Articles categorized as "theory"

The professional email signature

Email signature should be short and simple

A professional email signature is simple and short, doesn’t include images or formatting, and contains just the right amount of appropriate information. Continue reading

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The folly of the artificial bidding window

Creating an artificial bidding window violates the trust of our sellers, depresses bidding activity and is deleterious to a passionate buying community that we should all be trying to build for our companies and the auction profession. Continue reading

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Verizon covers auctions and technology

I recently collaborated with Verizon for an article on their Midwest area blog. They asked a bunch of great questions and published my full responses. Here’s the article.

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QR codes kill kittens

A comical take by Scott Stratten on the frequency with which QR codes are misused. Continue reading

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Legalized gambling with penny auctions

Penny auction sites are gambling, pure and simple. Continue reading

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