IM personality type

summerm · 08-12-2009, 01:12 PM

So I'm guessing at least some would agree with me on my assessment of the typical marketer's personality type. Extroverted, bubbly, a bit fake, tendency to be a bit slippery and political. Massive rolodex, frequently power networking, heavy drinker, extensive use of buzzwords. (Maybe this is more stereotypical than typical.) (No over-generalization intended. My best friend studied marketing and she's nothing like this.)

Anyway, how about internet marketers? How about successful internet marketers? What personality types do well in IM?

Peter Adamson · 08-12-2009, 01:19 PM

I think what you're saying more closely matches a PR type than a marketer. It seems to me that IMers are actually slightly geeky technicians. To do it right you have to have a very calm temperament, a lot of patience to test, test, test tirelessly and then test some more. They have to be able to write sales copy of course, which connects with some of your ideas, but I think by and large they have more finesse than they get credit for and an uncanny ability to spot patterns in masses of information.

summerm · 08-12-2009, 01:29 PM

very interesting thoughts, peter. calm and patient. hmmm.

can you give me an example of a time when you spotted a useful pattern in masses of information? something like "ah, my conversion rates seem to improve when I pause and smile in the first 10 seconds of my sales videos." or are you talking about big trends, or are you talking about more serious data mining?

Vanquish · 08-12-2009, 01:33 PM

Internet marketers more introverted, marketers in the 9-5 world more extroverted.

martysilver22 · 08-12-2009, 04:42 PM

It really depends. There are some lawyers who become internet marketers, some artists, really there are all types of personalities going into this one field. I would say though that a common characteristic is that they are all outgoing, whether it be in their research, their methods, or their networking. You have to have that element to really get things moving.

BrianE · 08-12-2009, 04:58 PM

I think the traits an IM person needs are a strong desire to get ahead, the ability to learn, and the determination to stick with it.

Barry Walls · 08-12-2009, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by summerm

So I'm guessing at least some would agree with me on my assessment of the typical marketer's personality type. Extroverted, bubbly, a bit fake, tendency to be a bit slippery and political. Massive rolodex, frequently power networking, heavy drinker, extensive use of buzzwords. (Maybe this is more stereotypical than typical.) (No over-generalization intended. My best friend studied marketing and she's nothing like this.)

Anyway, how about internet marketers? How about successful internet marketers? What personality types do well in IM?

I think you are confusing bad sales copy with personality

summerm · 08-26-2009, 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Barry Walls

I think you are confusing bad sales copy with personality

hahaha!

MichaelHiles · 08-26-2009, 12:11 PM

My Myers-Briggs is ENTJ

amanita · 08-26-2009, 12:26 PM

I would say : INDEPENDENT. How many did it in order to get out of the rat race ?

08-12-2009, 01:12 PM	#1
summerm HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 102 Thanks: 14 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts	IM personality type So I'm guessing at least some would agree with me on my assessment of the typical marketer's personality type. Extroverted, bubbly, a bit fake, tendency to be a bit slippery and political. Massive rolodex, frequently power networking, heavy drinker, extensive use of buzzwords. (Maybe this is more stereotypical than typical.) (No over-generalization intended. My best friend studied marketing and she's nothing like this.) Anyway, how about internet marketers? How about successful internet marketers? What personality types do well in IM?

08-12-2009, 01:19 PM	#2
Peter Adamson Active Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 341 Thanks: 15 Thanked 143 Times in 54 Posts	Re: IM personality type I think what you're saying more closely matches a PR type than a marketer. It seems to me that IMers are actually slightly geeky technicians. To do it right you have to have a very calm temperament, a lot of patience to test, test, test tirelessly and then test some more. They have to be able to write sales copy of course, which connects with some of your ideas, but I think by and large they have more finesse than they get credit for and an uncanny ability to spot patterns in masses of information.
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08-12-2009, 01:29 PM	#3
summerm HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 102 Thanks: 14 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts	Re: IM personality type very interesting thoughts, peter. calm and patient. hmmm. can you give me an example of a time when you spotted a useful pattern in masses of information? something like "ah, my conversion rates seem to improve when I pause and smile in the first 10 seconds of my sales videos." or are you talking about big trends, or are you talking about more serious data mining?

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martysilver22 Warrior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Southern California Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: IM personality type It really depends. There are some lawyers who become internet marketers, some artists, really there are all types of personalities going into this one field. I would say though that a common characteristic is that they are all outgoing, whether it be in their research, their methods, or their networking. You have to have that element to really get things moving.
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amanita Make Money not War War Room Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Europa Posts: 178 Thanks: 81 Thanked 61 Times in 53 Posts	Re: IM personality type I would say : INDEPENDENT. How many did it in order to get out of the rat race ?