Coffee advertising via LinkedIn – not like this

Sometimes I feel like I’m too good for this world. I could perhaps make more money from it if I issued more warnings of my own. But I’d rather help people do better. This is also the case in the current case via LinkedIn:

XXXX sent the following message at 03:33.

Hi Marian,
I hope it’s ok if I add you to my contacts. We’re about to significantly change the Berlin Coffee Ecosystem and I’d love you to sit in the front row 😉
Best,
XXX

Marian Hartel sent the following message at 07:01.

And sell me what with automated linkedin contacts? 🙂

XXX sent the following message at 13:48.

Not necessarily selling – but of course we want to have as big an audience as possible for our coffee revolution 😉

And my “automation” is called brave working student 🙂

Marian Hartel sent the following message at 13:58.

Well then. I can’t help you there. Unfortunately, only with the question whether such a contact, completely incoherent, would not be equivalent to a spam mail and whether XXX AG itself would have to answer for the poor working student’s mistakes 😉

XXX sent the following message at 14:01.

I take it from this that you’re not interested in a coffee Spotify in Berlin? I am pleased to take note of this and apologize for the contact request.
Best regards
XXX

Marian Hartel sent the following message at 14:03.

No, but I would be really careful with it and – another free advice from the IP lawyer, I wouldn’t advertise with coffee Spotify either!

XXX sent the following message at 14:08.

Thanks 🙂 That was also more of a spontaneous bridge, but I agree with you…. if possible do not open unnecessary flanks.

Now my clients and/or readers have also learned something again!

Author: Marian Härtel

Marian Härtel ist Rechtsanwalt und Fachanwalt für IT-Recht mit einer über 25-jährigen Erfahrung als Unternehmer und Berater in den Bereichen Games, E-Sport, Blockchain, SaaS und Künstliche Intelligenz. Seine Beratungsschwerpunkte umfassen neben dem IT-Recht insbesondere das Urheberrecht, Medienrecht sowie Wettbewerbsrecht. Er betreut schwerpunktmäßig Start-ups, Agenturen und Influencer, die er in strategischen Fragen, komplexen Vertragsangelegenheiten sowie bei Investitionsprojekten begleitet. Dabei zeichnet sich seine Beratung durch einen interdisziplinären Ansatz aus, der juristische Expertise und langjährige unternehmerische Erfahrung miteinander verbindet. Ziel seiner Tätigkeit ist stets, Mandanten praxisorientierte Lösungen anzubieten und rechtlich fundierte Unterstützung bei der Umsetzung innovativer Geschäftsmodelle zu gewährleisten.