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Entries Tagged as 'Dubious Marketing'

Oh for pete’s sake buy the Bush administration a map!

October 29th, 2007 · 5 Comments

The brilliant minds down south in Washington, and further down in Disneyland have pulled a bone headed mistake. They have claimed the Canadian side of Niagara falls, the Horseshoe Falls, as part of the US in their new promotional film. One of Canada’s best know and loved landmarks is now appearing in a US government [...]

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Tags: Catpaw's Mad · Dubious Marketing · Rants · Silly Moments · Travel · Utter Stupidity

Ridiculous body images mean huge bank accounts

October 10th, 2007 · 5 Comments

Dove soap has a new video out - a frightening and illuminating short that is the perfect companion piece to their earlier work, evolution.
The new video is a blitz on the senses, travelling at high speed through all the artificial images of beauty, society is assaulted with on a daily basis. In many ways, the [...]

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Tags: Catpaw's Mad · Celebrity · Corporate Greed · Dove · Dubious Marketing · Evils of Advertising · Fashion industry · Rants

Chinese-made children’s jewellery, toys recalled - surprise, surprise

September 26th, 2007 · No Comments

Why pay a livable wage when you can endanger lives and plump up your profit line at the same time.

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Just what the world needs - horny rabbits

September 1st, 2007 · No Comments

This is marketing gone mad. Such studies have nothing to do with science and research.

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Tags: Catpaw's Mad · Corporate Greed · Dubious Marketing · Food · Rants · Utter Stupidity