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Tuesday, August 19th, 2008Have you ever been on one of those teleseminars where they pitch you something?
I have. A shitload of ‘em. And I love it.
Why? Because recording successful teleconferences by well-known pseudo-celebrity marketers is a great way to discover new appeals, offers, and selling strategies that’d otherwise fly under the radar, completely unnoticed. As a copywriter, they’re [...]
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An Open Letter To Starbucks
Tuesday, May 20th, 2008Dear Starbucks,
Hey, is there anywhere to get a decent cup of coffee around here?
Oh, come on. Don’t look so sad. When we’re in the mood for a twenty-four-ounce cup of pumpkin-pie-flavored Cool Whip, a Feist CD covered in mocha fingerprints, a possibly exaggerated memoir by a former child soldier, and some customer “service” that denies [...]
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A Tribute To Dumb Stock Photography
Thursday, May 15th, 2008The great boom of the 1990’s brought us fast times and less attention to detail and substance in the world than perhaps ever before. In a special tribute, we take a critical look at the hilarity and absurdity of the idea that has become Stock Photography.
If you were one of the “lucky” ones to work [...]
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Are European Men Really More Romantic?
Thursday, May 15th, 2008Hey Girls,
Do you think European men are more romantic than we Americans?
Maybe you should read these letters before passing any hasty judgement…
Letter #1:
I just got back from a semester abroad in Europe, and let me tell you, it truly was the most magical, amazing experience of my entire life. The French countryside was like something out of a [...]
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The Kind Of Woman Every Man Needs… But Won’t Admit To
Monday, May 12th, 2008This is yet another brilliantly insightful, funny article from Dan Kennedy (again, not the marketing guru)… and the more of his stuff I read, the more I’ve come to realize I really like what this guy has to say.
The Back-Burner
by Dan Kennedy
She’s smart, she’s beautiful, she laughs at all your jokes, she knows your darkest [...]
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Why It’s Cool To Stop Trying To Be Cool
Saturday, May 10th, 2008What follows is an article from GQ written by a pretty funny guy named Dan Kennedy (no relation to the marketing guru) — it’s an article I liked so much, and hit a nerve very close to me so well, I had the determination to rip its pages from the issue and type the whole thing [...]
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Investing In Stocks Using Spam As Your Guide
Wednesday, May 7th, 2008About a month ago, I received an e-mail message from one “William” (no last name given), e-mail address bacaefdgdedfc@casaantelmo.com.ar
The e-mail was called “have become available to Linux users since the first release.” and began thusly:
ABC, NBC, CBS & FOX Now for upcoming I thought I was kill at least 89 in BaghdadTwin attacks.downloads now in [...]
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A Look At Some Of My Hate Mail
Tuesday, May 6th, 2008When you run a website of any kind, especially one that sells a product, getting some degree of mail from unsatisfied people is to be expected.
But when you get the kind of mail I sometimes get, it really makes ya want to stop for a bit and wonder what’s going on here…
Reprint of an actual e-mail [...]
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The Dirty Dark Side of Uncle Sam
Thursday, May 1st, 2008All of us back in high school got solicited by at least one branch of the armed forces, oftentimes all of them at once. And if you showed even the SLIGHTEST sliver of interest, they would pounce and harass you until bloody murder.
What follows is one such story of yours truly, and what happened when I [...]
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People At The Gym I Can’t Stand
Thursday, April 17th, 2008I’ve worked out for a long time in a lot of different gyms and cities. I’m pretty tolerant of others, but I’ve been finding that the older I get, the more frustrated I’ve become with certain groups of people. Lately, I’m fantasizing more and more about administering some dumbbell therapy to effect positive changes in [...]
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