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Own a Business? Beware of False Friends

by Dennis Beaver | advertising, consumer, language

June 11, 2024 • By Dennis Beaver Our stories that discussed learning a foreign language and DEI led to several phone calls from call center and sales supervisors in the worlds of insurance and financial planning. One pointed out, “The market of people speaking an...

‘I don’t have to show you any stinking badge’

by Dennis Beaver | business, consumer, employment, identification

June 7, 2024 • By Dennis Beaver Readers who enjoy classic American films will recognize the headline of this article as a line from “The Treasure of the Sierra Madre” (1948), starring Humphrey Bogart. A similar remark was used in “Blazing...

If Cars With Touchscreens Are Unsafe at Any Speed, Why Do We Have Them?

by Dennis Beaver | auto insurance, consumer, safety, technology

May 31, 2024 • By Dennis Beaver With homage to Ralph Nader, author of Unsafe at Any Speed, a landmark in consumer advocacy and journalism, today’s story looks at just how little the major auto manufacturers care about safety by forcing us to take our eyes off the road...

Story awakes non-communicative lawyers

by Dennis Beaver | consumer, lawyers, psychology

May 10, 2024 • By Dennis Beaver The most frequent complaint that all state bar associations receive from the public is a refusal, unwillingness or absolute failure by their lawyers to communicate – specifically, to return phone calls. A recent story was an...

Why is my lawyer so sad and angry all the time?

by Dennis Beaver | consumer, lawyers, psychology

May 3, 2024 • By Dennis Beaver Law is a high stress occupation, something that many clients do not realize. The reality of the legal profession is far different than portrayed on television or in the movies. Lawyers suffer from higher rates of depression, suicide and...

Can language apps teach you to speak a foreign language?

by Dennis Beaver | advertising, business, consumer, language, technology

March 29, 2024 • By Dennis Beaver “I was asked to look into Spanish-language-learning programs for our insurance brokerage sales staff. Your past articles are highly critical of Babbel and Rosetta Stone. Their commercials claim to have a method of teaching languages...
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