Dell's "Masked Gunman" Stunt Ends As Badly As You'd Think
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Actually, I think this could have ended much worse.
Also, I guess my primitive civilian brain can't grasp the complexities of internal marketing, but how do you get someone excited for a product by associating it with unstable bikers and psychological trauma.
Also, I guess my primitive civilian brain can't grasp the complexities of internal marketing, but how do you get someone excited for a product by associating it with unstable bikers and psychological trauma.
Well at least it all ended happily for them... they've now shown the level of intelligence, commonsense and initiative that Dell look to fill their senior management positions.
Ahh, Red... he is a man of few words, but those words speak volumes...spectrenihlus said:
There really is nothing else that can be said.
Anyways, after reading this story, I have to lay down, as I think I gave myself a headache with the facepalm I did...
It was a holy day, Jesus might've been angry.The_root_of_all_evil said:
Also: today's message from Inglip? "Ddredura awaited"
Spooky!
Seriously, marketing people often don't recognise really bad ideas as such and think they must be super epic of thinking it because it's not already been done before in marketing.
Heavy charges, but then again some of those 400 people probably will have a bit of PTSD or nightmares for some time because of it.
Heavy charges, but then again some of those 400 people probably will have a bit of PTSD or nightmares for some time because of it.
You see, the original stunt idea is fucking retarded, but then when the guy "wouldn't initially tell police what was going on" what the FUCK is that!? THE POLICE ARE HERE AND THINK YOU'RE A GUNMAN. That's pretty much an "abort PR stunt" scenario.
Jesus Christ, my head just exploded.
Jesus Christ, my head just exploded.
Do i read it bottom-up or top-down? In otherwords, is she looking at you in disbelief and then facepalming or is she facepalming and then looking at you in disbelief? I'm leaning towards the first one since this seems pretty japanese...icyneesan said:I wonder what they were drinking/smoking to come up with a idea like this that even sounds remotely smart/well thought out.
Enjoy your obligatory facepalm image.
''It hurt itself in it's confusion!''
What? You mean being held hostage by people pretending to be armed bikers DIDN'T make them want to buy computer products? Now who could've seen THAT coming?
Masked man in leather biker clothes carrying two metallic objects in either hand, waving them about while yelling at everyone to get to the lobby? I'd assume guns, I'd assume threat, and I'd probably draw down on him. Seriously, it sounds like a good call to me.Eri said:
