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The latest "One Word" re-examines the word 𝒕𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒐𝒏𝒊𝒂𝒍 and takes a look at the arguments for and against using them in sales pages. (Of course, there`s a fun fact about the word and testicles!).

This image shows one of the first product testimonials used in print advertising. A celebrity endorsement for London`s Pears Soap from famed opera singer Lillian Langtry.

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The most recent "One Word" email re-examines what we might mean when we use the word "afford." This word is ANCIENT, y`all. Like Iron Age old. And the ways in which it has evolved have a lot to tell us about how we look at the resources available to us.

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The business world is all a-flutter with what it`s calling "consent-based marketing."

And in general, I`m a fan. As a specialist in what I`ve termed "non-transactional list-building," I champion the cleanest kind of data collection there is - a list of folks that WANT to be on it.

But here`s the thing. Consent is a LEGAL term - which means that it is in constant contention and exists in two distinctly different worlds.

𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘂𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲`𝘀 𝗮 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗨𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗬 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲.

That`s what I`m tackling in the latest One Word. Wanna join us? Well, come on over! We re-evaluate the vocabulary of business and marketing, one word at a time 👉https://www.laraeastburn.com/oneword/

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👉🏽 𝑷𝒊𝒄𝒌 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒃𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒏 is both an idiom and a cliché - and its origins are unknown. We see it appear, though, as early as 1770 - around the same time (not uncoincidentally, I`d wager) as the height of the word pickpocket.

Yeah, that tracks.

One word is a free email that re-examines the received vocabulary of business and marketing. Join us and get the FULL story behind the oddest way folks ask for help!

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I suffer from what many would consider a fatal flaw for someone in my line of work. Let`s call me ... hmmm ... video-averse. In the worlds of both marketing and songwriting, it`s not been ideal.

My rather intense disclination toward putting myself on video puts me squarely in the space of having what marketing folk call a "visibility" problem.

But what does visibility mean, anyway? And what does it mean for it to be an issue for me? That`s what I`m thinking about in the latest edition of One Word. Not subscribed yet? Let`s fix that!

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