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This is a nice PR piece: timed for a specific holiday on the calender (timely), hooks into larger discussion around manners and the "best way" to greet somebody
by DanielBMarkham 15y ago
This is a nice PR piece: timed for a specific holiday on the calender (timely), hooks into larger discussion around manners and the "best way" to greet somebody (social hook), and ends up with real-world data on conversion ratios. (Give us the numbers!). Very nicely done.
Interesting trivia point: originally the phrase was "Happy Christmas," see "The Night Before Christmas" for a source. Can't help but wonder how "Happy Christmas" compares to the others?
- mattmillr 15y ago"Mery Christmas" [sic] dates back as far as 1565 - It's "Happy Christmas" that doesn't show up until the 19th century (and apparently is still more widely used in the UK than in the US.) That to say, I think the origins of words and language are fascinating and could spend hours reading Wikipedia articles like this one: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holiday_greetings http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holiday_greetings