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Will You Add? - Should You Take One of Their Free Customer Reward Cards?
Being able to communicate effectively through the written word is one of the most valuable skills you can have in the business world. With that in mind here are seven simple ideas to help you improve your business writing immediately.1. Think about your reader
By then, I was hardened, locked-and-loaded, on full alert.
“What will it get me?” I asked with a long, Clint Eastwood out-breath.
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Have you ever wondered as a business-person why print advertising in the local newspaper key of such dismal results? Have you ever wondered why the advertising sales representatives and account executives as they are called continually tell you that it is about exposur
Concluding a purchase at the local garden supply store, the cheery clerk asked if I wanted one of their cards.
“You can earn a twenty dollar certificate!”
I thought she meant right away, instantly, as a thank-you for signing-up, a benefit that I could use for seeds or lawn topper.
“All you have to do is acquire 100 points,” she continued breathlessly, “And let’s see, your $26 purchase today qualifies for, uh, one point.”
One measly point?
Are you telling me I have to spend $2,600 with you to get a $20 reward? I just tossed out a no-strings-attached 10% discount coupon from a major home improvement/gardening chain, and this is what you offer me?
My next stop was the drug store, which was recently bought and re-named by a voracious chain.
“Would you like to get one of our customer reward cards?” another beaming face asked.
By then, I was hardened, locked-and-loaded, on full alert.
“What will it get me?” I asked with a long, Clint Eastwood out-breath.
“Well, every n
It’s probably not even your fault. You are great at insurance or plumbing, but clueless when it comes to creating effective marketing in the local directory. So you rely on gut instinct and input from friends, relatives, and finally the Yellow Page rep. You piece
I thought she meant right away, instantly, as a thank-you for signing-up, a benefit that I could use for seeds or lawn topper.
“All you have to do is acquire 100 points,” she continued breathlessly, “And let’s see, your $26 purchase today qualifies for, uh, one point.”
One measly point?
Are you telling me I have to spend $2,600 with you to get a $20 reward? I just tossed out a no-strings-attached 10% discount coupon from a major home improvement/gardening chain, and this is what you offer me?
My next stop was the drug store, which was recently bought and re-named by a voracious chain.
“Would you like to get one of our customer reward cards?” another beaming face asked.
By then, I was hardened, locked-and-loaded, on full alert.
“What will it get me?” I asked with a long, Clint Eastwood out-breath.
“Well, every n
Since time immemorial, advertising has been one means that is being used to reach out to a wide group of audience. We all know the fact that promotion and advertisement are means that has to be adopted for promoting anything, be it a product, service, goods or any cause
One measly point?
Are you telling me I have to spend $2,600 with you to get a $20 reward? I just tossed out a no-strings-attached 10% discount coupon from a major home improvement/gardening chain, and this is what you offer me?
My next stop was the drug store, which was recently bought and re-named by a voracious chain.
“Would you like to get one of our customer reward cards?” another beaming face asked.
By then, I was hardened, locked-and-loaded, on full alert.
“What will it get me?” I asked with a long, Clint Eastwood out-breath.
“Well, every n
Thanks to the Internet, e-commerce has made its indelible stamp on the business world by completely revamping how various companies and industries operate. And under that huge umbrella of “doing business on the Internet” falls a legendary business success story: eBay. W
My next stop was the drug store, which was recently bought and re-named by a voracious chain.
“Would you like to get one of our customer reward cards?” another beaming face asked.
By then, I was hardened, locked-and-loaded, on full alert.
“What will it get me?” I asked with a long, Clint Eastwood out-breath.
“Well, every n
In years past, it used to be true that doing background checks was relatively difficult and they weren't often done. Often, in this case, pre-employment screening service software was used. However, this was expensive to obtain and often not up-to-date. In short, if
By then, I was hardened, locked-and-loaded, on full alert.
“What will it get me?” I asked with a long, Clint Eastwood out-breath.
“Well, every now and then,” she said sheepishly and in full retreat, "we do have sales."
“No thanks!”
My wallet is so fat with loyalty program cards that I'm busting my buttons to carry it. When I weigh in at the physician's they think I'm eating far too many desserts.
"It's the pigskin in my pocket that's the pork chop, not me!" I try to explain.
Worse, most of these clubs and frequency plans are NOT REWARDING AT ALL.
I have one card which has found a suitable home in a junk drawer, It belongs to a warehouse grocery chain. Never have I saved a dime or received any discount by using the card.
No points accumulate. I'm not automatically entered for Hawaiian vacation drawings.
Nothing happens, except I’m sent a dumb circular containing no coupons, just plain vanilla advertising.
The next time you’re offered an unrewarding rewards card, just say no.
Tell them the
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