:rofl4:MikeFerrara:If I were in the market to buy sex, I certainly would not be happy with a rebreather.
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:rofl4:MikeFerrara:If I were in the market to buy sex, I certainly would not be happy with a rebreather.
Kim:And you think an ad like this would constitute the:
"appropriate time, place and context" ?
somehow I doubt it. That's my point.
Of course, there are some who like to show off wherever they can - but that's true for men as well!
Curt Bowen:Actually, successful advertisement is rated by the number of people who see it, talk about it to others, and continue to show light on the manufactures products.
Take a look at successful marketing such as the Cavemen for Geico, (who obviously are offended by the use of cavemen), Wendys old wheres the Beef, and an uncountable number of sexy girls selling a plethora of products, events, and resort destinations.
The ending result on any advertisement campaign is recognition of a product to the masses. If I am successful, the client receives an extensive number of views, hype, and comments, be good or bad. The ending result is that additional potential consumers know about a product they previously had no clue (or very little) existed prior to the advertisement.
Like any company, magazine, or television show (even the place you work) they are required to make money to stay in business. As for the media, paid advertisement is the main source of income. Without it, the free service you are enjoying so much right now as you set in the comfort of your house reading the Scuba Board would not survive.
MikeFerrara:Sex may sell well to the public but I don't buy it. If I were in the market to buy sex, I certainly would not be happy with a rebreather.
RonFrank:I'm personally very offended by the add in that it objectifies MEN as sex objects!
This add maybe the best thing KISS has ever done. Three threads, 5000 views on just one thread, and three hundred responses.
KISS paid for a banner in a relatively obscure forum, and because they placed the type of add they did, the response spilled over onto the entire board. I'm betting their web hits are WAY up as well, and while most of us will NOT be just jumping into the rebreather market tomorrow, this is the exposure they are looking for.
Kudo's to the folks that are so offended by the idea of using PEOPLE as objects that they keep beating dead horses to the point that this add will live on much past the recommended shelf life!
MikeFerrara:I don't know about anyone else but I stopped watching television some years ago. Not only is the programming garbage but you have to sit through too much garbage advertising to see it. When I'm on the road and stuck in a motel and can't sleep I turn it on and flip through the chanels some but it only makes me glad that I don't pay for the trash.
MikeFerrara:I might be willing to purchase a subscription to scubaboard but the stupid ads (especially the animated ones) have to go.
RonFrank:NewsFlash. If you pay for a subscription on SB, the adds can be turned off. fftopic:
Missdirected:Dove has been doing an excellent marketing job using "real" women - educated women to sell their products. Hopefully others will follow.