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Category Archives: Convincing
Just like
Arriving at the airport, looking for a cab, a woman accosts me. “Taxi?” “Yes, I’m looking for a taxi.” “Come with me! I’m just like a taxi. Same price.” No thanks. Here are the problems with “just like” something else: … Continue reading
Blah blah blah blah Ginger
There’s a great old Gary Larson cartoon about what we say and what dogs hear. I wonder if we could re-title this cartoon “our needs,” as in: every time we regale someone with “what we need” we remember that all … Continue reading
What I care about, what you care about
Having beat up on the MTA once before for its ads, it only seems right now to sing their praises. I liked this subway ad a lot. 3.2 million minutes saved every day (80,000 riders x 40 minutes saved) seems … Continue reading
Akil and Sciryl
A guy’s on the subway car with a guitar, ready to sing. New guy for today, but really he’s just another guy with a guitar…the same old story. But then a passenger yells out, “YOU KNOW ‘MONEY MONEY MONEY BY … Continue reading
The elephant
Here’s the deal: he’s in the room, so you options are either to talk about him or to pretend he’s not there. You can put it off, you can discuss other things, you can hide for a while, but he … Continue reading
Pleasantly Persistent
Someone left me a voicemail the other day in which she said, “I know we keep missing each other, so I thought I’d try again. And hope that you appreciate my being pleasantly persistent.” Somehow, the way she said it, … Continue reading
Ideas or action?
The NYC Police and the Metropolitan Transit Association have run a catchy public service campaign for the last few years whose tagline is, “If you see something, say something.” The ad on the train I’m on has these words is … Continue reading
