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LindaOH @LindaOHio (222222) • United States 14 May

I'm interested in knowing who is still working and who has retired or maybe you never worked. If you're still working, in what field are you working? What has been your career path? If you retired, when did you retire? Was it...

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Are there any products you have seen advertised that you wonder about?

Fleur @Fleura (34927) • United Kingdom 20 Feb

The post by @LooeyVille about tomato pills made me think of this. There are some products that I wonder about, in spite of all the regulations surrounding advertising etc. I remember in the US I was constantly hearing adverts...

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Depressing mail today!

Fleur @Fleura (34927) • United Kingdom 17 Jan

When the postman pushed a bundle of post through the letterbox this morning I was hopeful I might receive something interesting, maybe even a very late Xmas card from a friend or something like that. Instead I received a water...

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I might do something, to get more people on myLot

Melanie Marie @Melanie_Marie (2448) • St. Clair, Michigan 19 Oct

Sometimes on a Saturday after SNL, I like to check out myLot right before I take my phone into the hallway to charge it up for the night. Most Recent Discussions - I noticed the same one was sitting up there.. and sitting up...

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I Believe He Was an Air Dancer

Jim Bauer @porwest (112717) • United States 1 Sep

At some point the gates of the asylums were let open (in fact, in the 80s), and so, sometimes you encounter some rather interesting people on the sides of the road or in other places. You get all the usual fare. People talking to...

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Advertising online

me @dfollin (27267) • United States 29 Jul

I hate it when there is online advertising online in the form of a video to sell a product (item, service, etc.) and it is repetitive and goes on forever! It's tiring! They lose my attention quickly! It is also very annoying! I...

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Sometimes You Have to Wonder

Jim Bauer @porwest (112717) • United States 4 Aug 24

Signs are sometimes confusing, and other times you just have to scratch your head at the sheer level of incompetence of certain people. I mean, mistakes do happen and sometimes you can understand why. But when you see a...

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So, WHAT'S the Penalty?

Jim Bauer @porwest (112717) • United States 28 Jul 24

Sometimes you really have to wonder. For example, we were tooling around in Collinsville and Edwardsville yesterday a bit and stopped at a Dollar General store for no particular reason other than to just have a look around. On...

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The TV Ad Boost

Jim Bauer @porwest (112717) • United States 24 Jul 24

It's that time again when you have the TV on, and if you are watching especially your local channels, almost every single commercial happens to be a political ad. I admit it does get annoying. The TV stations certainly make their...

politics

advertising

elections

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If Only...

Kaz @KarenAnne (257) • United Kingdom 15 Sep 23

Often when watching YouTube adverts pop up with the claim "take advantage of this offer now because you might not see this again". Oh, I wish. Often it's for something that looks like an absolute con with the kind of people you...

advertising

con

lies

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Shop Like a Billionaire?

Kaz @KarenAnne (257) • United Kingdom 10 Aug 23

I'm sure you've all seen and, much worse, heard the irritating jingle of that particular advert. How does one really "shop like a Billionaire"? Do we acquire politicians? Are yachts compulsory? Do we need several oversized...

advertising

money

billionaire

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Did Somebody Make a Wittle Whoopsie Daisy?

Jim Bauer @porwest (112717) • United States 23 Jan 23

Meanwhile, at the office of Dumb and Dumber, marketers emeritus, Tom Dumb calls over Bob Dumber to discuss an issue with him. "Do you see what I see?" asks Tom Dumb. Bob Dumber scans a photograph containing his ad design for...

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Will Amazon Advertising be Okay with the new Cover

DW Davis @DWDavis (25797) • United States 8 Jan 23

After Amazon Advertising declined to advertise my first Kindle Short Read due to the cover being too salacious, I was indignant and decided to keep the cover anyway. It took several days of thoughtful introspection, but in the...

ads

advertising

acceptable

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Youngest Marketing Exec I Know

DW Davis @DWDavis (25797) • United States 17 Dec 22

One of my students has, at age 9, already decided to pursue a future in marketing and advertising. As a way of wetting his feet in the business, he has offered to market and promote my books for me for free. The young...

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Now You Know #2

Jim Bauer @porwest (112717) • United States 20 Nov 22

As the old saying goes, there is often a lot more in a company logo than you think. After all, it's the first thing you see that instantly lets you know where you are or what's for sale. When a logo is good you don't even need...

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Do you check out unit prices when grocery shopping?

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381741) • Rockingham, Australia 13 Nov 22

Following on from yesterday’s discussion about how our choices in the supermarket are manipulated by clever display and advertising, a segment on the news highlighted another ploy employed by manufacturers. I forget the technical...

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Are you an astute grocery shopper?

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381741) • Rockingham, Australia 13 Nov 22

I’ve just read a very interesting article about how supermarkets arrange their stores and shelves to entice shoppers to spend more and to buy specific products. I’m sure we are all aware of some of the tricks so forgive me if I...

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Advertising topiary!

Fleur @Fleura (34927) • United Kingdom 22 May 22

I like to see interesting things when out and about – even more so since joining MyLot, because now I’m always on the lookout for quirky things to photograph and write about! This particular topiary caught my eye, outside a...

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Does Anyone Remember Skywriting?

James Higgins @JamesHxstatic (29410) • Eugene, Oregon 10 Oct 21

It was usually a small airplane flying around with a smoke generator and a skilled pilot who could fly precisely enough to form big white smoke letters in the sky. I recall seeing them pretty often when I was growing up in Texas....

advertising

airplanes smoke

pilots

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Do ads bother you any more or less than they used to when you were younger?

The Horse @TheHorse (238268) • Walnut Creek, California 5 Jul 21

I'm sure I've written about this before, but I feel compelled to write about it again. One of things I like about being "older" is that my "give a sh*t" has declined. I don't care as much about how people perceive me. I'm no...

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