{"id":53,"date":"2010-11-30T16:01:58","date_gmt":"2010-12-01T00:01:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/phoebechen\/?p=53"},"modified":"2010-11-30T16:01:58","modified_gmt":"2010-12-01T00:01:58","slug":"a-funny-version-of-marketing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/phoebechen\/2010\/11\/30\/a-funny-version-of-marketing\/","title":{"rendered":"A Funny Version of Marketing =)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s the last week of school. &#8220;YAY&#8221; for finishing another semester in univeristy and &#8220;OH NO&#8221; for the upcoming final exams.<\/p>\n<p>Since it&#8217;s the last week of school, why not share something interesting\/funny to everyone? Let&#8217;s have some fun before we all dive into the finals.<\/p>\n<p>This is a passage about marketing that I once read online, and I found it very funny. Because we are not studying the promotion P of the marketing mix, I find this passage even more interesting. Let&#8217;s take a look:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><em>1. You see a gorgeous girl at a party. You go up to her and say: &#8220;I am very rich. Marry me!&#8221; &#8211; That&#8217;s <strong>Direct Marketing<\/strong>&#8221;<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><br \/>\n2.  You&#8217;re at a party with a bunch of friends and see a gorgeous girl. One  of your friends goes up to her and pointing at you\u00a0 says: &#8220;He&#8217;s very  rich. &#8220;Marry him.&#8221; -That&#8217;s <strong>Advertising<\/strong>&#8221; <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399;\">3.  You see a gorgeous girl at a party. You go up to her and get her  telephone number. The next day, you call and say: &#8220;Hi, I&#8217;m very rich.  &#8220;Marry me &#8211; That&#8217;s <strong>Telemarketing<\/strong>&#8221; <\/span><\/em><em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\">4.  You&#8217;re at a party and see gorgeous girl. You get up and straighten your  tie, you walk up to her and pour her a drink, you open the door (of the  car)for her, pick up her bag after she drops it, offer her ride and then  say:&#8221;By the way, I&#8217;m rich. Will you &#8220;Marry Me?&#8221; &#8211; That&#8217;s <strong>Public  Relations<\/strong>&#8220;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #9256a9;\">5. You&#8217;re at a party and see gorgeous girl. She  walks up to you and says:&#8221;You are very rich! &#8220;Can you marry me?&#8221; &#8211;  That&#8217;s <strong>Brand Recognition<\/strong>&#8221; <\/span><\/em><em><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #339966;\"><br \/>\n6. You see a  gorgeous girl at a party. You go up to her and say: &#8220;I am very rich.  Marry me!&#8221; She gives you a nice hard slap on your face. &#8211; &#8220;<strong>That&#8217;s  Customer Feedback<\/strong>&#8220;<\/span><\/em><em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">7. You see a gorgeous  girl at a party. You go up to her and say: &#8220;I am very rich. Marry me!&#8221;  And she introduces you to her husband. &#8211; &#8220;That&#8217;s <strong>demand and supply gap<\/strong>&#8221;<br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><span style=\"color: #cc0099;\">8.  You see a gorgeous girl at a party. You go up to her and before you say  anything, another person come and tell her: &#8220;I&#8217;m rich. Will you marry  me?&#8221; and she goes with him &#8211; &#8220;That&#8217;s <strong>competition<\/strong> eating into your market  share&#8221; <\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #666699;\"><br \/>\n9. You see a gorgeous girl at a  party. You go up to her and before you say: &#8220;I&#8217;m rich, Marry me!&#8221; your  wife arrives. &#8211; &#8220;That&#8217;s <strong>restriction<\/strong> for entering new markets&#8221;<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Do you find this funny? I think this is a very interesting way that helps us capture the definition of these marketing terms.<\/p>\n<p>Good luck on your exams folks =)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s the last week of school. &#8220;YAY&#8221; for finishing another semester in univeristy and &#8220;OH NO&#8221; for the upcoming final exams. Since it&#8217;s the last week of school, why not share something interesting\/funny to everyone? Let&#8217;s have some fun before we all dive into the finals. 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