NEW THREAD: Ones we didn't get

Scott Pollak

Dunno if this will have the appeal of the now-infamous "Demo 'o' De Day" thread, but perhaps we can get one going listing the "thanks but...." notes. I get quite a few of them. Here's the first one from today that I didn't get:

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Keith D. Milby · Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007, 18:38 (GMT) Post subject:

Scott,

Thanks for bringing this up. In my short time here I have not received one. This though brought up something in me that I would like to see V123 provide. Recently I have noticed some of these leads I have been doing custom demos for, showing up in the Expired Tab. That just seems wrong to me. Under the Answered Tab, I would like to see the status of the lead. Their is a lot more information that I would like to see about this lead but the most important would be "This Job has been awarded to someone else, so you can forget about getting it, you loser. Keep trying though!"

So minus not getting the "Thanks, but not thanks" letter, it would be nice to know if it has been awarded. Instead of just seeing it show up in the expired.

Makes Since???

George Karnes · Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007, 18:38 (GMT) Post subject:

I have never even gotten a no thank you note.

Tom Greenlee · Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007, 18:44 (GMT) Post subject:

me either George although apparently I had several clients rate my demos as 100. Excellent demo but you weren't considered for the job. HA! Laughing

John Bigl · Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007, 18:58 (GMT) Post subject:

never got a thank you note...
feel like red buttons... "i never got a dinner" -RB-

Be Well
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Robert Jadah · Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007, 19:00 (GMT) Post subject:

They were chatting about this elsewhere, lads. There must be some on/off switch for those, 'cuz while Scott P is drowning in polite Thumbs-Downs, you and I and Amy have never received the slightest acknowledgement. And - yes - it is rather pathetic that we're now whining for refusals.
'Tis most bizarre.

Anthony Williams · Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007, 19:53 (GMT) Post subject: hahahaha

hahahahaha

Thats a good one Robert.

I've never received one either

Scott Pollak · Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007, 20:23 (GMT) Post subject:

... and the ones we don't WANT:

We are looking for an experienced voice over talent to read and record 2 short stories approximately 15 minutes in length each. Must have own recording gear. The recording will be used for flash Flash presentations on the web.
Budget: $300.

Yeah. Right.

Keith D. Milby · Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007, 20:30 (GMT) Post subject:

Scott Pollak · Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007, 20:31 (GMT) Post subject:

I actually answered it with my generic demo and my normal pricing. They'll either get some hack to do it for their budget, or realize they're going to have to pay for quality.

Keith D. Milby · Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007, 20:32 (GMT) Post subject:

Todd Ellis · Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007, 20:33 (GMT) Post subject:

Tom Greenlee · Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007, 20:46 (GMT) Post subject:

I sent my generic demo and said I'd do it for 300 per story.

Joe J Thomas · Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007, 20:46 (GMT) Post subject:

Here's my "Thanks but no" from the weekend:

:30 scripts for Uniroyal Tire spots. Conversational.
Not announcerish.
Male or female VOs 30-40s

Budget range $500 - $749.

That is all,
Joe

Colin Campbell · Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007, 21:03 (GMT) Post subject:

I wish someone would post something ridiculous like "need one hour of a technical recording. No fee whatsoever but you just might win future work." I'd love to see how many people answer it. I bet some would!