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As you know, I spoke at Cannes last month with the wonderful Martin Weigel.
While the talk seemed to have gone down very well, the best news was when an old colleague of mine [hello Maria] pointed me towards this …
Yes … that’s a picture of me and Martin ON GETTY IMAGES!!!
Better yet, there’s more than one of these online … there’s a whole range of them, all taken from our WARC presentation at Cannes.
Now as fun as appearing on getty images is – even if they called me the head of stratefy, rather than strategy – that’s not why I’m so happy.
As some of you know, there is a guy who appears in a whole host of stock photos who looks rather like me.
This is him …
If you still question whether we look alike, have a look at this …
See …
In other words, this guy is literally profiting off my – errrrm – looks.
Well, now I am appearing on Getty myself, I get to fight back.
Well I say that, but the idiot who thought it was a good idea to put me on Getty has shown just how mad they are by having the audacity to try and charge €475 for the pic.
EACH PIC!
Hahahahahahahahaha.
Even my Mum wouldn’t pay more than a fiver – and that would be for both and she would still expect change – so while I’m pleased I’m finally giving my doppelganger a taste of his own medicine, it’s disappointing to know even the most insane billionaire in all of billionaireverseville would never buy these so I’m not robbing him off anything.
Damnit.
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The end of the world is now undeniable.
Comment by Bazza July 10, 2019 @ 6:22 amI think that was obvious before this – but I accept this might be the icing on the cake.
Comment by Rob July 10, 2019 @ 9:08 amHilarious and scary. But mostly scary.
Comment by George July 10, 2019 @ 6:50 amPriced not to sell.
Comment by Lee Hill July 10, 2019 @ 7:29 amI think anything over $20 would have achieved that goal Lee. The current price point is overkill.
Comment by George July 10, 2019 @ 7:33 amWow … George and Lee piling on the shit. This is a new dawn for this blog and I don’t know if I like it.
Comment by Rob July 10, 2019 @ 9:08 amthis is the fucking best thing that will happen to me today. all i need is the queen to call you a planning twat and its job fucking done.
Comment by andy@cynic July 10, 2019 @ 1:49 pmWhile that is a lot of money for a photograph of you, by Getty price standards, it is a low price. Sorry.
Comment by Pete July 10, 2019 @ 7:57 amThanks Pete. Thanks a lot.
Comment by Rob July 10, 2019 @ 9:09 amstop fucking whining campbell. some twat thought you were worth photographing and for once it wasnt the fucking police.
Comment by andy@cynic July 10, 2019 @ 1:48 pmwho the fuck would buy a photo of you.
Comment by andy@cynic July 10, 2019 @ 1:47 pmbut if it was on a dart board, they would fly out the fucking door.
im a entrepreneurial fucking genius.
Has Rob bought one for himself yet?
Comment by Northern July 10, 2019 @ 3:24 pmBet he bought one for all his enemies.
Comment by DH July 10, 2019 @ 5:56 pmThat actually sounds a very Rob thing to do.
Comment by Pete July 10, 2019 @ 8:33 pmAllof them? Even he has got that sort of money.
Comment by John July 10, 2019 @ 10:58 pmHe would find a way to get them to pay for it.
Comment by Bazza July 11, 2019 @ 12:10 am[…] I got my own back at Cannes, but he seems to be doing a lot better than me in earning cash from my […]
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