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How to Pay Us in 13 Easy Steps
I received this in the mail recently. It came from Rogers, one of the major communications services providers here in Canada. I use them for cell, broadband and cable TV (they also do landline, but w… more »
About Bars & Marketing - by Stephen Brooks
How to Pay Us in 13 Easy Steps
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sbroox wrote 1 week ago: I received this in the mail recently. It came from Rogers, one of the major communications services … more »
No Crocs For You!
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sbroox wrote 2 weeks ago: This week my wife Cindy was looking around for Crocs for her and our daughter. We all agree that … more »
WWBD (What Would Broox Do?)
sbroox wrote 3 weeks ago: In yesterday’s post, I criticized Stride for continuing to use a dying medium (TV) to promote … more »
Weary of Poor Grammar
sbroox wrote 3 weeks ago: People who know me, know that I love to pillory the local paper, The Times & Transcript. I h … more »
If It's Not Working, Don't Keep Doing It
sbroox wrote 1 month ago: Parenthetically to yesterday’s post, there was another, less effective marketing technique use … more »
Limbo marketing
tomwfox wrote 1 month ago: I stopped at the drive-up window at my bank to make a deposit. It’s the multi-lane pneumatic … more »
Memorable in the Wrong Way
sbroox wrote 1 month ago: In my previous post, I was referring to an old TV commercial for a brand of shampoo. Its theme was … more »
Your Call is Very Important to Us
sbroox wrote 1 month ago: The customer-avoidance tool known as IVR (interactive voice response) really baffles me. Not me ac … more »
Answer Your Clients Before They Ask
sbroox wrote 1 month ago: Derek’s comment on the post about some spam I received reminded me of my experience with the B … more »
Why Punish Your Customers?
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sbroox wrote 2 months ago: I received this semi-spam today. (I blanked out the name of the offering to protect the guilty … more »
Time for a Rant
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sbroox wrote 2 months ago: Consider the premise. A more concentrated formula of fabric softener requires one to use less pe … more »
Sales Prevention Department
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sbroox wrote 2 months ago: I want to buy these sunglasses. I don’t need to be sold; I’ve had them before and they … more »
BAD GOO
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anemi wrote 2 months ago: Advertising “scalable” to your every need…ugh… It seems like every time some … more »
Ron Paul is EVOL
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jaredude wrote 3 months ago: In a move that’s straight out of the “DOH!” files, Ron Paul’s minions have … more »
Starbucks Going White Dwarf
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anemi wrote 4 months ago: If you are out for an evening Starbucks coffee, you’ll be out of luck tonight. That’s b … more »
The hero of the piece
Andrew wrote 9 months ago: BT are a bunch of conniving sh*ts. I moved house. I told all my utilities suppliers. I was ev … more »
Christmas Carol Abuse
veritas07 wrote 1 month ago: Most of us would rather do without TV commercials entirely (and we Tivo them often enough to prove i … more »
The Viral Virus
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Moxious wrote 1 month ago: I read an article today which reminded me of one of my greatest Marketing Peeves of the era. Viral M … more »
Video Games, Clios, Abowoah?
Moxious wrote 2 months ago: So, the Clios came by again with its self-important congratulatory tone as per the usual. Those of y … more »
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