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Tuesday, September 18th, 2007[This comment appeared on another blog and was in response to a post about bad elevator pitches . . .]
I especially enjoyed your post about misdirected pitches, Lois. Yesterday I had something similar happen when I got a sales call from one of those Internet security certification companies.
The salesman launches full-bore into his canned [...]
Marketing Of Troop Withdrawal — The Cold, Hard Facts
Monday, September 17th, 2007Leave it to Bill O’Reilly to say it in plain English what needs to be said but few will because they’re scared to acknowledge it and/or it’s not politically correct to say it.
Here’s the opening salvo, though I recommend
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Advertising Tool’s Twilight
Tuesday, August 28th, 2007It has been some time in coming, but the end of the business card is upon us.
It’s a good idea to read the full article from Michael Masterson, but I have to agree with the section I clipped below.
Professionally, I’ve found that the more oomph a businessperson has, the less
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I Want To Help Save Al Gore . . .
Thursday, August 9th, 2007 . . . before he chokes on his own hypocrisy. Again. Quit looking at me that way. I really do want to help save his tattering reputation. I do.
**Open Letter To The Global-Warming-Humans-Are-To-Blame Crowd**
So, if you’ve got proof that global warming is caused by humans, then the folks at Ultimate Global Warming Challenge have a “cool” [...]
Is "Second Life" Marketing A Trip To Nowheresville?
Monday, June 25th, 2007Strains of The Beatle’s “Nowhere Man” play through my head as I read Kyle McFarlin’s post and then followed his links to understand the phenomenon of “Second Life” — an artificial reality computer game/sim/whatever.
For those of you who’ve never heard of the song, here is a link to the lyrics, but hurry back — I’m far from [...]
Advertising Age - Traffic Plummets at Struggling Bud.TV
Wednesday, June 6th, 2007No big surprise about this one. The ill-fated, mis-timed BudTV died before anyone knew it was born. I went to get a sneak peek at a special episode of “The Shield” and with all the information BudTV wanted to
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ROI Of Market Stumble - Cellphone Users Have ‘Function Fatigue’ Says USATODAY.com
Tuesday, March 13th, 2007Yep, I called it, but was just a little ahead of the national awareness curve. In an recent post I wondered out loud why the cell phone companies were trying to shove
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There Is Such A Thing As A Free Lunch
Monday, March 5th, 2007“You should make yourself more available by phone,” she said around a mouthful of her Cobb salad.
I arced an eyebrow, “Oh yeah? Why’s that?” to give the impression she was advising me on
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Advertising Whitewash Of Modern Tom Sawyers
Friday, January 26th, 2007With BTO’s “Takin’ Care Of Business” blasting through your television speakers, Office Depot’s new spots would have you believe “We’re the leaders in mobile computer technology.” It’s a classic
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American Idol - Accountable!
Tuesday, January 16th, 2007I haven’t seen the American Idol episode I want to see.
As millions of us watch for the next two nights and beyond as hopeful, yet hopeless people strive onto the public stage for the first time to get their first, cold, hard dash of reality which
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