Have you seen the Gillette commercial where they shave under water with sharks where they ask if it is true sharks smell blood under water what razor would you choose. They compare their pro series and a disposable. The stupid was initially come on…not buying your product means shark attacks?! But that is too hack and easy as a target. Then I noticed something awesome. Did you notice it? Both the “good” and the “bad” razors are Gillette Razors! Did they expect us just to assume it was a competitors product? What the fuck are you playing at here Gillette! Being a data nerd I do know that sales of these “better” razors are terrible and they are really trying to shift the market share to these and away from throw aways, being the mark up on these will make them a shit ton of money. Or the more interesting scenario is their competitors throw away razor is better than their pro razor. Either way kudos to you Gillette, for being a trend setter in advertising against yourselves.
Smoking My Friends Down to the Filter
I travel a lot. I write sketches, do improv, stand up comedy, and just artsy stuff in general. I toured with a pop band and it was the worst thing ever. Did some short films that you will never see. I get asked to punch up other peoples work a lot. The credit for the title of this blog belongs to Tom Waits. If you got to this site by clicking on a link to a specific post you can go back to the main blog page by clicking on the "Smoking My Friends Down to the Filter" text at the top. Check out my tweets below and follow me there. Now read on you crazy diamond!
