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Let me get something out of the way right now. I chuckle every time I hear the word “lube”. I’m a child and I’m only partially proud of it. Don’t judge me…much.
Ok, so I got this nifty email from “My Neighborhood Jiffy Lube” today. See below:
From: “Your Neighborhood Jiffy Lube”
Love that they are taking their [...]
Patriotic Ovals of Fury
April 7, 2010View Comments
What? I can’t hear you over all of this visual yelling!
What’s in a picture? I got this email from American Express today giving me a headsup about Administrative Assistant day coming up. Good message, cute headline, and a great reason to message me. But the 2nd image down gave me a chuckle.
It’s proximity to the second paragraph translates to: “American Express Gift cards are a [...]
CVS Email Gives Me the Gift of Ambiguity
March 25, 2010View Comments
Imagine not knowing someone threw a party until they sent you a thank you card. You feel that conflict between feeling embarrassed and feeling mad? Doesn’t feel too good does it?
Well, that’s how CVS made me felt today with their ExtraCare email. Let’s take a look below:
“Gregory, we heard you (and a few thousand others)!
Boy [...]
I have been a very happy Nikon customer for quite awhile. They have a file in the “Brands I Love” filing cabinet in my head. But despite my love for Nikon I was a tad confused about this email I received. Take a look below:
One of the things I am very guilty of with emails [...]
It’s taken a little longer this morning to get my party started. My eyes are bloodshot. My body aches. It marks the day after Oscar night.
I love movies and I love the glitz and glamour of the Academy Awards. So I was pleasantly surprised when I saw this email waiting for me this morning.
Now this [...]
Us Weekly’s Celebrity Fantasy League is Making My Ears Bleed and is Killing Baby Unicorns
March 4, 2010View Comments
They say that if there’s a good enough idea, people will find a way to see it. They also say that if you make everything visual on the page yell at the same volume, your ears will bleed and a baby unicorn will die. Ok I made that up.
Take a look at this page from [...]
If you are headed to Austin next week for the SXSWi conference you may have received an invitation today in your email inbox to sign up for Mashable’s Austin Real Time website.
This website is a way for attendees of SXSWi to join the community and share their social activity with other attendees. Seems like a [...]
This is the story of a brand I personally love and trust confusing the heck out of me.
Let’s frame the situation before you take a look at the email in question. I have been a happy customer of Lux Bond & Green for many many years and have spent in excess of $10,000 with them [...]
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