Archive for the ‘All-time favorite phrases’ Category
Fav. sayings #4 (01.11.09)
“We’re leveraging our assets and establishing strategic alliances to create a robust knowledge center – one with a customer-ruled business structure using market-leading technologies to maximize our human systems.”
Huh? This apparently means, “We’re consultants.”
- What a manager communicated to his team,
‘Yes’ by Robert Cialdini
Fav. sayings #3 (06.10.09)
“People do business with people they know, like and trust.’
- Perry Belcher,
Marketing guru
Fav. sayings #2 (30.09.09)
“Avis. We’re #2, but we try harder. (When you’re not #1, you have to.)”
- Avis, car rentals
Marketing slogan
Fav. sayings #1 (30.09.09)
“That’s how much you know!” Fudge shouted. He’s learned to say that every time someone disagrees with him. It’s a real conversation stopper.
- Fudge
Fudge-a-mania, Judy Blume