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Thoughts on ‘Sugar-coated corporate speak’ from the son of a Mad Man

A friend of mine recently sent me this post by Seth Godin to get my thoughts from a professional slimeball communicator’s point of view. ;) The post reflects on the “sugar-coated corporate speak” employed by a direct marketing team in order to spin its web-based information gathering as a consumer benefit.

Seth’s brief plea for authenticity had an unexpected impact on me – It reminded me of my father.

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