“There was once a time where I left business cards in the self-development section of a well-visited bookstore in The Grove, a popular shopping mall of Los Angeles. A few weeks later I got a message from somebody who found my business card in the book they bought. Outside of the one message there wasn't any correlated ROI, but it was the mentality which I developed that made it worth it.”

Isaac MashmanPersonal Branding: A Manifesto on Fame and Influence, Second Edition (2025), Section 6.1, Marketing Essentials
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Who said “There was once a time where I left business cards in the self-development section of a…”? Isaac Mashman wrote it in Personal Branding: A Manifesto on Fame and Influence, Second Edition (2025), Section 6.1, Marketing Essentials.

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Isaac Mashman, Personal Branding: A Manifesto on Fame and Influence, Second Edition (2025), Section 6.1, Marketing Essentials. https://isaacmashman.com/quotes/there-was-once-a-time-where-i-left-business