Your small business needs more Cowbell!!
“Guess what?? I got a fever!
And the only prescription …
Is more Cowbell!!”
Ohhh YES !!!!! The contributions that the late night tv show “Saturday Night Live” have made to our society are so bountiful! As we’re heading into the long Memorial Day weekend, I’m beginning to get into a festive mood. My mind has wandered to actor Christopher Walken and the Cowbell skit.
As always here at StartupNation, we never ever stop thinking about entrepreneurship, so combining the need for MORE COWBELL with starting & growing your dream business is simply inevitable.
For a refresher (or if, God forbid, you’ve never seen it) on the “I need more Cowbell” skit, check out the video. (fair warning – it’s 6 minutes long, so budget accordingly – but oh so worth the coffee break!!)
Your small business needs more Cowbell. What does that mean? In the skit, it’s the strange, wacky & unexpected clamoring of the relentless Cowbell sound that sets the Blue Oyster Cult song “Don’t Fear the Reaper” apart. The Cowbell makes it distinctive ….. memorable …. special, even.
You need that as a small business. It’s actually something that you have going for you as an advantage over bigger businesses. Like in the skit, you can listen to the counsel of your advisory board (Christopher Walken) and make fast adjustments to your product (Will Ferrell) so that your customer (me) ends up blogging about it.
So here’s my message to all you entrepreneurs,
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May 25th, 2006 at 2:50 pm
Right on, Joel - "more cowbell!" I love it and will remember it in those moments when I start freaking out, doubting my abilities, worrying about the competition. My cowbell is unique!
May 25th, 2006 at 3:12 pm
Joel….and also remember….marsupials…they’re fast!!
May 26th, 2006 at 10:08 am
Joel,
Great analogy from an absoultely unforgetable SNL skit!
May 26th, 2006 at 12:10 pm
Love the cowbell! I will definitely relate it to my business now.
May 26th, 2006 at 12:10 pm
Joel,
That is a classic SNL skit! I crack up every time I see it. Great Analogy! I will remember that it is "my cowbell" that sets me apart from my competition!
webgirl
May 26th, 2006 at 1:18 pm
I saw Danica Patrick talking about getting "more cowbell" in a TV interview during Indy quals; this stuff gets around.
Thanks, Sheila
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May 26th, 2006 at 2:20 pm
Joel-
AWESOME! You have successfully spread "the fever"! Just don’t get irritated when all you here is a giant chorus of COW BELLS! You rock!
Thanks for keeping us inspired!
May 26th, 2006 at 3:16 pm
What a great way to remember to be memorable…I think the FCC should fine companies for boring commercials!!!
May 30th, 2006 at 2:05 pm
Joel,
Thank you for that inspiring story where Gene Frenkle, the previously unsung hero was able to get past his differences with his bandmates and deliver his message for us all to hear.
HI-LARIOUS!
And it’s true! Blue Oyster Cult was wearing gold plated diapers after that album!………Don’t question Bruce Dickenson!
May 31st, 2006 at 2:10 pm
Mr. Welsh
Interesting way to get your point across. I like it.
August 29th, 2006 at 10:36 am
Society needs more cowbell! Couldnt agree more…Nailed it or rang it as the case may be.