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Take control of the economy; darn your socks

Loosely Speaking

If you wear nice wool or alpaca socks, for example, you’ll want to make them last. The pair I will use as my example were knit (by me) of yarn that isn’t really suited to socks but I loved it and made them out of it anyway. Leave a Reply Site Pages Commenting Policy About ktcosmos Got Loose Change? Loose Ends.

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The Hypocrisy of Kleenex Hand Towels

The Marq

I’m making an exception to my “no rant&# policy today because of a product advertisement I saw recently for Kleenex Hand Towels while watching TV. A perfect example of a product they could develop is one by PeopleTowels: reusable hand towels made from organic cotton and ink. Every time I see it, it makes me angry.

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Webiste Critique Special Report: Kidorable

Men With Pens

Speaking of covering everything head to toe… today is a special report website critique for Kidorable, an acclaimed kids’ clothing and accessories company dressing little kids up right. People know to look for items like “our return policy&# there, and you’ll keep more attention on your actual products and sales.

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Why Good Copywriting Goes Bad: Ignorance | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

To illustrate just how incredibly bad copy can go when meaning is ignored, here are some astonishing examples from the world of advertising: Coors decided to use its slogan, “Turn it loose,” in Spanish advertisements. These are all extreme examples. You’ve got a bunch of great examples here that are new to me.

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16 Business Owners Share What They Would Do Differently

Stephanie LH Calahan

In this context, I found it difficult to set and implement a cancellation policy. By their mere existence, boundaries such as a cancellation policy set the foundation for mutual respect between the client and consultant. I placed the cancellation policy in my contract right above my guarantee. This is a cardinal mistake!

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Drive-By Shooting Special: Melani Ward | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

With one eye on the building, he straightened out his clothes, flicking the dried mud off his shirt. For example, “Change” and “Transformation,&# seem natural for combining into one category. “Clothes?&# “Not even close,&# Kelly replied, and purposefully headed away. He’d forgotten to change.

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The 6 Stages Of A Failure

Brilliantly Better

For example, when you fall in love with the “wrong&# person, this is the romantic phase. Sooner or later Reply 14 David Rogers March 10, 2010 at 10:55 pm Hello Dragos My take is that unless the failures are big, like the examples you gave, they don’t shake us up enough to make these stages apparent. Keep writing.

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