Bad Marketing
posted by Larry Weintraub | 8:30 PM |
Last night as my wife and I were sitting down to dinner around 8pm, a knock came at the door. No one ever comes by at that hour unless they are selling something. If I see them wearing a Mormon name tag or carrying a box of candy, I just peak through the window and tell them we're not interested. But last night it was a young girl with a smile and I opened the door slightly and she started right in.
"Hi, are you as excited about the upcoming election as I am? After the past eight years we've had (she rolled her eyes), we are so in need of a change."
And she kept going and going and going. Then it came...
"So we can't do it alone. We need money. We are so low on funds and the Republicans have a war chest of up to $1 Billion. So, we're asking for your help. The amount we're asking for is $2,008 in support of this 'year of change'."
$2,008!
Not $50, not $150, but $2,008!
Now understand this, I am a Democrat. I plan on voting for Obama. But I do not like the whole political election process.
In fact, only 2 weeks ago, I sat at my computer and I searched to find out how to take myself off the Democratic Party mailing list. Please, don't kill any more trees to tell me how important it is to vote. But even more important, don't call me!
Every time we have an election, the phone starts ringing. The Mayor, William Shatner, Martin Sheen, Buzz Aldrin, and on and on. I bet during this upcoming election season we'll get 100 pre-recorded messages from celebrities telling us how important it is to vote.
It is enough to turn this Democrat Republican!
But I bet Republicans get hit up just as hard. So what is a voting American to do?
Why is this allowed? Can't I opt-out of this list that I never signed up for in the first place?
And I told all of this to this young lady. She opened a can of worms and I couldn't help myself. I actually told her that I was on the fence and if I kept getting bothered by Democrats that they were going to lose me. I asked her why she was asking for money. "Doesn't Obama have a huge financial advantage over McCain?" I asked.
"Oh no," she said. "The Senator is almost broke. The race has cost him a fortune plus he had to bail out Hillary."
"Really? But I thought he was getting like $35 Million a month in donations. That's what I've read in the press."
"And who do you think controls the press!" She quipped.
I went on to tell her how upset I was at the party for all the mail and phone calls. She listened intently, nodded and then asked, "So will you be contributing tonight?"
And that my friends is how you lose a customer.
Like I said, I'll vote for Obama. But I hate politics and I hate this process.
If anyone knows how to get off "the list" please let me know.
"Hi, are you as excited about the upcoming election as I am? After the past eight years we've had (she rolled her eyes), we are so in need of a change."
And she kept going and going and going. Then it came...
"So we can't do it alone. We need money. We are so low on funds and the Republicans have a war chest of up to $1 Billion. So, we're asking for your help. The amount we're asking for is $2,008 in support of this 'year of change'."
$2,008!
Not $50, not $150, but $2,008!
Now understand this, I am a Democrat. I plan on voting for Obama. But I do not like the whole political election process.
In fact, only 2 weeks ago, I sat at my computer and I searched to find out how to take myself off the Democratic Party mailing list. Please, don't kill any more trees to tell me how important it is to vote. But even more important, don't call me!
Every time we have an election, the phone starts ringing. The Mayor, William Shatner, Martin Sheen, Buzz Aldrin, and on and on. I bet during this upcoming election season we'll get 100 pre-recorded messages from celebrities telling us how important it is to vote.
It is enough to turn this Democrat Republican!
But I bet Republicans get hit up just as hard. So what is a voting American to do?
Why is this allowed? Can't I opt-out of this list that I never signed up for in the first place?
And I told all of this to this young lady. She opened a can of worms and I couldn't help myself. I actually told her that I was on the fence and if I kept getting bothered by Democrats that they were going to lose me. I asked her why she was asking for money. "Doesn't Obama have a huge financial advantage over McCain?" I asked.
"Oh no," she said. "The Senator is almost broke. The race has cost him a fortune plus he had to bail out Hillary."
"Really? But I thought he was getting like $35 Million a month in donations. That's what I've read in the press."
"And who do you think controls the press!" She quipped.
I went on to tell her how upset I was at the party for all the mail and phone calls. She listened intently, nodded and then asked, "So will you be contributing tonight?"
And that my friends is how you lose a customer.
Like I said, I'll vote for Obama. But I hate politics and I hate this process.
If anyone knows how to get off "the list" please let me know.
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I see much in life as a possible business. It is exciting, but also torturous. I just don’t have enough time. A new idea often sends me into hours of thought, research, and ultimately deviation from what I really need to do in a day. I believe that the Internet has made it easy for anyone to create a business. I believe that the Internet has made nearly everything in life easier. I believe that trying to impact the masses is a tough notion, but finding a group of people similar to you, is at your fingertips. I believe that music is free, and that is not a good thing. I believe that life is a collection of experiences and that every day I learn something new and forget something slightly new.
