Comments on: Boston – Where marketing ideas go to die.

By: Matthew

Matthew — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 17:58:35 +0000

This is getting old.

The infamous day started with two pipe bombs being found, one on the supports of a bridge and other other in a Boston medical center.

The police were put on high alert over the pipe bombs, and were really frustrated by the endless stream of ATHF fanboys calling in the damn ads as “Suspicious devices.”

Fortunately, the two bombs turned out to be skilled fakes, but if they had been real, and if there had been more, the ATHF fans calling in the ads would have introduced fatal delays in Police response time.

By: Craig Belis

Craig Belis — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 17:31:43 +0000

First off. Dr.Pepper is not prune juice. The 23 flavors are some sort of mystery with many speculating that they include plum and almond oil flavors. There are actually many sites that hotly debate this topic. If your really interested try:

http://www.snopes.com/business/secret/drpepper.asp

Second – I am not really sure how my “actions” discourage anything. As a matter of fact I clearly state that I am looking forward to what these companies will come up with next. I am a strong advote for free thinking and free will. I am also a strong advocate for common sense.

By: Stoney deGeyter

Stoney deGeyter — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 15:06:58 +0000

Who are you referring to when you say “Your actions discourage free thinking, promote a mediocre life, and seek a convenient escape goat.”

I think your comment in general is a bit of a stretch. In fact boundaries actually encourage creativity. This happens in art all the time, whether it be TV or movies. While producers hate having to edit in order to get the necessary rating it encourages them to think outside the box to get done what they want, whether that be in special effects, storyline, etc.

While nobody wants to stifle creativity to the point where there is none, boundaries, whether they be imposed, or just plain common sense, encourage more creative thinking and often times a better result.

By: Washington Irving

Washington Irving — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 09:00:47 +0000

I am afraid that two of our most valuable assets, free thinking and the creative spirit of this country, will be stifled by fearful suspicion instead of encouraged. If our country is to do great things, then it will be from the actions of the free thinkers; because the great engineers, the gifted artists and the powerful leaders do things that are different. Your actions discourage free thinking, promote a mediocre life, and seek a convenient escape goat.

By: Stoney deGeyter

Stoney deGeyter — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 21:36:05 +0000

Dr. Pepper is Prune Juice.

As someone who has done a youth scavenger hunt in a cemetery once I love the idea, but I have to say that it’s just not smart for a big company like DP to do it!