Comment Comment by thenomad Do you have any metrics proving that these tactics don't work?I mean, sure, I can see why you don't like them - but having a marketing tactic that is wildly unpopular and having a marketing tactic that doesn't work are not the same thing.Case in point: a lot of people hate the "one wierd tip" ads that The Truth About Abs uses - but they seem to work pretty well - http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2011/11/02/the-truth-ab.... parent thenomad 14 years ago
I mean, sure, I can see why you don't like them - but having a marketing tactic that is wildly unpopular and having a marketing tactic that doesn't work are not the same thing.
Case in point: a lot of people hate the "one wierd tip" ads that The Truth About Abs uses - but they seem to work pretty well - http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2011/11/02/the-truth-ab....