MM.
He’d written back,
Molly,
I’m not.
~EFB
P.S. When are we going to meet again? As your most importantclient, I feel neglected.
I’d rolled my eyesat the screen and then proceeded to send him thirty emails and seventeen textmessages the rest of the day just to make sure he felt important.
That night he’dreplied with:
All right! You win. You’ve exhausted me.
~E
P.S. How about next time you let me take you to lunch so wecan avoid the spam.
Apparently, I’dexhausted him so thoroughly he could only sign his name E.
I’d replied:
Ezra,
I just wanted you to know, as my most important client, thatyou were well taken care of.
MM.
How about next time you bring me frites fromLilouso I can work through lunch.
The next day, arunner had shown up with steak and frites fromLilou.My entire office had been jealous. I’d sent him an email thanking him forlunch, but he hadn’t responded to that one.
Molly,
Not a big fan of the color scheme. How many pictures do youwant me to post a day? You can’t be serious. Also, it’s still a hard no on theselfies.
~Ezra
P.S. Do you mind if I pass your name along to a friend? He’sapparently impressed with my recent social game and wants to know what mysecret is. I told him that I’m being innovative and he laughed in my face. Hewants my secret.
He’s sixty by the way. He just became a grandfather. He alsoowns a bakery.
I had beenflattered that Ezra’s acquaintance had noticed all the work I had been doing tobring Ezra’s business into modern day. The man had zero talent for theinternet. I had no doubt that he was a business genius and knew his way aroundthe industry, but getting him to post a picture of tonight’s special or abehind the scenes look at one of his kitchens was like pulling teeth.
Ezra,
I’ll rework the graphic tones if you promise to try for atleast two pictures a day. Three would be better. You have to trust me a littlebit, but I think you’ll be happy with the results.
As far as selfies, I’m going to need you to get over thatasap. You should practice. Send them to me and I’ll give youpointers. Use filters. Avoid pouty lips.
Once you get that down, we can move on to stories. If youthink selfies are bad, just wait.
MM.
Feel free to pass along my name! It doesn’t bother me thathe’s a grandpa. I can work with any demographic. I’m versatile like that.
