Do pitches that rhyme belong on a sign?

Chapter 7 of To Sell is Human explores the art and science of pitching — the ability to distill one’s point to its persuasive essence. Along the way I show why we need to move beyond the elevator pitch and why the social science says we should pitch with questions and even rhymes.

But I never expected the question pitch and the rhyming pitch to cross paths with the age-old (for this blog) topic of emotionally intelligent signage.

Then I went to the Seattle airport a few days ago and saw this rhyming pitch for waste disposal.



The following day, Derek Coburn sent this photo, which shows a question pitch on a Washington, DC, bus stop.



Is this a thing? Do pitches that rhyme belong on a sign?

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IN OTHER NEWS . . .

The TSIH Book Tour heads toward Southern California tomorrow. Here’s what’s on tap if you’d like to join us:

Irvine: Linked Orange County (Weds. 1/16 at 630pm)

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