I’ll never forget the first time my dad took me to a baseball game.
Shea Stadium. I can still hear – and sing – their old theme song.
But the most exciting part of the game wasn’t the game itself. It wasn’t the peanuts or the crackerjacks. Nope.
It was the autographs.
Whether we were at an MLB game or a minor league New Jersey Cardinals game, the goal was the same: Bring a baseball and get as many player autographs as you can.
I found one of those old baseballs recently. Looking back on the ball with nostalgia, I realized something.
I can’t read a single freaking autograph.
I started thinking back to all of the people I’ve met over the past few years. Major celebrities. Musicians. Artists.
And it occurred to me that I don’t remember the last time I was interested in an autograph. Aside, of course, from on the dotted line as my company was closing a deal.
Selfies, on the other hand, fill the phones and computers at our offices.
One might argue that it’s unprofessional to ask Kimmy K. to pose for a selfie. I’d argue it’s just unprofessional to blast it out there to the whole world without her permission.
But let’s be honest. Most of these celebrities appreciate the exposure from countless fans. And if anything, they’d probably think it was a little more weird if someone DIDN’T ask for a selfie with them…but preferred an autograph.
Looks like the iPhone has killed the celeb-autographs-for-sale market. So will the next big move be handing down selfies to your grandkids…with their faces Photoshopped in?
Perhaps the real question is how are YOU using the selfie trend to grow your business?
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