This post from a book seller can also apply to savvy companies that like to engage with their customers in clear English: http://www.book-fair.com/blog/en/2011/09/12/everythink-sam-missingham/
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Seth Godin pares down Orwell’s rules.
US will enact plain writing act later in 2011, says the Huffington Post.
The Financial Regulator is now insisting on clear English for all mortgage arrears communications. “An information booklet must be made available to borrowers providing details of a lenders MARP process. The booklet must be drafted in plain English and in a clear and consumer friendly manner.” If you need your documentation rewritten to comply with [...]
This is an excellent American blog post on how businesses should approach social media. Social media tools such as Twitter, FaceBook, YouTube and LinkedIn are NOT for every business, or for everyone. If you decide social media is a strategy that might work for your organisation – but you don’t know how to start – [...]
American research has found that more people share links, articles and ideas on FaceBook and Twitter if the language is clear and to the the point: http://www.briansolis.com/2010/05/facebook-sharing-driven-by-simplicity/
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