Comments on: It’s OK to Say “Merry Christmas” http://whengrowthstalls.com/blog/2009/12/its-ok-to-say-merry-christmas.html In "When Growth Stalls" Steve McKee exposes the characteristics that commonly correlate with stalled growth, and how to combat them. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:25:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: ronncobb http://whengrowthstalls.com/blog/2009/12/its-ok-to-say-merry-christmas.html/comment-page-1#comment-13 ronncobb Mon, 21 Dec 2009 08:16:39 +0000 http://whengrowthstalls.com/blog/2009/12/it%e2%80%99s-ok-to-say-merry-christmas.html#comment-13 The religious aspect of Christmas aside, people need to be merry about something. Life is too short to rip Merry Christmas from our vocabulary due to political correctness. So Merry Christmas and Happy New Year The religious aspect of Christmas aside, people need to be merry about something. Life is too short to rip Merry Christmas from our vocabulary due to political correctness. So Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

]]> By: Jay Ehret http://whengrowthstalls.com/blog/2009/12/its-ok-to-say-merry-christmas.html/comment-page-1#comment-14 Jay Ehret Sun, 13 Dec 2009 18:14:04 +0000 http://whengrowthstalls.com/blog/2009/12/it%e2%80%99s-ok-to-say-merry-christmas.html#comment-14 Actually, Abbie, no. Advertising should not be all-inclusive. When a company tries to be all things to everyone, it ends up being nothing to nobody. Actually, Abbie, no. Advertising should not be all-inclusive. When a company tries to be all things to everyone, it ends up being nothing to nobody.

]]> By: Abbie S. Fink http://whengrowthstalls.com/blog/2009/12/its-ok-to-say-merry-christmas.html/comment-page-1#comment-15 Abbie S. Fink Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:08:23 +0000 http://whengrowthstalls.com/blog/2009/12/it%e2%80%99s-ok-to-say-merry-christmas.html#comment-15 As someone who celebrates one of the other winter holidays, Hanukkah, I am not offended when someone says Merry Christmas. I just think it is important to recognize that there are other holidays being celebrated at this time of the year. So the generic "Happy Holidays" is a bit more inclusive in my opinion.<br /><br />And wouldn't it make more sense for advertisers to be a bit more inclusive? As someone who celebrates one of the other winter holidays, Hanukkah, I am not offended when someone says Merry Christmas. I just think it is important to recognize that there are other holidays being celebrated at this time of the year. So the generic "Happy Holidays" is a bit more inclusive in my opinion.

And wouldn't it make more sense for advertisers to be a bit more inclusive?

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