Throw Away Lines

I read a sales ad today that started with this line: Are you a career-minded salesperson… What does that mean?  I bet if I asked 10 people I would get 10 different answers.  I call sentences like this “throw away lines” because they do nothing for the ad.  It is vitally important when writing ads to only include sentences that describe the position and the type of person who will excel within it. Anything else is wasted space.

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