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Let’s fight vanity scams together

By on August 21, 2008 in no trust, social media, social networking, word of mouth

I’ve been intrigued by the legs Awards for sale: Not a rewarding experience has had since I posted it on July 22nd, just under a month ago. The Ballard Agency received an award from the U.S. Local Business Association that was clearly a deceptive marketing tactic similar to the phony domain name and Yellow Pages [...]

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Awards for sale: Not a rewarding experience

By on July 22, 2008 in deceptive marketing, no trust

The Ballard Agency has won plenty of awards in their 45 year history, but this isn’t one they were interested in: Chris Ballard, President of the the Bellevue-based insurance brokerage was surprised his company was selected. He’d never even heard of the U.S. Local Business Association. Here’s the email he received, with hyperlinks removed: I [...]

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