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In reply to the discussion: GRAVIS MARKETING - BOMBSHELLS IN PICTURES - A THOROUGH LOOK AT DOUG KAPLAN AND HIS ASSOCIATES [View all]DURHAM D
(32,595 posts)39. I used to get those damn faxes at my office.
They were very unprofessional. Often they were handwritten with a Sharpie. Some times they used standard clip art with handwritten bullet points. One glance at them and you knew they were not legitimate.
I could not get the spamming stopped and I resented the use of ink and paper so it pissed me off. But, I gave up on stopping them so I just passed them around the office to play with. I had a couple of very creative and funny employees so they added notes, colors, smart remarks etc. IWOs we turned them into a game.
It is oddly satisfying many years later to find out why they finally stopped coming.
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GRAVIS MARKETING - BOMBSHELLS IN PICTURES - A THOROUGH LOOK AT DOUG KAPLAN AND HIS ASSOCIATES [View all]
grantcart
Oct 2012
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A great job Grantcard. This is a man with a shady past. His past reasonably throws into
Democratopia
Oct 2012
#10
A great example of why government should not be run like a business. This is the GOP model.
freshwest
Oct 2012
#42
I too have been wondering how many flimflamers have been inspired by this story.
DURHAM D
Oct 2012
#38
Stunning work. Gravis needs to be removed from the polling mix. OK, the TYPOS on his Talent.me
progressivebydesign
Oct 2012
#53
then you will be most interested in the next two postings from the Gravis Working Group
grantcart
Oct 2012
#76
Nice case, built brick by brick. So why do the "legit" guys accept other's numbers w/o checking?
Scuba
Oct 2012
#64
Because they are failing to remember that "garbage data in" really does compromise your results
jsmirman
Oct 2012
#74
good job. Even without the info, I never took these never-heard-of polls seriously.
JackN415
Oct 2012
#77