By Request: "Looking for Deals in All The Wrong Places" (Song Parody)
Hank Barnes
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Hank Barnes
Chief of Research-Tech Buying Behavior, Gartner - Exploring the Challenges and Opportunities Surrounding Tech Buying Decisions
A few weeks ago, my friend Dave Brock challenged me to do another song parody from the Johnny Lee song "Lookin' for Love (In All The Wrong Places) ." Then, last week, another friend, Tiffani Bova, tagged me on a post where some data shows the biggest spammers are perceived to be sales (I think you can include marketing in that mix).
Well, that was the perfect storm for another song parody. Enjoy. (Feel free to request others, but no promises on follow through--I have no tip jar).
Looking for Deals In All The Wrong Places
Well, I spent a minute researching you
LinkedIn Searches and good list brokers ?were barely true
Playing a lazy game, hopin' to win
And tellin' those product pitches and losin' again
I was lookin' for deals in all the wrong places
Lookin' for deals but ignoring the basics
Glancing at lists
Lookin' for traces of anyone that fogs a mir-ror
Hoping to find a friend and a champ-yon
I pray I don’t discover, a hard working competitor
Lookin' for deals
And I was alone then, no opportunities in sight
And I dialed for dollars all through the night
No focus, little prep, just constantly hitting send
I pretended these strangers were my close friend
I was lookin' for deals in all the wrong places
Lookin' for deals but ignoring the basics
Glancing at lists
Lookin' for traces of anyone that fogs a mir-ror
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Hoping to find a friend and a champ-yon
I pray I don’t discover, a hard working competitor
Lookin' for deals
Then a strange one (this would be Dave) knocked ?on my boss’s door
Offering ideas for the sales floor
No more lookin' for deals in all the wrong places
Lookin' for deals that aren’t blind chases
Researching fit
Leading with focus
On issues they’ve been dreaming of
Now that I found an ICP and a purpose
I bless the day I discovered
Simple steps for lookin' for deals
that aren’t blind chases
Researching fit
Leading with focus on issues they’ve been dreaming of
Now that I found an ICP and a purpose
I bless the day I discovered
Simple steps for lookin' for deals
It's March 31. Don't be an April Fool tomorrow and beyond. Do the work to look for deals in all the right places.
B2Bs: bypass archaic data infrastructure.
2 年Too real, Hank. Too. Real.
Co-Founder of diginomica.com, Enterprise Irregular, purveyor of multi-media content. Debunking/researching what matters to B2B buyers...
2 年Yep, that's special all right. Well done.... we're through being cool.
Growth Strategist | Analyst and Advisor | Keynote Speaker | 2x WSJ Bestselling Author | 3x Thinkers50 | What's Next Podcast Host
2 年umm next Gartner event, I expect to see you on stage singing this!!
CEO & Founder at Carbon Design
2 年Laughing and crying at the same time. Keep the parodies going, you are the Champ-yon of calling out bad practices!
Author "Sales Manager Survival Guide," CEO at Partners In EXCELLENCE, Ruthless Pragmatist
2 年Amazing Hank Barnes! I'm sending an emergency request to the Grammy's, asking they create a special award category for the upcoming show. Maybe they can get Johnny Lee to sing it,,,, Can't wait to see your acceptance speech.