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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMitt Romney needs branding experts? He's already got 'em
Mitt Romney needs branding experts? He's already got 'em
by kos
Laura Ingraham, in all-out despair mode:
That's exactly what Romney needs! Someone who can turn him into an animated cartoon! Maybe something like that cartoon robot on the right.
And it would have a british accent, because that's so classy. And it would sell you insurance, because even as a cartoon robot, Romney still couldn't sell itself.
Of course, Romney's problem isn't a lack of hack pitchmen. He's already got plenty of those.
One guy can guess letters really well. One guy wears a red shirt and blue overalls and has a porn 'stach, which makes him a colorful presence in the office. And the last guy has been putting the finishing touches on his "Romney, it's what's on the ballot" concept.
Sure, it's no CGI lizard, but with ads like these, Romney has all the firepower he'll ever need. To lose. Because his problem isn't a lack of brand. His problem is that his well-established brand can be summed up in one word: dick.
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http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/09/12/1130640/-Mitt-Romney-needs-a-branding-expert-He-s-already-got-one
by kos
Laura Ingraham, in all-out despair mode:
If I'm hiring messaging people, I'm finding out, for instance, who did the original Geico gecko commercial, because that guy or gal who did that, actually knows how to brand something.
That's exactly what Romney needs! Someone who can turn him into an animated cartoon! Maybe something like that cartoon robot on the right.
And it would have a british accent, because that's so classy. And it would sell you insurance, because even as a cartoon robot, Romney still couldn't sell itself.
Of course, Romney's problem isn't a lack of hack pitchmen. He's already got plenty of those.
A colorful team of advertising gurus including a onetime Wheel of Fortune contestant, a guy nicknamed for a Super Mario character and a burly Texan who came up with the Beef, its whats for dinner slogan have converged on the campaigns drab headquarters here to dream up the ads they hope will propel Romney to the White House
One guy can guess letters really well. One guy wears a red shirt and blue overalls and has a porn 'stach, which makes him a colorful presence in the office. And the last guy has been putting the finishing touches on his "Romney, it's what's on the ballot" concept.
Sure, it's no CGI lizard, but with ads like these, Romney has all the firepower he'll ever need. To lose. Because his problem isn't a lack of brand. His problem is that his well-established brand can be summed up in one word: dick.
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http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/09/12/1130640/-Mitt-Romney-needs-a-branding-expert-He-s-already-got-one
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Mitt Romney needs branding experts? He's already got 'em (Original Post)
ProSense
Sep 2012
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The only brand Willard needs is one across his smirky mouth --- WORLD CLASS IDIOT
Angry Dragon
Sep 2012
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Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)1. The only brand Willard needs is one across his smirky mouth --- WORLD CLASS IDIOT
cthulu2016
(10,960 posts)2. I assumed this would be about Haley Barbour
tanyev
(42,613 posts)3. I believe Haley Barbour's quite an afficionado.
Xipe Totec
(43,890 posts)4. I've got the perfect cartoon character for Romney - Carpar Milquetoast
fleur-de-lisa
(14,628 posts)5. Funny that she thinks a lizard is good branding . . .
but compared to Romney, a reptile would probably seem warm and fuzzy right about now!
Jim__
(14,083 posts)6. Mitt Romney needs a soul. Problem is - he can't buy one. - n/t