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examples of language misusage

How Elmer Wheeler Can Help You Make Sales

By John Wood | 07/26/2008

“Don’t sell the steak, sell the sizzle.”

That just might be the most famous piece of sales advice ever. And, as a marketer, knowing the real meaning behind those words can transform your company’s sales copy – and your bottom line.

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The School House That Ye Built

By Mark Morgan Ford | 07/25/2008

You have heard so much about it already: the earthquake that stunned China. The municipal buildings survived because they were built to earthquake standards. But the public schools collapsed because they were not.

That is mostly true – with one exception: the schoolhouse that Ye built.

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A Painful Lesson in Supreme Service

By John Forde | 07/25/2008

As copywriters, marketers, and business owners, we spend so much time getting customers in the door. It’s too easy to forget about them once that’s done.

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A Fast Benefit From Cardio

By Craig Ballantyne | 07/25/2008

I’m not a huge fan of traditional aerobic cardio workouts for fat loss. They’re inefficient, ineffective, and can cause injury. However, aerobics can have an immediate health benefit for anyone who makes the mistake of indulging in too much food.

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Bad Fish, Good Fish

By Kelley Herring | 07/24/2008

Choosing wild-caught fish over farmed can help you avoid harmful endocrine disruptors called polychlorinated biphenyls. But that’s not the only reason to stock up on wild-caught fish.

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Living Rich: Contemporary “Classics”

By Suzanne Richardson | 07/24/2008

One of the best and least expensive (even free!) ways to live a rich and full life is to immerse yourself in good books. Of course, with around 300,000 books published each year in the U.S. alone, it can be next to impossible to know what’s worth reading and what isn’t.

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Don’t Act Too Quickly or You Could Get Burned

By Christian Hill | 07/24/2008

Back in April, my colleague Rick Pendergraft wrote about the troubles he saw facing Starbucks (SBUX). A few days later, the company’s stock fell almost 11 percent on reports that it would likely miss its second-quarter earnings numbers. Starbucks investors who followed Rick’s recommendation to get out could have made…

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What’s Better Than Being a Top-Notch Inventor?

By Alex Mandossian | 07/24/2008

The marketing philosophy of choosing improvement over invention has generated millions of dollars for my info-publishing business, as well as those of my students.

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Earning 10 Times As Much

By Brian Tracy | 07/23/2008

Here’s an exercise for you. Imagine that it’s possible for you to earn 10 times your current annual wage.

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Danger in a Bottle

By Kelley Herring | 07/23/2008

You may think you’re doing yourself a favor by drinking spring water. But new research shows there could be danger lurking in the bottle.

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After Energy Independence, Then What?

By Robert Ringer | 07/23/2008

I believe one of the biggest reasons for this success is that the people on the leading edge of civilization seem to be unfazed by all the nonsensical stuff.

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Why You Should Order Pinot With Your Steak

By Kelley Herring | 07/22/2008

In two of my recent ETR articles, you learned about the health benefits of enjoying organic grass-fed beef and the best methods for preparing it. Now I’ve got more advice on getting the most from your meat.

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