What is Marketing ?

Jon Sagara

Kannan Kalyanaraman wrote: * You're on your way to a party when you realize that there could be gorgeous women in all the houses you're passing. So you climb onto the roof of one situated in the middle and shout at the top of your voice, "I'm fantastic in bed!". That's Spam. :laugh::laugh::laugh: Jon Sagara Hi! I'm Melanoma, Moley Russell's wart. -- Uncle Buck

Roger Wright

Wouldn't be proper spam without throwing free samples of herbal Viagra substitute from the roof.... It is ok for women not to like sports, so long as they nod in the right places and bring beers at the right times.
Paul Watson, on Sports - 2/10/2003

Paul Watson

Kannan Kalyanaraman wrote: * You're at a party and see a gorgeous girl. She walks up to you and says, "I hear you're fantastic in bed." That's Brand Recognition. :laugh: :laugh: That is the best one. Hilarious. Good post Kannan.

Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South Africa

Anna-Jayne Metcalfe wrote: I don't know much about Artificial Intelligence, but I've seen a lot of Natural Stupidity in the corporate world...

Roger Wright

That one kind of brand recognition. Another is the spooky, but pleasant experience of sitting in a pub, chatting up a lady I'm trying to get close to, while two other ladies playing pool are giving me the thumbs up! It is ok for women not to like sports, so long as they nod in the right places and bring beers at the right times.
Paul Watson, on Sports - 2/10/2003

Paul Watson

Roger Wright wrote: while two other ladies playing pool are giving me the thumbs up! Did you check if they had adams apples? ;) Actually. A girl, who was a good friend that I had a crush on way back when (all of 5 years ago or so), used to do that as well. She would give the thumbs up to any guy she saw chatting up another girl. Sometimes she would buy him, and not the "chatee", a drink which did not go down well with the chatee. That she was ravishingly gorgeous did not help the chatters cause. :-D

Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South Africa

Anna-Jayne Metcalfe wrote: I don't know much about Artificial Intelligence, but I've seen a lot of Natural Stupidity in the corporate world...

Roger Wright

Paul Watson wrote: Did you check if they had adams apples? I utilized more than one verification method to check that, as a matter of fact. It is ok for women not to like sports, so long as they nod in the right places and bring beers at the right times.
Paul Watson, on Sports - 2/10/2003

Rohit Sinha

Not without asking for your credit card number to "verify the age". Hey, $lady_of_the_house!!! I'm very good in bed, ya know!!! And know what, I have an absolutely FREE!!! sample of viagra for you!!! That's right, absolutely FREE!!! And it's herbal too!!! All you need to do is to yell me your credit card number so I can verify that you are of the legal age to use viagra!!! Tap your window pane now to avail of this FREE!!! offer!
Regards,

Rohit Sinha

Character is like a tree, and reputation like its shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.
- Abraham Lincoln

The whole world steps aside for the man who knows where he is going.
- Anonymous

Roger Wright

I think you've got just the right mix there, Rohit!:-D Go ye forth and Market! It is ok for women not to like sports, so long as they nod in the right places and bring beers at the right times.
Paul Watson, on Sports - 2/10/2003

Kannan Kalyanaraman

Thanks Paul, what do ya think chances of SA making it to supersix :-) Its sad to see people burning posters of cricketers(no exceptions, even tendulkar got burned :(( ) and is making headlines. How are people reacting to the defeats so far, I know its nothing like it is in India. I hope we win the remaining matches and making it to the supersix. Cheers Kannan

HENDRIK R

:-D If I'd known that the whole economy can be described similiar to this, I'd study business siences instead of computer siences .... ;)

Megan Forbes

Kannan Kalyanaraman wrote: Its sad to see people burning posters of cricketers(no exceptions, even tendulkar got burned ) and is making headlines Wow, thats terrible. After all, cricket is still a game, and the team will probably do far better with support rather than anger behind them. :(

Throw in a bit of S&M or eye-ball sucking**-Paul Watson on the merits of swearing, sex and obscenities in CP posts** ...they assumed that reasonably intelligent adults would know enough to leave the building if it was burning. Those who did not were, presumably, expendable, and there was less paperwork involved than trying to fire them**-Roger Wright on fire drills at work**

Anna Jayne Metcalfe

Kannan Kalyanaraman wrote: * You're on your way to a party when you realize that there could be gorgeous women in all the houses you're passing. So you climb onto the roof of one situated in the middle and shout at the top of your voice, "I'm fantastic in bed!". That's Spam. ROFL! :laugh: That's the best illustration of how sad spammers are that I've ever heard. :) Anna :rose: www.annasplace.me.uk

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Rohit Sinha

Megan Forbes wrote: After all, cricket is still a game No, here in India Cricket is a religion. A religion where about 999999985 people watch and 15 people participate, of which 11 are the most active participants. All the action has to come through these 11 people. People are not angry because we lost, but because we lost so miserably (of course some people are also angry just because we lost, but then there always are exceptions). People are angry because they feel that they spend all their time doing ads and endorsing products and performing in shows and what not. People are angry because they feel they have been let down. By doing all the protest marches, burning photos, posters and effigies, they are just venting out their anger and the frustration of not being able to do anything themselves. You won't understand how important Cricket is in the life of Indians till you have spent some time here. :) And yeah, one more thing. There is an SMS based campaign going on here which is asking people not to buy products endorsed by cricketers. That'll teach them to stop doing ads and concentrate on Cricket instead. We don't want to see how good they look on the camera. They are not models for gods sake! They are Cricketers and that's what we want them to do, plain and simple.
Regards,

Rohit Sinha

Character is like a tree, and reputation like its shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.
- Abraham Lincoln

The whole world steps aside for the man who knows where he is going.
- Anonymous

Paul Watson

Kannan Kalyanaraman wrote: How are people reacting to the defeats so far, I know its nothing like it is in India. Yeah we don't burn effigies or tar and feather players homes. Obviously most of us are sad about the whole thing. We want our boys to do well and we are disapointed and realise that something needs to change (even though we have come up against two inspired batting performances, first Lara and then Fleming.) But most of us still support them and cheer them on. Not as proud as before but still behind them. No giving up on them, they need our support more than ever (just as the India players do) :) Kannan Kalyanaraman wrote: what do ya think chances of SA making it to supersix Not too good IMO. We have to win all our remaining games (not too hard) but then the Windies have to beat Sri Lanka as well for us to get through. I don't like relying on other teams to win or loose to get through. Plus Sri Lanka will probably beat the Windies. Ah well.

Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South Africa

Anna-Jayne Metcalfe wrote: I don't know much about Artificial Intelligence, but I've seen a lot of Natural Stupidity in the corporate world...

Megan Forbes

Rohit Sinha wrote: They are not models for gods sake! They are Cricketers and that's what we want them to do, plain and simple. In that case it's understandable (although I wouldn't like to be caught in the middle of it!). I often wonder how the English football team can lose a game without an uproar - some of them are paid £250000 a week, or so I'm told. Seems hard to believe! Rohit Sinha wrote: You won't understand how important Cricket is in the life of Indians till you have spent some time here. Now that I would love to do someday - my Dad was born in Dehra Dun, in the north of India at the end of the war :)

Throw in a bit of S&M or eye-ball sucking**-Paul Watson on the merits of swearing, sex and obscenities in CP posts** ...they assumed that reasonably intelligent adults would know enough to leave the building if it was burning. Those who did not were, presumably, expendable, and there was less paperwork involved than trying to fire them**-Roger Wright on fire drills at work**

Paul Watson

Anna-Jayne Metcalfe wrote: Kannan Kalyanaraman wrote: * You're on your way to a party when you realize that there could be gorgeous women in all the houses you're passing. So you climb onto the roof of one situated in the middle and shout at the top of your voice, "I'm fantastic in bed!". That's Spam. ROFL! That's the best illustration of how sad spammers are that I've ever heard. But I am fantastic in bed! And there are gorgeous women in all the houses I pass. And it would be wrong to leave them unsatisfied! So spam is the only way... :rolleyes:

Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South Africa

Anna-Jayne Metcalfe wrote: I don't know much about Artificial Intelligence, but I've seen a lot of Natural Stupidity in the corporate world...

Rohit Sinha

Megan Forbes wrote: Now that I would love to do someday - my Dad was born in Dehra Dun, in the north of India at the end of the war Wow! Nice to know that. :cool: And of course I know where Dehra Dun is (Dehra Doon for some). I'm from north India too. Do let me know if you ever come to this part of the globe. Dehra Dun is just a few hundred kilometers from where my parents live and I might plan a combo trip to Allahabad and Dehra Dun. I've never been there before. Dehra Dun I mean. It's a beautiful place.
Regards,

Rohit Sinha

Character is like a tree, and reputation like its shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.
- Abraham Lincoln

The whole world steps aside for the man who knows where he is going.
- Anonymous

Anna Jayne Metcalfe

Paul Watson wrote: But I am fantastic in bed! And there are gorgeous women in all the houses I pass. And it would be wrong to leave them unsatisfied! So spam is the only way... Yeah, right... ;P Anna :rose: www.annasplace.me.uk

"Be yourself - not what others think you should be"
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Rohit Sinha

Paul Watson wrote: Yeah we don't burn effigies or tar and feather players homes. IMO burning effigies and posters and taking out protest marches are still OK to an extent (atleast they don't do any damage), but throwing stones and tar and cowdung and what not at players' homes is too much. People have also threatened them to come back with the cup or else don't come back at all. This is getting out of hand. The situation will get even more nasty if we lose the match against Zimbabwe tomorrow. And please read my response to Megan for my take on the issue.
Regards,

Rohit Sinha

Character is like a tree, and reputation like its shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.
- Abraham Lincoln

The whole world steps aside for the man who knows where he is going.
- Anonymous

Rohit Sinha

Paul Watson wrote: And it would be wrong to leave them unsatisfied! Plus we all must do our best to improve the gene pool. :rolleyes:
Regards,

Rohit Sinha

Character is like a tree, and reputation like its shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.
- Abraham Lincoln

The whole world steps aside for the man who knows where he is going.
- Anonymous