Regardless of what we do for our clients, all of us write for our businesses. A blog post, a sales letter, the Chamber of Commerce presentation, the email to an underperforming vendor; we need to be good with words. Yet, so many of my clients groan at the thought of sitting down to write.
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Well Said Wednesday: Do You Haiku?
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Now, I hold no illusions that haikus are going to catapult my business to the stratosphere. They are unlikely to gain new clients for me. But they give friends and clients of 423 a smile. They give me an avenue to share a bit of my personality -- the word-nerd, amused part.
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Sometimes life intervenes. That's okay.
Read MoreWell Said Wednesday: Really Excited Edition!!! (Again!!!)
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Last week, my friend Jen posted on Facebook about her company's policy on using exclamation points. She is being limited to one per email and it's kind of a drag for her. To me, it's sound grammatical policy that I applaud heartily. (Heartily!) Yes, I kind of discriminate against exclamation marks.
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