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People do NOT go back to school in July. Do the marketers know this? In fact, our local school districts don’t have their school offices open in the month of July. Why did the push of Back-to-Schools begin so early? There’s a marketing genius somewhere who’s going to answer this. I hope they do it …
Have you ever picked up your phone and been asked by a real person to complete a survey? Maybe to earn the chance at a gift card at WalMart or something? The other day I was minding my own business, typing along on my current novel-in-progress. The phone rang and I answered. Answering the phone …
A New Age of Telemarketing: Do these things really sell stuff? Read More »
Growing up in a world where businesses clearly mark their products with a price tag makes the idea of bickering over price something of a foreign language. In Mexico, if there is no price, make an offer. Prepare to haggle. Sure, I’ve been on the purchasing end of a car enough times to realize the …
Until I started my own author website, I hadn’t considered following the blogs of authors whose books I enjoy. If I’m reading, I want to curl up with a book. What could those writers say that interested me? They’re only human – like me. In the crunch to build an author platform, I realize that …
The Author behind those pages is an Actual flesh-and-blood Human being Read More »
People set their alarms for 3 am on this day after Thanksgiving. I didn’t even turn mine on. People line up outside of retailers, shivering and soaking, to find the best deal on the newest gadgets. Maybe they just want to stock up on socks. It’s the biggest shopping day of the year. Supposedly, people …