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When Being Boring Should Be a Crime  

Posted by: admin    Tags:  buzzwords, celebrity marketing, Corporate speak, Direct Mail, Email, Marketing Technology, Podcast, Ramon Vela, solution providers, StreetSmartVAR, Technology marketing, The StreetSmartVAR Blog, VARS, Video Marketing, visual aids    Posted date:  March 18, 2011  |  No comment



I sincerely believe that the #1 crime in marketing technology is being boring. My experience is mostly with IT solution providers where being boring is a big problem. All you have to do is go to one solution provider’s site read the company description and compare it to their nearest competitor. The descriptions will nearly  be  identical with the same buzzwords and phrases. You’ll find the same with (more...)


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