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To mis-quote Billy Joel … I’m selling out!
16 Nov2006
Okay folks. Here’s that ad I was hinting about. For Canadian public relations practitioners/readers, it’s a service you’ve already heard about if not already using.
For my international readers, you should take a look at the clickthrough - there’s an interesting approach to tying value-added services with time-wasting games.
It’s right over there in the sidebar.
5 Responses to To mis-quote Billy Joel … I’m selling out!
Kelly
November 16th, 2006 at 6:10 pm
That’s brilliant!
If only “catching” media attention were that easy! (Though I guess that’s the point CNW is trying to get across, it’s easy if you use their service?)
Anyway, love it!
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