In August of 1865, a Colonel P.H. Anderson of Big Spring, Tennessee, wrote to his former slave, Jourdon Anderson, and requested that he come back to work on his farm. Jourdon — who, since being emancipated, had moved to Ohio, …
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The March of Folly continues apace … and what propels it? Confucius say “fancy language”.
Pay attention while I tell you about inflation. They paid me £340 a year (less tax) in my first job. Less than a Bristol bus driver gets a week now. But enough for me to go out dancing and drinking …
Read MoreMore British Gas lunacy. Also: False Gods and Groucho Marx: why I laugh at the idea that this marketing leader is a good guide for you or me
Yesterday I spent an insane hour (for the second day running) talking to four different departments at British Gas. They had broken into my home to install an electricity meter because I hadn’t paid a bill they hadn’t sent. They …
Read More“Lifestyles of the Not-So-Rich-and-Famous”. And more political B.S. we will pay for – with out money or our lives
Did you ever watch Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous? It was a TV show quite beyond parody run by Robin Leach, an Englishman with the strangest accent. An eerie parade of boundless vulgarity, mostly in Hollywood, it was one …
Read MoreDo these people actually READ their copy before they run it? And how does it get into print? What do you think?
We just got back from Milan, which I guess is now the fashion capital of the world. I was pretty stunned by how badly ordinary people dress. Not as badly as here or New York, but nothing special. We were …
Read MoreWant to be a good writer? Amidst the oceans of drivel, some good sense.
I have been amused lately by the torrent of messages from crooks promising to make anyone a best-selling author in two shakes of a dog’s tale. I have not found it that easy. One of my books, Commonsense Direct and Digital Marketing, has been …
Read MoreI’m sorry – I just love this even though I’ve seen it before. Sent to me by Jeff Blenford
I am not sure exactly how it works, but this is amazingly accurate. The picture has 2 identical dolphins in it. It was used in a case study on stress levels at St. Mary’s Hospital, London. Look at both dolphins …
Read MoreA far better Bird than me – but sad mistakes spoil his efforts
When you get to my age, unless you’re one of the Army of the Smug (you know, those who stride along the street looking pleased with themselves) you start to wonder whether you’ve done much good with your life. Well, …
Read MoreWhy are you struggling? Really? With the results of an interesting poll
As you may have noticed, I take perverse pleasure in reading the emails sent by the sundry charlatans who inhabit cyberspace. A great many start with questions like the first at the top, and answer them with an easy solution …
Read MoreSomething for the perceptive marketer to reflect upon
If you receive my regular emails, you will soon receive news of my planned Copy weekend in Spain, but first let’s see how your brain is working with this little test. Forget for a moment all the guff you get …
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