some of these services could be automated: Look for mechanized hugging booths where phone booths once stood, says Popcorn."
For all you CPAs and attorneys, as well as other professional financial advisors, notice the line "financial advisers may increasingly hold your hand through tough times--literally." Ha!
But, maybe this can be a new marketing opportunity - a new way in which you can add value to your client relationships! You can be on the cutting edge of client service with a tag-line such as "Holding Your Future Together." Have mercy!
Hat tip to Dan Miller's 48 Days for the source info.
Another crock of SHIT from Faith Popcorn.
Maybe we'll all just "touchy feeley" ourselves to death in the future.
I doubt Chinese businesses are basing their future business models on this!
Does she actually make money spewing this garbage....????????
Patrick McEvoy
President
CPA Marketing Best Practices
http://www.cpamarketingbestpractices.com/
Posted by: Patrick McEvoy | February 08, 2006 at 05:50 AM