Comments on: Messin with sasquatch http://www.kellyramsey.net/index.php/2007/11/26/messin-with-sasquatch/ Sat, 22 Dec 2007 20:41:22 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Frank http://www.kellyramsey.net/index.php/2007/11/26/messin-with-sasquatch/comment-page-1/#comment-681 Frank Tue, 27 Nov 2007 13:53:22 +0000 http://www.kellyramsey.net/index.php/2007/11/26/messin-with-sasquatch/#comment-681 Thanks for the comments on There Goes the Science bit! However, I wanted to address one point you raised - the subject of who we spoke to within the organisation. I think it's a little unfair to claim that we simply hounded company receptionists - in all cases we endeavoured to speak to someone who answer our questions. For example, we spoke to Clarins' head of R&D, Lionel di Benetti, Pret A Manger's Commercial Director, Simon Hargreaves, Victor Sims, the Director of World Development Systems and inventor of Computer Clear, Ski Yoghurt's in-house nutritionist, and poor Jennifer Lardge went from shop owner to distribution company to mine owner in a search for someone who could speak authoritatively on salt lamps. If we'd simply phoned receptionists the document would have come across as a group of pernicious science graduates sneering at clueless reps, and that's something we took great care to avoid. Still, it's very flattering to be flagged as "attractive young men and women" - contrary to popular belief, there are quite a few of these in science! Regards, Frank, SAS Thanks for the comments on There Goes the Science bit! However, I wanted to address one point you raised – the subject of who we spoke to within the organisation. I think it’s a little unfair to claim that we simply hounded company receptionists – in all cases we endeavoured to speak to someone who answer our questions. For example, we spoke to Clarins’ head of R&D, Lionel di Benetti, Pret A Manger’s Commercial Director, Simon Hargreaves, Victor Sims, the Director of World Development Systems and inventor of Computer Clear, Ski Yoghurt’s in-house nutritionist, and poor Jennifer Lardge went from shop owner to distribution company to mine owner in a search for someone who could speak authoritatively on salt lamps.

If we’d simply phoned receptionists the document would have come across as a group of pernicious science graduates sneering at clueless reps, and that’s something we took great care to avoid.

Still, it’s very flattering to be flagged as “attractive young men and women” – contrary to popular belief, there are quite a few of these in science!

Regards, Frank, SAS

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