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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-04-09 12:22 AM Original message |
I want to get rich by selling some cheap-to-produce cr@p that nobody needs. Any marketing advice? |
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old mark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-04-09 12:42 AM Response to Original message |
1. Sounds like a natural for late night infomercials, similar to |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-04-09 01:21 AM Response to Reply #1 |
4. "America needs more crap" ... a "patriotic shopping" theme, huh? Updated maybe: |
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old mark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-04-09 06:56 AM Response to Reply #4 |
12. You may have found your place in LIFE! You sound like a natural... |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-04-09 12:47 AM Response to Original message |
2. Just hire some famous demographic specific idiot to promote your goods. |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-04-09 01:16 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. That's an interesting idea. Maybe I could combine it with hyponosis: |
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Brother Buzz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-04-09 02:02 AM Response to Original message |
5. As seen on TV |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-04-09 03:40 AM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Ooh! I like it! "We're so eager for you to try our product, we'll give it to you for free! That's |
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Callalily (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-04-09 05:44 AM Response to Original message |
7. And if you put the dirt |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-04-09 06:08 AM Response to Reply #7 |
8. I'd rather display the product in a Lucite box and add a voiceover at the end: |
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old mark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-04-09 07:02 AM Response to Reply #8 |
13. You are getting there - but you need dirt with a special association, |
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mikeytherat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-04-09 08:13 AM Response to Reply #8 |
22. "Crystalline" sounds a bit too real, and you need a subtle God angle. Go with "christalline" |
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Lucian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-04-09 06:29 AM Response to Original message |
9. Whatever the product is, it has to be a $600 value for only $19.95. |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-04-09 06:42 AM Response to Reply #9 |
10. I like that,. "A six hundred dollar value. And it's yours absolutely free, You pay only |
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meegbear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-04-09 06:51 AM Response to Original message |
11. Two words ... |
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TZ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-04-09 07:46 AM Response to Reply #11 |
16. Even better..check out Billy Mays new show..."Pitch Men" |
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Brother Buzz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-04-09 02:33 PM Response to Reply #11 |
27. Two words - Vince Shlomi |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-04-09 07:18 AM Response to Original message |
14. use lots of bikini-clad (or nude) women |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-04-09 07:43 AM Response to Reply #14 |
15. Great idea! Aim at making men feel impotent and at making women feel |
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peekaloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-04-09 07:55 AM Response to Original message |
17. Limited offer! Hurry! Strengthens abs AND cleanses the colon. |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-04-09 08:05 AM Response to Reply #17 |
19. Maybe I could just point out the health benefits of having strong abs and a clean colon |
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peekaloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-04-09 08:07 AM Response to Reply #19 |
20. Oh, so you're ethical? |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-04-09 08:12 AM Response to Reply #20 |
21. As the inscrutable ancient Chinese wiseman said -- There's a difference between hunting and fishing |
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Auggie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-04-09 08:02 AM Response to Original message |
18. You need distribution. Wal-Mart sounds perfect. |
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jmowreader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-04-09 08:22 AM Response to Original message |
23. This sounds like the three-step business plan of the Underpants Gnomes |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-04-09 09:24 PM Response to Reply #23 |
29. Great! "And there's an Underpants Gnomes Seal of Approval on every box!" |
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Arkansas Granny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-04-09 10:26 AM Response to Original message |
24. Get Billy Mays to yell about it on tv. |
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Locrian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-04-09 11:29 AM Response to Original message |
25. two words: iPhone applications |
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SecularMotion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-04-09 11:48 AM Response to Original message |
26. Sell products for use in the afterlife to the religious nt |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-04-09 03:10 PM Response to Original message |
28. I think there is a market for blankets that have pantlegs in them |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 01:17 AM Response to Reply #28 |
32. Y'know, I just realized they sell electric blankets with heating cools but I'll never seen |
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Initech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-04-09 11:08 PM Response to Original message |
30. You need to combine two objects into one, like the Snuggie for instance. |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 12:46 AM Response to Reply #30 |
31. Like a depiliating hat? "It not only keeps your head warm -- it also helps remove unwanted |
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