The Musings Of An Opinionated Sod [Help Me Grow!]


Monday Morning Giggle …
May 7, 2018, 6:15 am
Filed under: A Bit Of Inspiration, Advertising, Attitude & Aptitude, Brilliant Marketing Ideas In History, Comment, Focus Groups

Once upon a time I was working with an alcohol client who was launching a new product.

I sat in copious amounts of meetings and watched loads of men sample – or should I say oversample – the product as part of the research process.

I kick myself I didn’t use the line from this cartoon to define those meetings. Damnit.

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You working on an alcohol account is like an fashion student working at birkenstock.

Comment by DH May 7, 2018 @ 6:22 am

never invited me to it. thats how much of a selfish prick he is.

Comment by andy@cynic May 7, 2018 @ 7:01 am

Since when have you needed an invitation to anything?

Comment by Rob May 7, 2018 @ 8:10 am

when i pretended i was a team player. wont make that mistake ever afuckingain.

Comment by andy@cynic May 7, 2018 @ 9:00 am

How was disneyland? I know Otis will have loved it but did it cause you as much passion as I hope it did?

Comment by DH May 7, 2018 @ 6:23 am

i hope it bankrupted him.

Comment by andy@cynic May 7, 2018 @ 7:00 am

Go Otis!

Comment by George May 7, 2018 @ 7:08 am

Otis loved it. I felt it was a cross between Guantanamo and Enron.

Comment by Rob May 7, 2018 @ 8:11 am

Good work Otis.

Comment by DH May 7, 2018 @ 8:43 am

i how you made him cry otis.

Comment by andy@cynic May 7, 2018 @ 8:59 am

I would say all focus groups are unfocus groups.

Comment by George May 7, 2018 @ 7:12 am

Yep. But I blame the clients who embrace them more than the people who do them. Outsourced decision making.

Comment by Rob May 7, 2018 @ 8:12 am

Mediocre clients pretending to be decisive.

Comment by George May 7, 2018 @ 10:45 am


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