Comments for Wordslinger http://wordslinger.com/blog Corporate Poetry Fri, 08 Aug 2008 18:42:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 Comment on “2008 List of Banished Words” by Maija http://wordslinger.com/blog/2008/01/2008-list-of-banished-words/#comment-540 Maija Fri, 04 Jan 2008 17:42:05 +0000 http://wordslinger.com/blog/2008/01/2008-list-of-banished-words/#comment-540 Business as usual There are better ways to articulate the political status quo that we're voting to change. Business as usual

There are better ways to articulate the political status quo that we’re voting to change.

]]> Comment on Find your company’s citizen voice by Britt http://wordslinger.com/blog/2008/01/find-your-companys-citizen-voice/#comment-539 Britt Thu, 03 Jan 2008 21:34:01 +0000 http://wordslinger.com/blog/2008/01/find-your-companys-citizen-voice/#comment-539 Excellent post, Maija. I've been thinking about this topic but more in regard to how, as the primaries heat up, the candidates are sticking to their messages while disrobing their fighting voices. Specifically, Hillary honed her position compared to the other candidates and our choices are to demand change (Edwards), hope for change (Obama) or work really, really hard for change (Hillary). It's nice to demand and hope for change but that doesn't guarantee anything will actually get done. Working really, really hard is more specific. It shows that she understands the system, speaks to the American work ethic and subtly jabs at the current administration. This is a very shrewd voice she's adopting for the big fight. Excellent post, Maija. I’ve been thinking about this topic but more in regard to how, as the primaries heat up, the candidates are sticking to their messages while disrobing their fighting voices. Specifically, Hillary honed her position compared to the other candidates and our choices are to demand change (Edwards), hope for change (Obama) or work really, really hard for change (Hillary).

It’s nice to demand and hope for change but that doesn’t guarantee anything will actually get done. Working really, really hard is more specific. It shows that she understands the system, speaks to the American work ethic and subtly jabs at the current administration. This is a very shrewd voice she’s adopting for the big fight.

]]> Comment on “2008 List of Banished Words” by Britt http://wordslinger.com/blog/2008/01/2008-list-of-banished-words/#comment-538 Britt Thu, 03 Jan 2008 17:38:20 +0000 http://wordslinger.com/blog/2008/01/2008-list-of-banished-words/#comment-538 At the end of the day Awesome Right on Some marketing-speak I can't stand: Enable/enables/enabling Revolutionary World-class Bleeding-edge At the end of the day
Awesome
Right on

Some marketing-speak I can’t stand:

Enable/enables/enabling
Revolutionary
World-class
Bleeding-edge

]]> Comment on An epicurean banquet by Johnny http://wordslinger.com/blog/2007/11/an-epicurean-banquet/#comment-537 Johnny Fri, 30 Nov 2007 06:49:53 +0000 http://wordslinger.com/blog/2007/11/an-epicurean-banquet/#comment-537 Did someone say Creme Brulee?!?! Did someone say Creme Brulee?!?!

]]> Comment on Avada kedavra by Britt http://wordslinger.com/blog/2005/07/avada-kedavra/#comment-535 Britt Tue, 20 Nov 2007 17:42:45 +0000 http://wordslinger.com/blog/2005/07/avada-kedavra/#comment-535 I have tried to read Atonement twice. Must try again...at least a half dozen friends have told me they love that book. Good to hear from you, Tricia, my long-lost former office mate! I have tried to read Atonement twice. Must try again…at least a half dozen friends have told me they love that book.

Good to hear from you, Tricia, my long-lost former office mate!

]]> Comment on Starbucks’ breakfast battle cry continued by Wordslinger » Momentum http://wordslinger.com/blog/2007/11/starbucks-breakfast-battle-cry-continued/#comment-534 Wordslinger » Momentum Tue, 20 Nov 2007 17:27:53 +0000 http://wordslinger.com/blog/2007/11/starbucks-breakfast-battle-cry-continued/#comment-534 [...] A brief look at Starbucks loss of momentum, which Maija has talked about. - How the success of momentum can result in the 3 Cs: “cockiness, complacency and [...] […] A brief look at Starbucks loss of momentum, which Maija has talked about. - How the success of momentum can result in the 3 Cs: “cockiness, complacency and […]

]]> Comment on Avada kedavra by Tricia http://wordslinger.com/blog/2005/07/avada-kedavra/#comment-533 Tricia Mon, 19 Nov 2007 21:41:01 +0000 http://wordslinger.com/blog/2005/07/avada-kedavra/#comment-533 Britt, you must read Atonement, by Ian McEwan. My favorite, favorite. Britt, you must read Atonement, by Ian McEwan. My favorite, favorite.

]]> Comment on Talk to Chuck by Maija http://wordslinger.com/blog/2007/11/talk-to-chuck/#comment-532 Maija Thu, 15 Nov 2007 21:09:34 +0000 http://wordslinger.com/blog/2007/11/talk-to-chuck/#comment-532 Good adds Britt. Thanks. The other day, John Cook wrote about Sleep Country USA's founder Sunny Kobe Cook and her wisdom. One of her lines is, "No matter what kind of business, no matter who your customer is, you need to ask your customer how you are doing." Schwab did that. Good adds Britt. Thanks. The other day, John Cook wrote about Sleep Country USA’s founder Sunny Kobe Cook and her wisdom. One of her lines is, “No matter what kind of business, no matter who your customer is, you need to ask your customer how you are doing.” Schwab did that.

]]> Comment on Use social time to brand your small business by Maija http://wordslinger.com/blog/2007/11/use-social-time-to-brand-your-small-business/#comment-531 Maija Thu, 15 Nov 2007 20:39:15 +0000 http://wordslinger.com/blog/2007/11/use-social-time-to-brand-your-small-business/#comment-531 Thanks for the ping Electrolicious. Thanks for the ping Electrolicious.

]]> Comment on Use social time to brand your small business by Electrolicious» Blog Archive » Socializing, branding, etc: http://wordslinger.com/blog/2007/11/use-social-time-to-brand-your-small-business/#comment-530 Electrolicious» Blog Archive » Socializing, branding, etc: Thu, 15 Nov 2007 20:17:16 +0000 http://wordslinger.com/blog/2007/11/use-social-time-to-brand-your-small-business/#comment-530 [...] Wordslinger’s got great advice on self-whoring Previous: FAQ: Is my life totally random? | This entry was written by Ariel and posted on November 15, 2007 at 1:17 pm and filed under Linkage. Bookmark the permalink. Follow any comments here with the RSS feed for this post.Post a comment or leave a trackback: Trackback URL. [...] […] Wordslinger’s got great advice on self-whoring Previous: FAQ: Is my life totally random? | This entry was written by Ariel and posted on November 15, 2007 at 1:17 pm and filed under Linkage. Bookmark the permalink. Follow any comments here with the RSS feed for this post.Post a comment or leave a trackback: Trackback URL. […]

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