Cadoul perfect
May 11, 2009 Uncategorized, copywriting No CommentsDe câte ori aţi căutat cu disperare cadoul ideal pentru aniversarea cuiva până în ultimul moment? Probabil de câteva ori în viaţă, dacă nu de fiecare dată când a venit vorba de cadouri. Eu una am trăit de nenumărate ori acest chin, îndeosebi pentru că îmi doresc să ofer mai mult decât simple obiecte. Şi, ca de fiecare dată, cuvântul mi-a venit în ajutor. Mai jos veţi citi un astfel de cadou dăruit cu ajutorul cuvîntului potrivit adresat omului potrivit.
Mesajul a fost transmis în limba engleză lui Alain de Botton, alias romancier, eseist si jurnalist elveţian, care a scris printre altele Eseuri de îndrăgostit, Consolările filozofiei, Despre farmecul lucrurilor plictisitoare. Am decis să îl public în varianta iniţială pentru mai multă autenticitate. De asemenea, am păstrat discreţia asupra numelui personajului principal. Lectură plăcută!
Dear Mr. de Botton,
You will read a message which resisted writing because it had to be to the point, interesting and persuasive. One of my hobbies is to make people happy by giving them what they are afraid to even wish sometimes. This time I would like to offer a friend’s mother a special autograph from you. And just this time it would be extraordinary if you could help me in this endeavour.
Mrs. V is a 46-year old piano teacher who was surprised to find part of her life philosophy in Essays in Love. The enthusiasm of discovering you and your writings manifested itself in recommending your books to everybody and in giving them as presents to her closest friends. She is not the desperate type of reader who is whimsically interested in a writer because of his aristocratic name or of the title of his books. No way – she is a woman who had her share of living, reading and grasping reality and was simply amazed that you write just as she would like to if she ever took to writing.
Her birthday is next week. That is why I was hoping to surprise her with an email from you wishing her happy birthday and the like. Of course, I can understand if neither you nor your staff has the time to go along with my idea. Still, it would be great to surprise this wonderful lady. I guess you already know by now that you never can tell what part you may play in someone’s life. Be the Happy Birthday how-Botton-can-change-your-life while giving more than just the consolations of philosophy and helping Mrs. V improve her architecture of happiness.
Thank you so much.
Sincerely yours,
Oana Cuzub
P.S. Spre marea mea încântare, Alain de Botton a răspuns cu o promptitudine şi un bun simţ extraordinar. Chapeau!
