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Why are Violent & Fear-Oriented Words So
Popular in Online Advertising?
by: Susan at Vector Central
Copyright, Vector Central Marketing
Have you noticed the inundation of violent words
used to
promote web sites and online businesses? In today's atmosphere
of terrorism, why is there "not" a recognition that
terms
like the following promote fear and negative emotions:
"Killer ads" "Blast your Readers with..."
"Explode your
traffic..." And if the user of these terms "intends"
to gain
customers by tactics of fear, then why? Do you 'want' to do
business or buy from someone who would personally hurt you?
Offend you? Blast you? Kill you?
Some online users have not even thought about
the impact of
such ad strategies. Some of those who use such terms will
be
defensive against my viewpoints, but as a person who wants
peace in our world I encourage all of us, including myself,
to "think" before we use such words that depict
fear,
violence, hatred and words used in terrorism.
Am I being a bit extreme? Perhaps some readers
might say
yes, but before using such phrases visually place yourself
in the same room with someone who lost a loved one on 9-11
or in the current awful wars and try to ask them if they
like these terms? Would they use your services or want to
buy from you?
The unfortunate reality is that if a person
were to totally
avoid working with web sites that use these terms, he/she
might as well not work online -- the usage of such words is
That Prevalent!
It's obvious that the users of these phrases
do not mean
them literally, but what concerns me is how saturated the
mind can become with such syntax. "Words" do affect
each of
us. There is a Bible verse that says, "As a man (woman)
thinketh in his(her) heart, so is he(she)," (Proverbs
23:7).
As we think, we speak -- as we speak, we influence -- as we
influence, we change lives! Let's not blast, explode, nor
kill each other in our advertising, nor in our everyday
speech! There is a whole dictionary and thesaurus where
nonviolent words and terms can be found. Bookmark this
Dictionary/Thesaurus link today: http://www.dictionary.com
This IS important! What can each of us do to
make a stand
against violence and terrorism? -->
Help by changing our "speech" on-line and off-line!
Thanks for reading,
Susan at Vector Central Marketing
http://www.vectorcentral.com
Copyright
©Vector Central Marketing
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About the Author:
Susan at Vector Central, is the editor/publisher of the "Interactive
Marketing Ezine" which provides essential marketing
methods to generate your online success. Free weekly ad with
subscription: http://www.vectorcentral.com/subscribe.html
As a Solo Ad Design specialist, Susan will assist you with
your Exclusive ad campaign:
http://www.vectorcentral.com/adv-solo-ads.html
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Article Title: "Why are Violent
& Fear-Oriented Words So Popular in Online Advertising?"
Author's Name: Susan at Vector Central
Author's Email Address: vectorcentral[at]vectorcentral.com
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Copyright Vector Central Marketing
Have you noticed the inundation of violent words
used to promote web sites and online businesses? In today's
atmosphere of terrorism, why is there "not" a recognition
that terms like the following promote fear and negative emotions:
"Killer ads" "Blast your Readers with..."
"Explode your traffic..." And if the user of these
terms "intends" to gain customers by tactics of
fear, then why? Do you 'want' to do business or buy from someone
who would personally hurt you? Offend you? Blast you? Kill
you?
Some online users have not even thought about
the impact of such ad strategies. Some of those who use such
terms will be defensive against my viewpoints, but as a person
who wants peace in our world I encourage all of us, including
myself, to "think" before we use such words that
depict fear, violence, hatred and words used in terrorism.
Am I being a bit extreme? Perhaps some readers
might say yes, but before using such phrases visually
place yourself in the same room with someone who lost a loved
one on 9-11 or in the current awful wars and try to ask them
if they like these terms? Would they use your services or
want to buy from you?
The unfortunate reality is that if a person
were to totally avoid working with web sites that use these
terms, he/she might as well not work online -- the usage of
such words is That Prevalent!
It's obvious that the users of these phrases
do not mean them literally, but what concerns me is how saturated
the mind can become with such syntax. "Words" do
affect each of us. There is a Bible verse that says, "As
a man (woman) thinketh in his(her) heart, so is he(she),"
(Proverbs 23:7). As we think, we speak -- as we speak, we
influence -- as we influence, we change lives! Let's not blast,
explode, nor kill each other in our advertising, nor in our
everyday speech! There is a whole dictionary and thesaurus
where nonviolent words and terms can be found. Bookmark this
Dictionary/Thesaurus link today: http://www.dictionary.com
This IS important! What can each of us
do to make a stand against violence and terrorism? -->
Help by changing our "speech" on-line and off-line!
Thanks for reading,
Susan at Vector Central Marketing
http://www.vectorcentral.com
Copyright ©Vector Central Marketing
=================================
About the Author: Susan at Vector Central, is the editor/publisher
of the "Interactive Marketing Ezine" which provides
essential marketing methods to generate your online success.
Free weekly ad with subscription:
http://www.vectorcentral.com/subscribe.html
As a Solo Ad Design specialist, Susan will assist you with
your Exclusive ad campaign:
http://www.vectorcentral.com/adv-solo-ads.html
