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Can “Bad News” Lift Response Rates?
"Hi Justin. Based on the fraudulent emails where you're asked to send a family member who's supposedly in trouble a large sum of money (while the email is actually from a criminal trying to steal your moolah), I'd automatically submit any bad news emails as spam - unopened. Duncan"The First Step in Being a Professional is Acting Like It
"Hi Michael. One other piece of advice for the new hire - especially if they're young, or 1st-timers in a large organization - remember that while HR is your best friend during orientation,they are 100% on management's side in any future disputes - they're NOT on your side, ever. Duncan"The essential tools to manage & monitor your social media
"Hi Matt. Bit.ly is good for Twitter, since space is limited, but it & other url shorteners are a favorite tactic of spam sites - they use them for future redirects. You follow Honest Jimmy-Joe Harse, and in a couple days, he redirects to a drug, porn or gambling site. I don't know about Google's url shortener - but it seems to me they might control spammers better. Duncan"Valuable Lessons Learned from “The Apprentice”
"Hi Holly. Not being a Donald fan, I haven't seen the Apprentice, but I remember commercials for one with 6'5" super-heavyweight boxer, undisputed champion Lennox Lewis. I Did secretly hope he'd give Donny one of his over-hand right 1-punch KO shots, but Lennox is actually very gentle for a boxer - a class act. Duncan"Subscribe
3 Steps to Develop a Branding Strategy for Social Media
"Hi Sherryl. #2, the Gravatar pic is so important - and so easy (even I managed it w/o hassle) - I'll never understand those who don't use it. The generic silhouette is more than just lazy, it's actually creepy. Duncan "