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DIRECTNESS in Marketing and Life – 2 Years with 7 Graces Pt 4
Marketer and author Lynn Serafinn talks about the art of being DIRECT in our marketing and looks at 4 ways our lack of Directness can alienate our audience. This month we’ve been celebrating the 2-year anniversary of the release of … Continue reading
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Directness and Transparency in Marketing – a Vital Interdependence
Author and consultant Lynn Serafinn explains how Directness and Transparency work together in our marketing, affecting how our audience receives our message. In The 7 Graces of Marketing, the 4th and 5th of the ‘Graces’ are Directness and Transparency, respectively. … Continue reading
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The Pied Piper of Marketing – Getting Hooked Without Knowing It
Author and marketer Lynn Serafinn examines how Deception and Distraction played a part in a recent advertising campaign for a major UK mobile network provider. (The image on the left shows a stamp printed in Germany that depicts the medieval … Continue reading
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Directness in Marketing Pt 3 – The Case of the Invisible Brand
Author, marketer Lynn Serafinn discusses how the “distractive” marketing techniques of top advertising campaigns can be worse, not better, for brand identity. Part 3 in this special series on the Grace of Directness. In Part 1 of this series, we … Continue reading
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Directness vs Distraction – Towards Better Relationships in Marketing and in Life
Why is it so hard for us to ‘tell it like it is’? What happens to our business relationships when our marketing uses evasive language? Author and marketer Lynn Serafinn explains in this passage adapted from the book The 7 … Continue reading
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