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09-04-2002, 11:44 AM #1Junior Guru Wannabe
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Celebrities selling hosting?
Using celebrities to sell products is nothing new and we see commercials, adverts and promos all the time by movie stars, film stars and other people of public notoriety.
But is hosting different?
I remember the Digex Shaq campaign but other then that nothing else comes to mind. Until today that is. I was reading through a UK Internet mag and one company had a UK tv presenter promoting it's products and services.
The dot com boom days had celebs fronting many ventures but now in it's aftermath is dot calm a celeb endorsed free zone?Tommy
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09-04-2002, 12:19 PM #2WHT Addict
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jolly good idea
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09-04-2002, 12:20 PM #3Junior Guru Wannabe
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maybe she'll do a better job than the old guy they had promoting there services before - in all their mag ads, wouldn't have bought a used car off that guy
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09-04-2002, 12:29 PM #4Junior Guru Wannabe
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I think it's a good idea too. I'm bored of stock photography and royalty free pictures on homepages. Seeing someone you recognise might give you a warm comfortable feeling inside and inspire confidence to purchase services with that company. But technology expert?
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09-04-2002, 12:43 PM #5Junior Guru Wannabe
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But technology expert?http://blueboxservers.com
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09-04-2002, 01:49 PM #6Web Hosting Master
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Originally posted by bbi-linux
I think this sums her up better Barking Mad bottom of the third column
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09-04-2002, 02:37 PM #7Web Hosting Guru
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lol we all wish... well you never know.. maybe someday!
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09-04-2002, 02:42 PM #8Junior Guru Wannabe
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I thought it was the new rule "never use a text link where you could use 30 images and a flash movie"
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09-04-2002, 10:34 PM #9WHT Addict
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I usually chuckle when I see that guy from MacGuyver in the skyscraper banner on CNN.com pushing long distance service. There's no reason for his picture to be there... No tie-in with the message.
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09-05-2002, 08:09 AM #10WHT Addict
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Originally posted by tilted
I usually chuckle when I see that guy from MacGuyver in the skyscraper banner on CNN.com pushing long distance service. There's no reason for his picture to be there... No tie-in with the message.
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09-05-2002, 10:04 AM #11WHT Addict
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Originally posted by labzone
Wrong! McGuyver once made a long distance telephone call using two tin cans and some wire.
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09-06-2002, 11:19 AM #12Newbie
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I want Gary Coleman to promote my services.
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09-06-2002, 11:32 AM #13Junior Guru Wannabe
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He is?
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09-06-2002, 11:39 AM #14WHT Addict
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Originally posted by Tommy
He is?
http://us.imdb.com/Name?Coleman,+Gary
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09-06-2002, 11:42 AM #15Junior Guru Wannabe
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Ahh, I remember him from the eighties! Just never knew his name.
But hey, are there really no other examples of celeb endorsed hosting apart from Digex and WebFusion? I am suprised there have not been others.Tommy
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09-06-2002, 02:33 PM #16Junior Guru Wannabe
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Re: "I think it's a good idea too. I'm bored of stock photography and royalty free pictures on homepages. Seeing someone you recognise might give you a warm comfortable feeling inside and inspire confidence to purchase services with that company."
Not sure if that would apply to the one hosting company (the name escapes me) I recently saw featuring pictures on Carrot Top on its home page. Yikes!Last edited by Chicken; 10-01-2002 at 09:11 AM.
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