The Big Fat Marketing Blog

H.R. 22 moves forward with a timeline amendment. more

Just when you thought that national promotions built around “free” were beginning to look like invitations to disaster, someone’s pulled one off—and even managed to control the blowback when the supplies of free product ran out. more

Just when you thought that national promotions built around “free” were beginning to look like invitations to disaster, someone’s pulled one off—and even managed to control the blowback when the supplies of free product ran out. more

Raise your hand if you grew up in the 70s and didn’t have the iconic Farrah Fawcett poster. I don’t see many hands raised.

It’s a poster that hung in many bedrooms in the 70s. And I’m sure it caused many mothers to realize their sons were growing up. I think mine was mortified when I proudly won mine at a carnival.

With Farrah Fawcett’s death last week from anal cancer at the age of 62, many stories about the poster have resurfaced. No doubt though that this one poster was the marketing tool that made her career. more

Raise your hand if you grew up in the 70s and didn’t have the iconic Farrah Fawcett poster. I don’t see many hands raised.

It’s a poster that hung in many bedrooms in the 70s. And I’m sure it caused many mothers to realize their sons were growing up. I think mine was mortified when I proudly won mine at a carnival.

With Farrah Fawcett’s death last week from anal cancer at the age of 62, many stories about the poster have resurfaced. No doubt though that this one poster was the marketing tool that made her career. more

DRTV lost Billy Mays yesterday, and I didn’t even know who he was. I knew - and trusted - the face, and I bought the products because I saw them on TV.

But when a bunch of different people came up to me at a party yesterday and asked if I heard about Billy Mays, I thought they were talking about the Say Hey Kid. Or Willie Mays Hayes (American Express - don’t steal home without it!).

Anyway - here’s a link for you to kick off your Monday. It’s one man’s opinion on the Top 10 Billy Mays infomercials of all time. Check them out and tell me what you think.