It used to be that freedom of speech was for the people. And, it used to be that there were at least SOME strategies in place to keep special interest out, such as limiting the amount of money a contributor could give to a political candidate.
Well… things have changed as of yesterday. The Supreme Court reversed a 20 year ruling on how businesses can support candidates. As of yesterday, corporations now have full rights to ‘freedom of speech’, and they can spend as much as they want to, to support an issue or a candidate, as long as they do it out of their own funds, and not via a donation to the candidate.
What does this mean for you and I?
Big oil and gas, the drug companies, insurance companies, etc., will get what they need from lawmakers to do anything they want. They literally can run their own campaign to get their candidate in office, who will of course vote for their special interests.
The Republicans of course love this, as they are all about special interest. They will easily be able to win elections. Special interest will of course be putting big dollars towards their needed candidates in their own way. They’ll be flooding the airwaves, the internet, television, newspaper, etc with their message guised in a way that makes the masses follow.
Here in Denver, the GOP is already acting on yesterday’s ruling, and working to change Colorado laws to reflect the Supreme Court’s decision.
We can thank George Bush for his supreme court nominations.
Bye Bye Democracy.
A vanity number is simply a toll-free number that will spell out a word or words to make a phone number more memorable. For instance, we have all heard the phone number 1-800 FLOWERS and remembered it because it was using words rather than just numbers. Businesses can increase their profits by simply having 1-800 vanity numbers. This will allow their customers and potential clients to always remember their phone number so that there is no chance they’re going to call the competition by accident.
We’ve all heard of vanity license plates where someone puts a word or phrase on their car license plate. Vanity phone numbers are similar in that the business or person is trying to brand themselves using a particular word or phrase. Part of the reason to use vanity phone numbers is because it is a lot harder to remember a series of numbers that it would be to remember a word or phrase.
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Vanity numbers are more expensive and harder to find because you have to spell out a particular word. If someone else already has the phone number, it can be hard to get it away from them. Therefore, if a business is considering getting one they need to think it through before proceeding with any marketing materials. Having the company’s name is a great idea although it is not necessary that the business name is used if it is not available. Instead, the business can opt to pick a word or phrase that is more related to the industry that they are in. For instance, if it is a plumbing business they could spell out a word related to the industry such as “drain” or “faucet”.
1-800 vanity numbers are great for branding a business because customers will be able to easily remember the phone number without having to look at the telephone book or on the Internet. If the marketing is done properly using the vanity number, the business will be educating the potential consumers on who to call for that specific service or product. However, this kind of branding must be done consistently in order to drill the information into the consumer’s mind so that they don’t forget it.
