25 Buzzwords that Should Really go Away
Last week we looked at the Eleven Commandments of Content Marketing. Included in that list, was the advice to ‘Speak Human’ and avoid overused buzzwords. I like that one. In honor of Rule #4, here are 25 of our most hated buzzwords and corporate phrases. Which ones would you like to see retired?!
- Calibrate Expectations
- Holistic Approach
- Gain Some Efficiencies
- Bandwidth (to describe someone’s workload)
- Circle Back
- Synergy
- Paradigm Shift
- Leverage (The verb. The noun is just fine)
- Brand Evangelist (It was cute the first time I read it, but just that first time.)
- Deep-dive
- Drill-down
- Freemium
- Thought Leadership
- Monetize
- Seamless
- Value Proposition
- User-centric
- Customer facing
- Disconnect (The noun this time)
- Learnings
- Wheelhouse
- Growth Initiatives
- Spearhead
- Customer Focused Growth (what other kind of growth… )
- Cascade, and Bubble up. Not to be confused with Boil it Down or Baked-in.