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Subject:Re: Tips on how to talk to SMEs From:Bill Swallow <techcommdood -at- gmail -dot- com> To:Dan Goldstein <DGoldstein -at- riverainmedical -dot- com> Date:Wed, 13 Jul 2011 13:21:27 -0400
Except for the whole material vs emotional expectation thing.
On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 10:34 AM, Dan Goldstein
<DGoldstein -at- riverainmedical -dot- com> wrote:
> I apologize for jokingly using the word "bribe," and even "barter" is
> too strong.
>
> Let me put it this way: Walking in with a plate of cookies is no
> different from walking in with a smile and a handshake.
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