It’s the holiday season and we’re opening our wallets. Every year, December brings out the best in consumers as well as the worst in charity scams. From big name charities...
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Tag Archives: Dallas-Ft. Worth
Older Consumers Targets for Ad Scams
I’m not against making a profit. Not at all. Commerce and profit have been woven into my life since I was a checker (at age 7) at my father’s Ben...
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Consumer Team: Truth More Important Than Expansion
"Unlike other consumer advocacy programs and services out there, I’m not doing this for the money or to grow some huge nationwide advertising platform. For The Consumer Team...
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Texas Retirement Specialists & McQ Media Launch Financial Literacy Campaign
(Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX) Texas Retirement Specialists and McQ Media are producing a series of short-form audio vignettes focusing on financial literacy. The campaign will run throughout April, which is...
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McQ Media’s Pete Thomson: “In Pursuit of The Truth”
Up until 10 years ago, I didn’t think much about the truth as related to advertising or even our government. Looking back, I think I was like everyone else. I...
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Consumer Team Challenges Bad Charities
(DALLAS-FT. WORTH, TX) As Americans prepare to make end-of-year contributions to charities, The Consumer Team radio program is warning consumers to thoroughly check out non-profits before giving. According to Consumer...
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Texas Retirement Specialists Supporting North Texas Charities
As we move toward the end of 2013, the Texas Retirement Specialists team is gearing up for their most active time of the year, Christmas and the Holidays! And that...
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Anatomy of a Great Commercial: “Less is More”
I’ve always loved commercials. As a young boy tuning into far away radio broadcasts, I would listen to commercials with great wonder. The jingles, the amazing announcer voices, the sound...
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Financial Talk Radio Done ‘Differently’
(DALLAS-FT.WORTH, TX) When it comes to being on the radio, financial planner Jim Poe knew he wanted to be different. Poe is CEO and Founder of Texas Retirement Specialists, a...
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Small Business: Don’t Buy That 1 Month Advertising Package
Over the last week, I’ve met with several business owners who have been pitched a special one-month advertising package from radio and television stations. You can always tell when radio...
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