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Advertise Your Writing Services Here
Quick post today. If you’re a writer, direct response or otherwise, and you’d like more copywriting clients, then pay attention. You can advertise your writing services for free on the Magnetic Web Content forum. Sounds like a lot of the current members are hard up for good writers. So if you’re any good, you’ve probably […]
Continue readingStarbucks Gets It Right…
Starbucks has a new promotion. It’s printed on your receipt, the cashier reminds you, and an email campaign supports the effort as well. The offer? For a limited time, enjoy any Grande (16 fl oz) cold beverage for only $2 after 2pm at participating U.S. stores. Just bring in the receipt from your morning visit […]
Continue readingThe Easiest Way to Lose a Sale
So I’ve been car shopping lately. And let me tell you, it’s been really disappointing to see how careless car salesmen are. Here’s why: Went to Subaru dealer #1. Test-drove a 2009 Impreza WRX. After I left the dealership, I received no follow-up whatsoever. Went to Subaru dealer #2. Test-drove a 2010 Outback. After I […]
Continue readingObama as the Joker: Bad Marketing?
In case you missed it, a doctored image of Obama as the Joker went viral yesterday after physical posters started showing up around Los Angeles. Most things that go viral online start online. But this started off-line… in one single U.S. city. Then it exploded on the Internet. So there is clearly something about the […]
Continue readingHow to Control Your Telephone
Unless you talk to people on the phone for a living, then the telephone can quickly became Enemy #1 in your fight to protect your time. I know this. You know this. And yet we still let the telephone control us. What can we do? Well, about about 2+ years ago, I had begun using […]
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