{"id":4922,"date":"2011-07-18T08:47:34","date_gmt":"2011-07-18T03:47:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ramble.sunmatrix.com\/?p=4922"},"modified":"2026-02-26T18:17:50","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T17:17:50","slug":"hire-us-twitter-follow-stunt-lands-a-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sunmatrix.com\/ramble\/hire-us-twitter-follow-stunt-lands-a-job\/","title":{"rendered":"Hire Us: Twitter Follow Stunt Lands a Job"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dutch creative team Bas van de Poel and Daan van Dam set up five separate Twitter accounts and started following various Dutch Creative Directors on Twitter. Their message was simple: <strong>HIRE US<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Even though the idea is very similar to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sunmatrix.com\/ramble\/jeep-puzzle-for-twitter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jeep Twitter Puzzle campaign<\/a>, the execution is different and innovative. It gets them noticed and finally a job with Boondoggle in Amsterdam.<\/p>\n<iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/25812909?dnt=1&amp;title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0\" title=\"Vimeo video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<h2>Why five accounts is the point, not the gimmick<\/h2>\n<p>The mechanism is engineered repetition. By \u201cengineered repetition,\u201d I mean deliberately creating multiple small signals that form an obvious pattern in the target\u2019s notifications. One account can be ignored. Five accounts create a pattern. When multiple new followers arrive with the same blunt message, it triggers curiosity and a small sense of social pressure. Someone is doing something intentional, and it is hard not to look.<\/p>\n<p>It is also highly targeted. They do not broadcast \u201chire us\u201d into the void. They place it directly in the attention stream of the people who can change their outcome.<\/p>\n<p>In creative hiring markets, attention is scarce, so using a platform\u2019s native behaviours to deliver an instantly legible message is often the fastest way to get noticed.<\/p>\n<h2>Why it lands: interruption plus clarity<\/h2>\n<p>This works because it is instantly legible. No clever puzzle to decode. No long portfolio pitch. The call to action is the entire creative idea. That clarity is what makes it feel confident. And because it happens inside Twitter\u2019s native behaviours, following, notifications, profile clicks, it does not require extra friction. The recipient can react in seconds.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Extractable takeaway:<\/strong> When you need attention from specific decision-makers, create a small pattern using the platform\u2019s native behaviours that communicates the ask in one glance and makes the next step easy.<\/p>\n<h2>The intent: turn hiring into a creative brief<\/h2>\n<p>The business intent is obvious. Get hired. But the deeper intent is to reframe the hiring process. Instead of asking for a meeting, they create a live demonstration of how they think. Targeted, lightweight, and culturally fluent in the medium.<\/p>\n<p>The real question is how you create an impossible-to-ignore signal for the right people without turning the medium into spam.<\/p>\n<p>Done with tight targeting and restraint, this approach is a legitimate creative proof point. Done broadly or repeatedly, it backfires as noise.<\/p>\n<h2>Borrow this for your own career marketing<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Be specific about who you want.<\/strong> Target decision-makers, not \u201ceveryone\u201d.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Design an interruption that fits the platform.<\/strong> Use native behaviours, not extra hoops.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Make the message instantly legible.<\/strong> One idea. One line. No explanation required.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Turn the ask into proof.<\/strong> Show your creativity in the method, not in a PDF pitch.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Keep it respectful and reversible.<\/strong> Clever is good. Spammy is not.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<h2>A few fast answers before you act<\/h2>\n<h3>What did Bas van de Poel and Daan van Dam actually do?<\/h3>\n<p>They created five Twitter accounts and followed Dutch Creative Directors with a single message: \u201cHIRE US\u201d.<\/p>\n<h3>Why did using multiple accounts matter?<\/h3>\n<p>It created a noticeable pattern and a stronger interruption than a single follow, prompting curiosity and profile clicks.<\/p>\n<h3>How is this different from the Jeep Twitter Puzzle?<\/h3>\n<p>It is similar in spirit, but the execution is simpler and more direct. A single clear call to action rather than a puzzle mechanic.<\/p>\n<h3>What made it effective as self-promotion?<\/h3>\n<p>High targeting, low friction, and a message that communicates confidence in one second.<\/p>\n<h3>What is the main takeaway for personal branding?<\/h3>\n<p>If you want attention from decision-makers, design a small, platform-native experience that demonstrates how you think and makes the next step easy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dutch creative team Bas van de Poel and Daan van Dam set up five separate Twitter accounts and started following various Dutch Creative Directors on Twitter. Their message was simple: HIRE US. Even though the idea is very similar to the Jeep Twitter Puzzle campaign, the execution is different and innovative. It gets them noticed &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sunmatrix.com\/ramble\/hire-us-twitter-follow-stunt-lands-a-job\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Hire Us: Twitter Follow Stunt Lands a Job<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13337,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"Two Dutch creatives used five Twitter accounts to follow Creative Directors with one message. HIRE US. 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