Archive for 'hidden desires' tag

Weird Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions

Sunday, August 9th, 2009

I was in the mall yesterday when a sterile female voice echoed through the PA: “…And remember, please drive home safely. We want you to be our customer for a long time, so we do care about your safety,” she ended suddenly chipper,“Thank you!” At first blush the recorded fembot’s words would fly over my [...]

50 Things Your Customers Want You To Know

Friday, May 29th, 2009

A few days ago I was clearing out some of the old BS paperwork in my file when I came across this little gem. I’m not sure who originally wrote it or where I even got it – but whoever it was really knew what they were talking about. So here it is for you [...]

21 of My Favorite Spam E-mail Subject Lines

Sunday, December 21st, 2008

I get around 400 e-mail messages per day. Out of that 400, about 310 of them are spam. And since spam filters aren’t perfect, I do spend a little time each day making sure none of my REAL messages end up among all the garbage… wouldn’t want that inheritance check notification from granny flushed down [...]