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Monthly Archives: January 2009

How to help journalists give you free publicity

Monday, January 26, 2009

For small businesses — in fact, even for large ones — free publicity can be a golden ticket to name recognition, increased web site traffic, and more sales. But to get it, you have to make nice with journalists.
Take a look at this article from Jakob Nielsen that’s packed with really great tips on [...]

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One more reason why proofreading is a good idea

Monday, January 26, 2009

Lowepro is a company that makes camera cases. This is the tag that was attached to one of their products. Unfortunately, in the smaller text, they got their name right in every language except English. Whoops! Misspelling your own company name is a sure way to damage your credibility — and your brand.

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Watch your loaded language

Monday, January 5, 2009

Besides the terrible image quality (my fault — no proper camera nearby), what’s wrong with this ad for a Clarins free gift promotion at Sears?

While it is nice that the promotion allows you to choose one of four different skin-care sets, the phrase “right to choose” is entirely inappropriate here.
Why? It’s loaded language. It’s [...]

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