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Gobbledygook of the week
Gobbledygook of the week

Or as a normal person would say it . . .

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How not to writeClare LynchJuly 23, 2010gobbledygook, jargon Comment
Gobbledygook of the week
Gobbledygook of the week

In other words . . .

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How not to writeClare LynchJuly 12, 2010gobbledygook Comment
Audience awareness - FAIL!!
Audience awareness - FAIL!!

Don't fall into the same traps as these writers!

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How not to writeClare LynchJune 30, 2010audience awareness Comments
Who do you think you’re talking to?
Who do you think you’re talking to?

As any good copywriter will tell you, nothing’s more essential than knowing your audience.

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How not to writeClare LynchJune 21, 2010audience awareness Comments
Confused? I am now!
Confused? I am now!

The unfinished, upside-down, wrong-way-round F clef in "Guitar", I can just about live with.

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How not to writeClare LynchJune 1, 2010audience awareness, graphic design, music Comments
Now, even your cleaner is using corpspeak
Now, even your cleaner is using corpspeak

They should have stuck with the copywriter who came up with "Spray & Wipe".

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How not to writeClare LynchMay 14, 2010 Comments
How committed are you?
How committed are you?

The one thing you can say about corporate types is that they’re not commitmentphobes. In fact, it seems that every other company is committed to something.

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How not to writeClare LynchMay 11, 2010commitment Comments
Wanted: Senior Solutions Designer
Wanted: Senior Solutions Designer

Are they looking for a chemist? A mathematician? A professional cruciverbalist?

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How not to writeClare LynchApril 19, 2010job adverts, solutions Comments
Exclusive to all readers: the ultimate list of iconic marketing hyperboles!
Exclusive to all readers: the ultimate list of iconic marketing hyperboles!

I know you want to give your business the best possible chance, but please don't resort to describing it in the clichéd, exaggerated terms that every one else out there seems to want to use.

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How not to writeClare LynchApril 14, 2010designer, exaggeration, exclusive, hyperbole, iconic, innovative, stunning, ultimate, unprecedented Comments
Keep your turnkey away from my touch points!
Keep your turnkey away from my touch points!

A reader forwarded the following copy to me, hoping I could explain to him what the company responsible for it actually did. They lost me at “turnkey” – can anyone else help?

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How not to writeClare LynchApril 12, 2010corporate jargon, leverage, solutions, turnkey Comments
Corpspeak alert: "Solutions" still going strong
Corpspeak alert: "Solutions" still going strong

Everyone seems to hate the word solutions, but marketers still can't help wheeling it out at any opportunity - as these three recent arrivals in my inbox show.

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How not to writeClare LynchFebruary 3, 2010solutions Comments
Marketing segmentation: how not to do it
Marketing segmentation: how not to do it

You! Yes, you! You want a celebrity body, don't you?

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How not to writeClare LynchJanuary 27, 2010 Comments
Can you deliver innovative innovation?
Can you deliver innovative innovation?

Can you guess what it is yet?

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How not to writeClare LynchJanuary 21, 2010 Comments
Scenes from corporate life holiday special!
Scenes from corporate life holiday special!

How about “Happy holidays”?

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How not to writeClare LynchDecember 20, 2009cartoon Comments
This is a colleague announcement
This is a colleague announcement

Colleague. What does the word mean to you? Not ten years ago, but now.

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How not to writeClare LynchDecember 15, 2009 Comments
Scenes from corporate life
Scenes from corporate life

Management briefs internal comms.

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How not to writeClare LynchDecember 11, 2009cartoonComment
Scenes from corporate life
Scenes from corporate life

Meritocracy.

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How to writeClare LynchDecember 3, 2009cartoonComment
Scenes from corporate life
Scenes from corporate life

Inspiring your staff.

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How not to writeClare LynchNovember 20, 2009cartoon Comments
Scenes from corporate life
Scenes from corporate life

Management consultancy.

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How not to writeClare LynchNovember 13, 2009cartoon Comment
Scenes from corporate life
Scenes from corporate life

Crisis management.

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How not to writeClare LynchNovember 6, 2009cartoon, challenge, issue, opportunity, problemComment
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