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19 Things I Don’t Like about Marketing Today
Got a little inspiration from Bob Bly yesterday when he sent out an email titled “21 things I don’t like about marketing.” After reading his list (which resonated with me), I decided to put together a list of my own. Here are 19 things I don’t like about marketing today.
Continue readingBig Hitters Still Strike Out
A client hired me to write two different financial packages to be tested to his list. I came up with the most compelling hooks I could… worked on each letter for 3+ weeks… put as much into the letters as I could… and then turned them in. The client loved them. Even the people in […]
Continue readingNow, Let’s Talk about Jesus…
Well, now I’ve done it. I probably offended half my list last week by using Hitler to make a point. Lest there be any confusion… I made a simple comparison with an infamous person to make a point: Marketers should keep their promises. No more, no less. And yet I got critical comments, emails, and […]
Continue readingWhat Marketers Can Learn from Hitler
Most marketers suck. Here’s what I mean: They dish out BIG benefits, HUGE promises, and OUTRAGEOUS claims in their sales pitches… and then… fail to deliver. I was recently reminded of this when a client told me about “the biggest piece of crap I have been sold” (his words, not mine). He and I both […]
Continue readingThe Laziness Alibi: Legit Defense or a Clever Cover-Up for Fraud?
Last week, I watched the season premiere of The Middle, a sitcom about a middle-class American family living in middle America. In the first episode of the second season, Frankie, played by Patricia Heaton, gets on a kick to be more punctual and proactive with her family. Of course, based on her poor track record, […]
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