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Comment on Xfinity, Where Did You Hide Glenn Unger? by Lorrie

Lorrie — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:19:54 +0000

This ad was particularly humorous to me as my boss happens to be the spitting image of “Glen” and even more so, his bombastic, self-important, intimidating and harassing “method” of humiliating his employees.

Comment on Relevant + Engaging Content = Happy Visitors by Pat

Pat — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 09:38:04 +0000

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Comment on Another Ooops on Yahoo’s Login Page by edris

edris — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 07:33:05 +0000

at that time in the night, maybe they want to scare they visitors

Comment on Hey AT&T, Why You Calling Everyman ‘Marcel’? by Jim

Jim — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 05:04:54 +0000

Thanks, Keith . . . and sorry I am SO tardy in replying to your comment, which unlike most comments I get, is not spammy! I just posted another ad review to the blog, hope you like it.

Comment on Hey AT&T, Why You Calling Everyman ‘Marcel’? by Keith Page

Keith Page — Fri, 27 May 2011 06:29:29 +0000

You Are ‘spot-on’ here !!! that commercial annoyed me sooo much. I googled to find out ….’What-The-Hell’……..You know I did not even know WHAT the ad was for.

That one is ALMOST as bad as the insane-stupid “Sleep Number Mattress”…ad that describes a regular mattress made of springs coils and [actress screws up her face and says]….’some kind of soft stuff’……..

Comment on Apostrophes are Not For Pluralizing Ordinary Words by Jim

Jim — Fri, 06 May 2011 18:24:33 +0000

More than preferable, “them” would be correct (because “it” is wrong)! Thanks for noticing and pointing “it” out. I’ve fixed that. Thanks for both of your comments (or should I say, comment’s . . . NO!)

Comment on Apostrophes are Not For Pluralizing Ordinary Words by Yar2011

Yar2011 — Fri, 06 May 2011 18:02:02 +0000

The pluralization of words by use of apostrophe s is becoming ubiquitous, a veritable virus. Thanks for raging against this nonsense.

Comment on Apostrophes are Not For Pluralizing Ordinary Words by Yar2011

Yar2011 — Fri, 06 May 2011 17:59:56 +0000

“Good writers know these rules, and know them well, because they learned it as schoolchildren.”

Wouldn’t ‘them’ be preferable to ‘it’?

Comment on Vague Headline, No Payoff After Clicking by Curt Matlin

Curt Matlin — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 17:17:53 +0000

Hi Jim!

I love deconstructing ads like you did above (is deconstructing the correct word?). It is amazing how many ads miss the mark!

Also, what I love is when you see a MEMORABLE ad campaign but have no idea what the product is! Talk about missing the mark. Or when the ad overshadows the product to the point that you don’t know what the product’s value is, despite loving the ad.

Keep up the great work! And yes, I need to get my act together on the CLMFS video….

Comment on Personalization and Jargon: How It Feels to the Reader by Seasons

Seasons — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 06:44:12 +0000

You you should change the post name Personalization and Jargon: How It Feels to the Reader – Growing Your Business via the Web . . . and offline too! – The Copywriting & Design Blog to more generic for your webpage you create. I liked the post nevertheless.