| Gavri Fernandez ( @ 2006-01-06 12:42:00 |
| Entry tags: | everybody, feel-good, kbc, madagascar, marketing, namus, star-vijay |
Marketing
Noticed how they went for the happy ending in Madagascar by trying to pass fish off as non-sentient? Alex the Lion can eat fish because fish don't have feelings.
I couldn't let them get away with that.
I told my four-year old cousin that the fish that was cut up and eaten was Nemo. She was horrified. And cried herself to sleep that night. That'll teach those Hollywood bastards. Hahaha!
Confession: I mark out for Backstreets Boys' "Everybody". Awesome dance moves. (No, I'm not gay. (I know: nobody gives a shit anyway)) I've confessed. And feel a lot better now. But I don't want anybody talking about this anymore. Understand?
Good.
Don't you love one-word paragraphs? Make you feel like you're reading Booker prize quality material, no?
You know what's the weirdest marketing campaign ever? BJP's Feel Good Factor campaign. Really. Think about it for a moment. Even a soft-drink company wouldn't be daring/dumb enough to go with a slogan like that. Or what about a condom ad? "Our condoms don't work most of the time. But the extra holes in it make you Feel Good."
Think about the brain-storming sessions that must have led to an idea like that. It's mind-boggling.
I'm sure it began with: "Let's use subtle suggestive techniques to make people feel good just before the election. Let's fuck with their minds. Make them Feel Good and we have their votes."
(Presumably, at this point, some discussion about strategy took place. Please fill in this space yourselves. I can't even imagine how the meetings must have progressed. Truly, only a committee could have come up with this conclusion...)
"Alright. It's settled then. Let's advertise in large letters everywhere that our modus operandi is to make people Feel Good at election-time."
My only wish in life is to be able to someday casually say: "I was once asked to give a speech on that."
Believe it Or Not:
Star Vijay, one of the biggest Tamil TV channels is broadcasting dubbed episodes of KBC 2. Here's the unbelievable part: It's the primetime show on weekends and ::drumroll:: people are actually watching it.
Think about that for a minute.
There are actually sane people watching dubbed episodes of a freaking game show!
shoan is coming over, this weekend. I hope I find enough time today to remove the shit-stains from the toilet bowl and the cum stains from the floor. I don't want the guy entering my room, puking in disgust and making a mess.
Update: P.S: I don't have a four-year old cousin.