Tag: truth in advertising
Marketing Tactics That Chase Me Away
Tonight I’ve been thinking about some of the things marketers do that make me think they’re sleazy. Maybe they’re not. Maybe they’re just new, and don’t know any better. Or maybe they’re lazy.
But I know that isn’t true for all of them, because some of the biggest names in marketing have caused me to develop [...]
Posted: January 24th, 2010 under marketing.
Tags: get-rich-quick scams, internet marketing, marketing, marketing tactics, truth in advertising
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Would YOU Use this Marketing Tactic?
Tonight I came across a marketing method that just plain annoyed me.
I’d been getting e-mails about the predictions for 2012. You probably know that something big is supposed to happen on December 21, 2012. Some say the end of the world; others say the beginning of something wonderful.
Anyway, I decided it would be interesting [...]
Posted: December 29th, 2009 under advertising, marketing.
Tags: advertising, effective marketing, marketing, truth in advertising
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Linens n’ Things Closeout Sale – Deceptive Marketing
Today a friend and I went in to Spokane to the closing business sale at Linens n’ Things. The big signs out on the street holler 25% – 50% off! There were even people carrying those signs and waving them at passing cars.
But guess what? We didn’t find anything for 50% off. Everything was [...]
Posted: November 22nd, 2008 under advertising, marketing, truth in advertising.
Tags: advertising, Chinese merchandise, deceptive marketing, Linens n Things, marketing, truth in advertising
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How the media makes more appear to be less
This morning’s headlines screamed about the dire things to come as Washington State slashes its budget. The article cited people losing jobs, services being cut, and on and on. The projected revenue shortfall is a whopping $5.1 billion. Then it went on to tell of the budget reductions necessary from the colleges and Spokane County.
Then [...]
Posted: November 20th, 2008 under marketing, truth in advertising.
Tags: marketing, truth in advertising
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