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Volume! Volume! Volume!

December 14, 2012 by in Industry

Saw a series of tweets this morning from random consumers about holiday marketing volume. Some of the vendors I follow have gotten a little desperate. I’m getting an average of three emails a day saying “BUY OUR SHIT.” — Seanan McGuire (@seananmcguire) December 14, 2012 Sadly, this has resulted in the inverse of their intent: […]

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