Archive for the ‘Marketing Humor’ Category

A Marketing Conscience – Do You Have One?

A Marketing Conscience – Do You Have One?

In 1990, Bill Hicks performed a stand-up bit called Revelations.  In it, he says to the audience, “By the way if anyone here is in advertising or marketing…kill yourself.” He goes on to say that those in marketing or advertising are “Satan’s little helpers,” “the ruiner of all things good,” and guilty of “filling the [...]

Marketing Through Children: Recipe for Disaster

Marketing Through Children: Recipe for Disaster

Actors have a maxim – never work with children or animals – they are too unpredictable and you cannot control the reaction or affinity of the audience to them.  The same ought to be applied to the highly paid, marketing and ad men and women who literally work in glass houses!  It has taken millions [...]

High Risk, High Return Marketing Stunts

High Risk, High Return Marketing Stunts

Business is about taking calculated risks and while some risky stunts have paid huge dividends, just as many have ended with huge losses.  We’re going to take a look at a couple of bold (and utterly stupid) marketing promotions, though in one instance, we’re going to see how the utterly stupid actually was more intelligent [...]

World Series Advertising for the Price of Two Seats

World Series Advertising for the Price of Two Seats

Okay, I have to admit this is a creative and cheap way to advertise without paying exorbitant advertising fees for a network television advertisement during the World Series. Look at the picture and you will see that a clever company called KGB (Knowledge Generation Bureau is a human-powered mobile text search and answer service) has [...]

Top Ten alternative money saving tips

Top Ten alternative money saving tips

10.  Borrow small amounts of money of friends (they will feel bad for asking for it back) Ahh, your friends, they are your best chance at saving money during this current climate. Ensure that when purchasing small items that could be paid for in coinage you only have notes or your debit card, that way [...]