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Oh, the Fauciites are running for cover more with each passing day, which makes me happy to see.

They were completely wrong.

They used the tools of fear and social media suppression and groupthink to silence dissent, but now it's all coming out and it should.

And there should be accountability as well.

We'll certainly get into this and more in a moment.

But I had a recent experience where I had a meal delivery service and it sent me the wrong thing.

And guess what?

I didn't have to get on the phone.

I was able to text them.

I was able to just go back and forth over text message to fix it.

This is why you need podium.

That's what podium does.

That's what podium provides for you.

You know, podium is a messaging platform that is powering your business.

It helps you reach your customers wherever they are.

Business messaging with podium helps you gain reviews, collect payments, communicate with customers and capture leads all from a single inbox.

podium helps you adapt to the change in customer expectations out there.

When I find a business like I just told you about I can text I use that business more because it's more convenient for me.

I get my problem dealt with quickly.

I don't have to wait on hold and I just know that this is what I want to do going forward.

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