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I thought you must be kidding about the "hammer-centric methodology": Do companies actually say they have a "tool-centric methodology"? Then I remembered one I

I thought you must be kidding about the "hammer-centric methodology": Do companies actually say they have a "tool-centric methodology"? Then I remembered one I saw just the other day: > We offer a highly configurable Agile and tools-based software development methodology They also have an "execution-focused leadership team" and "offer a number of flexible outcome-oriented engagement models assuring the success of our projects" The whole page is like that! http://accionlabs.com/company/why-accion-labs/ http://accionlabs.com/company/why-accion-labs/

jarrett 13y ago
Wow. I've always wondered: Is this kind of empty, buzzwordy writing effective? Does it sell? So many companies write this way. I could believe they do so only because their staff never learned how to write good sales copy. Or is there some actual merit to it? Do they know something I don't--namely, that buzzwords sell?
- vehementi 13y ago
  I think it's a joke, just based on the obvious word reuse: > We are an innovation focused services firm with 100% focus in the emerging technologies. This razor sharp focus has allowed us to differentiate from our competitors in many different ways:
  - jarrett 13y ago
    Maybe. Though the page, taken in the context of the overall site, doesn't scream satire. I'd be disinclined to put a joke page on my consultancy's website, but if I did, I'd be sure to make the joke 110% clear. So my suspicion is that the word reuse is just the writer's habit, not evidence of a joke. (Many writers have such habits, especially amongst those of us who aren't writers by trade.)
  - Stratoscope 13y ago
    I've actually had some personal interaction with this company, and I'm pretty sure that the writing style is not satire and not a joke. It's the way somebody actually writes.
SnacksOnAPlane 13y ago
Oooh, you can work on Web 2.0 AND 3.0. I'm not sure if Web 3.0 is backwards compatible, though.

jarrett 13y ago

Wow. I've always wondered: Is this kind of empty, buzzwordy writing effective? Does it sell? So many companies write this way. I could believe they do so only because their staff never learned how to write good sales copy. Or is there some actual merit to it? Do they know something I don't--namely, that buzzwords sell?

vehementi 13y ago
I think it's a joke, just based on the obvious word reuse: > We are an innovation focused services firm with 100% focus in the emerging technologies. This razor sharp focus has allowed us to differentiate from our competitors in many different ways:
- jarrett 13y ago
  Maybe. Though the page, taken in the context of the overall site, doesn't scream satire. I'd be disinclined to put a joke page on my consultancy's website, but if I did, I'd be sure to make the joke 110% clear. So my suspicion is that the word reuse is just the writer's habit, not evidence of a joke. (Many writers have such habits, especially amongst those of us who aren't writers by trade.)
- Stratoscope 13y ago
  I've actually had some personal interaction with this company, and I'm pretty sure that the writing style is not satire and not a joke. It's the way somebody actually writes.

SnacksOnAPlane 13y ago

Oooh, you can work on Web 2.0 AND 3.0. I'm not sure if Web 3.0 is backwards compatible, though.