Banned: Advertising magic words and phrases. https://blogs.lotterypost.com/jadelottery/2009/1/banned-advertising-magic-words-and-phrases.htm JADELottery's Blog: Banned: Advertising magic words and phrases. en-us Lottery Post RSS Generator Comment #4 https://blogs.lotterypost.com/jadelottery/2009/1/banned-advertising-magic-words-and-phrases.htm#c31973 https://blogs.lotterypost.com/jadelottery/2009/1/banned-advertising-magic-words-and-phrases.htm#c31973 Mon, 12 Jan 2009 15:39:56 GMT JADELottery Here's another one, "Buy one get one Free." NO MORON, it's 50% Offff, figgin' idiot. In fact any offer thats 'Buy (something) get (something) Free' is a BS statement. If you have to Buy something to get something, IT'S NOT FREE (PERIOD).

]]> JADELottery Comment #3 https://blogs.lotterypost.com/jadelottery/2009/1/banned-advertising-magic-words-and-phrases.htm#c31972 https://blogs.lotterypost.com/jadelottery/2009/1/banned-advertising-magic-words-and-phrases.htm#c31972 Mon, 12 Jan 2009 13:04:17 GMT JADELottery you're right about the misleading 9's abuse. you'll also notice that when drawing a 9 in advertising they try to make the loop in the 9 as big as possible to make it look like a zero, 0.

]]> JADELottery Comment #2 https://blogs.lotterypost.com/jadelottery/2009/1/banned-advertising-magic-words-and-phrases.htm#c31971 https://blogs.lotterypost.com/jadelottery/2009/1/banned-advertising-magic-words-and-phrases.htm#c31971 Mon, 12 Jan 2009 09:06:17 GMT justxploring

]]> justxploring Comment #1 https://blogs.lotterypost.com/jadelottery/2009/1/banned-advertising-magic-words-and-phrases.htm#c31961 https://blogs.lotterypost.com/jadelottery/2009/1/banned-advertising-magic-words-and-phrases.htm#c31961 Mon, 12 Jan 2009 01:06:47 GMT konane Add to that list ..."for only $19.95 plus shipping ..... but wait there's more if you act right now"..........

]]> konane Original Blog Entry: Banned: Advertising magic words and phrases. https://blogs.lotterypost.com/jadelottery/2009/1/banned-advertising-magic-words-and-phrases.htm https://blogs.lotterypost.com/jadelottery/2009/1/banned-advertising-magic-words-and-phrases.htm Sun, 11 Jan 2009 22:53:13 GMT JADELottery This is a list of words and phrases that should be banned from advertising and marketing use.

Advertisers and Marketers use and abuse these words to get you buy.

They seem to work, so, they are deemed: magic.

Three of these magic words and phrases are the most abused words of all.

They are: Free, New and Sale.

The list is, but not limited to the following:

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Free

New

Rebate

Cash Back

Allowance

Sale

1 Day Sale

2 Day Sale

(any) Day Sale

Sale (just to have a sale because the first few hundred sales this week didn't quite excite and fool enough people into the store, sale)

10% Off

50% Off

(any) % Off

Improved (in conjunction with new.)

Plus Shipping and Handling

2 Easy Payments of

3 Easy Payments of

(any) Easy Payments of

Money Back Guarantee

Savings

Was (any ridiculous inflated price), now (any price to make it look like a great deal while we make an enormous profit on the sale of deception)

Act now and we'll give you... ...Free (not. if you have to buy something to get something it's not free.)

* (used to hide additional information the might otherwise derail the sale and usually in very small print with a color that is in a bad contrast background so it's hard for you to notice.)

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