tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25997438539467128012008-04-09T10:18:02.914-05:00Nicholas LongoBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2599743853946712801.post-74490740300704690252008-04-03T09:00:00.003-05:002008-04-09T10:18:03.034-05:00

This may be My list of 'All Time' marketing words but it's nice to reference to if you need some help coming up with a witty one liner, slogan, or product description. These are the words I know work well after 20 years of marketing. Got more? Digg this list?     Think it's Del.icio.us? 300+ marketing words and counting. # Ability. # About. # Absolutely. # Across. # Actively. # Addition. #

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by George S. Clason First Published in 1926. This story has been read by many of the Fortune 1000 CEO's at one time or another and is a timeless lesson for true success. Please Digg it or use Del.icio.us so others can read it too. It can really help you focus or re-focus on your personal and business goals. Ahead of you stretches your future like a road leading into the distance. Along

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The Man Who Desired Gold Bansir, the chariot builder of Babylon, was thoroughly discouraged. From his seat upon the low wall surrounding his property, he gazed sadly at his simple home and the open workshop in which stood a partially completed chariot. His wife frequently appeared at the open door. Her furtive glances in his direction reminded him that the meal bag was almost empty and he

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The Richest Man in Babylon In old Babylon there once lived a certain very rich man named Arkad. Far and wide he was famed for his great wealth. Also was be famed for his liberality. He was generous in his charities. He was generous with his family. He was liberal in his own expenses. But nevertheless each year his wealth increased more rapidly than he spent it. And there were certain friends of

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Seven Cures For a Lean Purse The glory of Babylon endures. Down through the ages its reputation comes to us as the richest of cities, its treasures as fabulous. Yet it was not always so. The riches of Babylon were the results of the wisdom of its people. They first had to learn how to become wealthy. When the Good King, Sargon, returned to Babylon after defeating his enemies, the Elamites, he

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Meet the Goddess of Good Luck "If a man be lucky, there is no foretelling the possible extent of his good fortune. Pitch him into the Euphrates and like as not he will swim out with a pearl in his hand." —Babylonian Proverb. The desire to be lucky is universal. It was just as strong in the breasts of men four thousand years ago in ancient Babylon as it is in the hearts of men today. We all

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The Five Laws of Gold "A bag heavy with gold or a clay tablet carved with words of wisdom; if thou hadst thy choice, which wouldst thou choose?" By the flickering light from the fire of desert shrubs, the sun-tanned faces of the listeners gleamed with interest. "The gold, the gold," chorused the twenty-seven. Old Kalabab smiled knowingly. "Hark," he resumed, raising his hand. "Hear the wild

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The Gold Lender of Babylon Fifty pieces of gold! Never before had Rodan, the spearmaker of old Babylon, carried so much gold in his leather wallet. Happily down the king's highway from the palace of his most liberal Majesty he strode. Cheerfully the gold clinked as the wallet at his belt swayed with each step—the sweetest music he had ever heard. Fifty pieces of gold! All his! He could hardly

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The Walls of Babylon Old Banzar, grim warrior of another day, stood guard at the passageway leading to the top of the ancient walls of Babylon. Up above, valiant defenders were battling to hold the walls. Upon them depended the future existence of this great city with its hundreds of thousands of citizens. Over the walls came the roar of the attacking armies, the yelling of many men, the

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The Camel Trader of Babylon The hungrier one becomes, the clearer one's mind works— also the more sensitive one becomes to the odors of food. Tarkad, the son of Azure, certainly thought so. For two whole days he had tasted no food except two small figs purloined from over the wall of a garden. Not another could he grab before the angry woman rushed forth and chased him down the street. Her

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The Clay Tablets From Babylon Professor Franklin Caldwell, Care of British Scientific Expedition, Hillah, Mesopotamia. October 21, 1934. My dear Professor: The five clay tablets from your recent excavation in the ruins of Babylon arrived on the same boat with your letter. I have been fascinated no end, and have spent many pleasant hours translating their inscriptions. I should have answered

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The Luckiest Man in Babylon At the head of his caravan, proudly rode Sharru Nada, the merchant prince of Babylon. He liked fine cloth and wore rich and becoming robes. He liked fine animals and sat easily upon his spirited Arabian stallion. To look at him one would hardly have guessed his advanced years. Certainly they would not have suspected that he was inwardly troubled. The journey from

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An immediate, worldwide sensation was created after "The Magic Story" first made its appearance in 1900 in the original 'Success' Magazine. After 1000's of requests for the reprint, a tiny, silver book was published. I own the original book and Yep I got it on eBay :) The book is in two parts. Part 1 reveals the story of Sturtevant, a starving artist who's life was changed overnight after he

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Here it is...... Inasmuch as I have evolved from my experience the one great secret of success for all worldly undertakings, I deem it wise, now that the number of my days is nearly counted, to give to the generations that are to follow me the benefit of whatsoever knowledge I possess. I do not apologize for the manner of my expression, nor for the lack of literary merit, the latter being, I

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