Osama helps the advertising business

[MarkG]

Originally posted by Ming
Actually... he's not really helping the ad business... at least from a monatary basis...

Ads from the Ad Council are developed pro bono by ad agencies, and the media space is donated by the media companies... Just the advertising/media industry performing a public service

so Osama just gave a new reason from the advertising/media industry to show a good face to the goverment

[MichaeltheGreat]

Originally posted by MrFun
I remember soon after 9/11, airlines and hotels showed advertisements urging people to stop showing fear to terrorists by shelling out money for airline tickets and hotel rooms.

Talk about tasteless, cold-hearted exploitation of the loss of 2,000+ lives for the sake of recovering business profits.

Well, someone needs to make money.

[Ming]

Originally posted by MarkG
so Osama just gave a new reason from the advertising/media industry to show a good face to the goverment

It's for a good cause

[DerSchwarzfalke]

I wasn't being a smartass.

I am not curious about intentions. I know they are being done with good intentions, and I am sure I do not need to point out the various English language aphorisms related to 'good intentions.' I am, however, curious to hear from an insider -- ie, you -- whether the industry has done studies on their effectiveness.

I never smoked for reasons not related to the Ad Council (), but I have noted that they are far less embarassingly bad than most of the drug ones still in circulation.

[MrFun]

Originally posted by MichaeltheGreat


Well, someone needs to make money.

You're an evil capitalist.