Tag Archives: marketing

Cutting the Cord Can Be Painful!

Posted on June 4, 2025 by mitchteemley

We’re all-out streamers now. But back in the day, we’d switch cable or satellite providers every time our “new customer offer” ended. I’d be matter-of-fact at first. But then, when I said no to their “we’ll doing anything to keep … Continue reading →

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Hey, It’s WordPress’s World…

Posted on April 24, 2025 by mitchteemley

…I’m Just Re-Learning How to Live in It Last year, all at once, after ten years of non-stop growth, and despite ongoing new subscriptions, my total subscriber numbers began plummeting. More importantly, visits to my blog site plunged over 35%. … Continue reading →

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Most Ridiculous Knock-Offs Ever!

Posted on August 20, 2021 by mitchteemley

Internationally-marketed brands are easily the most plagiarized thing on the planet. Ever since I spotted Fruit-of-the-Moom t-shirts in a store window on my first trip out of the U.S., I’ve enjoyed the often laugh-out-loud lengths enterprising marketers will go to … Continue reading →

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Why Is “Smart” Marketing So Dumb?

Posted on November 12, 2019 by mitchteemley

  I’m not impressed with “smart” marketing. I’ve received smart (targeted) ads for: Lacrosse equipment (a sport I have no interest in)—because I bought Lacrosse gear for a nephew who was into it for three months when he was 14 … Continue reading →

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Awkward Slogans

Posted on November 27, 2017 by mitchteemley

I love bad advertising. The two biggest shopping days of the year, Black Friday and Cyber Monday, always bring a plethora of ads, most of them slick and forgettable. But a few, especially those for local establishments, are wonderfully awkward: … Continue reading →

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