I am for private business, and even big business, DEPENDING on the climate. But marketing really ticks me off sometimes. For example, when you take channels that started off with real intent and good intent like A&E when it first started was not the bullshit it sells now.
Ok, fast forward to today, I am watching an Allstate commercial, now while I don't mind charity, they are scamming off a lagit police and firefighter teddy bear hand out charity. The idea that you hand a kid in a time of strife something they can emotionally hang on to to deal with the stress.
Ok fine, Allstate wants to hand out bears to kids involved in car accidents or house fires or whatever. But what do you know, the bear is wearing an "Allstate" shirt.
It almost makes me think that they are taking a page out of the tactic of believing parents do with god and selling cookies as bribes and fear of hell, get em while they are young and vulnerable.
I guess I would have less of a problem if they did what cops and firefighters do, but do so without the corporate add on the teddy bear.
Ok, fast forward to today, I am watching an Allstate commercial, now while I don't mind charity, they are scamming off a lagit police and firefighter teddy bear hand out charity. The idea that you hand a kid in a time of strife something they can emotionally hang on to to deal with the stress.
Ok fine, Allstate wants to hand out bears to kids involved in car accidents or house fires or whatever. But what do you know, the bear is wearing an "Allstate" shirt.
It almost makes me think that they are taking a page out of the tactic of believing parents do with god and selling cookies as bribes and fear of hell, get em while they are young and vulnerable.
I guess I would have less of a problem if they did what cops and firefighters do, but do so without the corporate add on the teddy bear.
