When things aren’t working, think “smarter” not “louder”.

[csomar]

It depends where you live!

On rural areas they are used to bark, but in city "civilized" people don't like that kind of promotion.

So the point is to know what works well with those people.

[edw519]

At one place I worked, the system for getting things done:

1. If you want something, say so.

2. If you don't get it, yell.

3. If you still don't get it, yell louder.

4. If all else fails, add the magic word, "fuck".

They're no longer in business. I WONDER WHY!

[grinich]

Was this a country?

[ojbyrne]

This seems to fit my classic case of a "proverb," where there is likely to be an opposite and equally valid proverb. Note that in both cases the only valid evidence he's presented is his own reaction - and in both cases the marketing reached his ears.

[j3fft]

meh on the article, but loved the dog pic. too bad there's no attribution in his post:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/51588518@N00/8492351/

[zackattack]

True, but I would have preferred if he had actually provided examples of how the men could have barked "smarter."

[vaksel]

hire a few good looking girls/volunteers to stand with signs in bikinis?

[TheSOB88]

I dunno, barking always helps me get people when I'm trying to recruit for my student group (or do anything involving people for my student group). Say something interesting, act crazy, adopt fake accents, look people in the eye, smile, try to make contact in any way possible. These are my tactics, and as far as I know, I'm the most successful at these tasks among my group. Another thing I do is to poke fun at people a bit ("You with the weird hat! I bet you love Final Fantasy!" (The group in question is a VGM-playing orchestra))

It's entirely possible, though, that this kind of thing ceases to be true in non-college environments where people don't have an overabundance of time on their hands. But my techniques even work with the meek geeks, so I don't believe it's anything concerning the shyness of your target audience.