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	Phil's Blogservations Sunday, April 17, 2005 Posted by philgomes 1:59 PM Executive Happiness Sees 17.9% Week-Over-Week Gain Executive Happiness Sees 17.9% Week-Over-Week Gain After a slight dip following a two-day rally, The Gomes Index shot up again to end the week at 92.51 — a 17.9% gain. Some people have asked me if the phrase "we are pleased" is used as often in press releases as I claim. Answer: It is. Go on Google News and do a search for "we are pleased" and, say, "PR Newswire." Some of you will be surprised. Now, still others have asked why this phrase exists in the first place. This isn't as easy to answer. I suspect that it has something to do with a company's desire not to make it sound like it has a favored relationship with any single partner, vendor, or customer. If Coca-Cola said it was "pleased" to work with Snoop Doggy Dogg, but "estatic" to work with P. Diddy, we might end up with more gangsta rap gunfire. I realize that's an extreme example, but you get the idea. I've been spending the weekend with Black Label Society's Hangover Music, Vol. 6. Give it a listen if you want to hear one of the best rock guitar players in the business today — Zakk Wylde. If you only know him from his work with Ozzy Osbourne, you're missing out. HOME | OBSESSIONS | FAQ | HEROES | CAREER | BLOG | CONTACT Note that the views expressed on this site do not necessarily reflect those of Phil's employer, its business partners, its clients, or anyone or anything that doesn't come from Phil.	ABOUT THIS BLOG This blog not only discusses PR and media matters, but Phil's everyday observations about a variety of topics. EMAIL phil[at] philgomes[[dot}]com SYNDICATE Feedburner ARCHIVE YAHOO! IM SKYPE WISH LIST PITCH POLICY MY PHOTOS www.flickr.com Photostream RSS Enter your Email Powered by FeedBlitz COMMENT AND TRACKBACK POLICY Comments and trackbacks are unmoderated, though I will delete the patently offensive ones. Any comments and trackbacks are the opinions of the individual writer of those comments and trackbacks, and not those of Phil Gomes, his employer, its clients, or its business partners. If you have a bone to pick, bug the people who wrote the comment or trackback.