89: How to Get a Raise at Your Dream Job | Feedback Friday

Promotion Tactics

Jason DeFillippo and Jordan Harbinger discuss the delicate art of self-promotion. Jason emphasizes that while self-promotion is necessary, it must be done with tact to avoid annoying others. Jordan advises that self-promotion should provide value to others and not dominate conversations 1. He shares a practical example of promoting a useful podcast episode during a relevant discussion without making it the main focus 1.

Self-promoting is okay, as long as there's actual value for the people being promoted to, and it's not the dominant theme of your conversations.

--- Jordan Harbinger

Jason adds that people who worry about over-promoting are usually the ones who don't promote enough 2.

   

Promoting Value

Jordan and Jason further explore how to emphasize value when self-promoting. Jordan explains that self-promotion should arise organically and be contextually appropriate to be effective 2. He notes that people generally want to help, so promoting oneself in a way that aligns with others' needs is usually well-received.

If something comes up organically, I'll promote what is valuable for the rest of us in the interaction and then leave it there.

--- Jordan Harbinger

Jason agrees, highlighting that context-appropriate promotion is key to avoiding negative perceptions 2.