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SizzleDoes your organization make outbound calls to support your issue or invite people to an informational event? Here's a very, very wrong way to go about it...possibly the worst voice message ever.

But it's premature to shoot the messenger.

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GrandJunctionParkingTixPlease come to our fair city. Spend money at the shops—and some more with the cops.

A recent visit to downtown Grand Junction, Colorado felt like that. Mixed messages, brand dissonance...so, do they want me or not?

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double dog dareI'm not sure if this is a series of coincidences or a disturbing trend. But this week, I've had two "asks" for sizable charitable donations via email or Facebook. And I've had at least five sales people try to pitch me with a cold call via email. Really?

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10945908 sAt a glance, this seems like a gimmicky marketing ploy. But is it?

Early last year Patagonia began a campaign that discouraged shoppers from spending on Cyber Monday and told them to "buy less."

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roll the dice when hiring?When they're hiring, lots of companies spout "great benefits" and "positive work environment" to anyone who will listen. But they don't think about the type of person they want to attract. That's right. Attract. Shouldn't it be more like dating? 

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