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Looks like the 2017 Charity Challenge started today. Time to get out the vote.
3G playing for the Wichita Chidlren's Home again.
3G playing for the Wichita Chidlren's Home again.
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Sure is slow responding this year. But I voted nine different addresses."I not sure that I've ever been around a more competitive player or young man than Fred VanVleet. I like to win more than 99.9% of the people in this world, but he may top me." -- Gregg Marshall 12/23/13 :peaceful:
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Remember when Nancy Pelosi said about Obamacare:
"We have to pass it, to find out what's in it".
A physician called into a radio show and said:
"That's the definition of a stool sample."Comment
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Currently in 6th place.Comment
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Don't forget to vote today.Comment
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Got my nine votes in.Originally posted by 1972Shocker View Post"I not sure that I've ever been around a more competitive player or young man than Fred VanVleet. I like to win more than 99.9% of the people in this world, but he may top me." -- Gregg Marshall 12/23/13 :peaceful:
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Remember when Nancy Pelosi said about Obamacare:
"We have to pass it, to find out what's in it".
A physician called into a radio show and said:
"That's the definition of a stool sample."Comment
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voted, GM in 6thComment
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Not to sound like a curmudgeon, but...
It's that time of the year where the name and image of a $43B global industry giant gets plastered over (and over... and over... for months) every CBB news site and discussion forum for the total outlay of $349K in charitable donations, or roughly the cost of two to four, 30 second evening ad spots on one of the main networks.
Whatever ad agency thought this thing up needs a Nobel Prize in Advertising (if there was such a thing). Gotta be the cheapest click, page, and eyeball hit on the internet, per unit.Last edited by SHOCKvalue; January 4, 2017, 01:36 PM.Comment
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As far as name visibility it's a good deal. Not sure they will sell any more cars as a result of this campaign.Originally posted by SHOCKvalue View PostComment
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I'm sure the Wichita Children's Home doesn't care ... not to be rude but It's all donation that they didn't have to do.Originally posted by SHOCKvalue View PostComment
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You must be kidding. That's the ENTIRE point. It's all part of an actual advertising segment referred to as "cause-related marketing".Originally posted by 1972Shocker View PostLast edited by SHOCKvalue; January 4, 2017, 06:09 PM.Comment
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They're obviously free to make that $349K donation (roughly amounting to 0.000008% of their market cap according to Forbes) without being an attention whore, clogging up internet forums and TV air time for the next three months from Hawaii to Maine. Every F500 corp in existence does the former in a low profile manner every year.Originally posted by Stickboy46 View Post
It is an ad campaign first and foremost (and second... and third... and fourth... and fifth... and...). The charitable function is way, WAY down the list, if it's even on it.
The fact they have some segment of the population fooled into thinking this is altruistic in nature makes the ad folks in charge of the whole concept about as happy as when Bill Dance hooks himself a 14 pound largemouth.
Not that I have a problem with the whole racket, in and of itself. Just get tired of it slapping me across the face every year from November until April.Last edited by SHOCKvalue; January 4, 2017, 06:02 PM.Comment
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I'm in 100% agreement about your point that this is a marketing strategy, first and foremost.Originally posted by SHOCKvalue View Post
The point is that they weren't going to give the money to WCH without this plan, so we might as well voteComment
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I voted yesterday, but when I tried to vote today, it said I had already voted. According to the rules, the next day to vote again is at 3:00:00 PM ET.
"For the purposes of this Sweepstakes, a day is defined as the 24-hour period beginning at 3:00:00 PM ET and ending at 2:59:59 PM ET."Comment
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