Should You Give Free Advice?

Source: VeraSage Institute Blog

The following is a complete blog entry by Ed Kless.

My wife, Christine, and I have recently become devotees of the AMC Original Series Mad Men. For those of you not familiar, the show follows the personal and business life of a Madison Avenue creative who goes by the name of Don Draper in the early 1960s.

Small spoiler alert if you are planning to watch the show!

In Season 3, Don happens upon an elderly gentleman in the back unused bar of a country club named Connie. It turns out he is Conrad Hilton. In this later scene, Hilton asks Don for his opinion on a new ad campaign. What follows is a terrific lesson on providing a free sample without giving away too much.

Enjoy!

Click here to view the video clip from YouTube.

From VeraSage Institute, http://www.verasage.com/index.php/community/, "One for Free," February 1, 2010.