Comments on: A Rare Seth Godin Rant http://www.gauravonomics.com/blog/a-rare-seth-godin-rant/ Gaurav Mishra's Weblog on Marketing, Technology & Social Media Fri, 05 Dec 2008 10:24:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: I’m Going to Athens Tonight | Gauravonomics Diary http://www.gauravonomics.com/blog/a-rare-seth-godin-rant/#comment-3119 I’m Going to Athens Tonight | Gauravonomics Diary Fri, 04 May 2007 10:48:20 +0000 http://www.gauravonomics.com/blog/a-rare-seth-godin-rant/#comment-3119 [...] to the extreme non-cooperation of the Greek embassy, which reminded me of my earlier posts on embassies, I haven’t had time to get a Turkey visa, and I’ll spend almost 15 hours at the [...]

[…] to the extreme non-cooperation of the Greek embassy, which reminded me of my earlier posts on embassies, I haven’t had time to get a Turkey visa, and I’ll spend almost 15 hours at the […]

]]> By: Vi http://www.gauravonomics.com/blog/a-rare-seth-godin-rant/#comment-3076 Vi Tue, 01 May 2007 03:30:58 +0000 http://www.gauravonomics.com/blog/a-rare-seth-godin-rant/#comment-3076 Gah, I'm going to be there this week. And I've been there twice; I can vouch for its dismal conditions. It's definitely nerve wracking! Gah, I’m going to be there this week. And I’ve been there twice; I can vouch for its dismal conditions. It’s definitely nerve wracking!

]]> By: Gauravonomics http://www.gauravonomics.com/blog/a-rare-seth-godin-rant/#comment-3065 Gauravonomics Mon, 30 Apr 2007 11:58:33 +0000 http://www.gauravonomics.com/blog/a-rare-seth-godin-rant/#comment-3065 @Mr Godin: First, I cannot tell you how kicked I am that you commented on my blog! Your ideas never fail to make me think and I'm a huge huge huge fan. :-) Second, there was never any doubt in my mind about the intent of your post (governments are marketers etc.) and I meant 'rant' in the nicest way possible. :-) @Mr Godin: First, I cannot tell you how kicked I am that you commented on my blog! Your ideas never fail to make me think and I’m a huge huge huge fan. :-)
Second, there was never any doubt in my mind about the intent of your post (governments are marketers etc.) and I meant ‘rant’ in the nicest way possible. :-)

]]> By: seth godin http://www.gauravonomics.com/blog/a-rare-seth-godin-rant/#comment-3064 seth godin Mon, 30 Apr 2007 11:48:08 +0000 http://www.gauravonomics.com/blog/a-rare-seth-godin-rant/#comment-3064 I have no doubt at all that the US consul is a disaster. The question is: is the US working hard to market the country as a tourist destination? If they are, then the visa process is just as bad a marketing effort for them as it is for India here. I certainly wasn't trying to rant about the Indian consul in particular. It had great people and wasn't horrible. I was instead trying to make a point that everybody markets. I have no doubt at all that the US consul is a disaster. The question is: is the US working hard to market the country as a tourist destination? If they are, then the visa process is just as bad a marketing effort for them as it is for India here.

I certainly wasn’t trying to rant about the Indian consul in particular. It had great people and wasn’t horrible. I was instead trying to make a point that everybody markets.

]]> By: Gauravonomics http://www.gauravonomics.com/blog/a-rare-seth-godin-rant/#comment-3055 Gauravonomics Sun, 29 Apr 2007 23:30:52 +0000 http://www.gauravonomics.com/blog/a-rare-seth-godin-rant/#comment-3055 @Kamla: My own visit to the US consulate was made even more interesting by the fact that it involved an overnight bus journey from Bangalore to Chennai (I was a student at IIM-B then), prolonged fare negotiations with Chennai autorickshaw drivers and 40 degrees of humid heat. :-) @Kamla: My own visit to the US consulate was made even more interesting by the fact that it involved an overnight bus journey from Bangalore to Chennai (I was a student at IIM-B then), prolonged fare negotiations with Chennai autorickshaw drivers and 40 degrees of humid heat. :-)

]]> By: Kamla http://www.gauravonomics.com/blog/a-rare-seth-godin-rant/#comment-3054 Kamla Sun, 29 Apr 2007 21:10:37 +0000 http://www.gauravonomics.com/blog/a-rare-seth-godin-rant/#comment-3054 Interesting post about Seth's reactions to the Indian Consulate in NYC. It is actually not all all that bad! I can see though why he might complain about the broken furniture etc.The consulate is in a nice, tony neighborhood of Manhattan and looks nice from the outside, but inside is a different story. Yes, he will be quite taken aback by the long, tedious procedure of getting a visa to the USA. Let me recount just a bit of what it takes to get that visa. You typically get up at some unearthly hour to make a trek to the Consulate, stand in a long, meandering line and then hope that you make it to the counter before lunch time...oh, don't get me started on this. But, yes inside the consulate is clean with gleaming, shiny, cold, steel furniture :-) kamla Interesting post about Seth’s reactions to the Indian Consulate in NYC. It is actually not all all that bad! I can see though why he might complain about the broken furniture etc.The consulate is in a nice, tony neighborhood of Manhattan and looks nice from the outside, but inside is a different story.

Yes, he will be quite taken aback by the long, tedious procedure of getting a visa to the USA. Let me recount just a bit of what it takes to get that visa. You typically get up at some unearthly hour to make a trek to the Consulate, stand in a long, meandering line and then hope that you make it to the counter before lunch time…oh, don’t get me started on this. But, yes inside the consulate is clean with gleaming, shiny, cold, steel furniture :-)

kamla

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