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Smythe
Oct 12, 2003

Sagebrush posted:

do marketing people ever just take a step back and go "wow, this stuff we wrote just sounds dumb as poo poo"

how about you and your posts?

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Sagebrush
Feb 26, 2012

Smythe posted:

how about you and your posts?

i don't quite know what your job entails, smythe, but i ahve to imagine if you are doing marketing you'd be more self-aware than "thank you for visiting AIRPORT TERMINAL SMYTHE'S THEATER'S LATEST PLAY"

akadajet
Sep 14, 2003

Smythe posted:

how about you and your posts?

NICE!

Zamujasa
Oct 27, 2010



Bread Liar

duTrieux. posted:

if they're smart they'll kill the brand entirely

hell, this debacle has tainted the 'galaxy' part too, i wouldn't be surprised if they dropped that prefix entirely

when they named their brand after something swirling a massive space toilet, what did they expect

Smythe
Oct 12, 2003

Sagebrush posted:

i don't quite know what your job entails, smythe, but i ahve to imagine if you are doing marketing you'd be more self-aware than "thank you for visiting AIRPORT TERMINAL SMYTHE'S THEATER'S LATEST PLAY"

im just make a little flame/insult. pay me no heed

mod saas
May 4, 2004

Grimey Drawer

Sagebrush posted:

i don't quite know what your job entails, smythe, but i ahve to imagine if you are doing marketing you'd be more self-aware than "thank you for visiting AIRPORT TERMINAL SMYTHE'S THEATER'S LATEST PLAY"

i just assumed it was terminal 5 already and the galaxy s part was wordplay

i also think "terminal" is a good descriptor for all sarnsung phones now

Endless Mike
Aug 13, 2003



mod saas posted:

i just assumed it was terminal 5 already and the galaxy s part was wordplay
i'm fairly certain this is the case.

anthonypants
May 6, 2007

by Nyc_Tattoo
Dinosaur Gum

Endless Mike posted:

i'm fairly certain this is the case.
that's literally what it was, sarnsung bought out terminal 5 of the heathrow airport to replace pretty much every instance of "5" with "samsung galaxy s5". idk if that branding is still there but this is the kind of thing they'd rather spend money on, as opposed to engineering their handheld device to not burst into flames spontaneously. incidentally their massive advertising budget is the only reason they're the most popular android device manufacturer.

coke
Jul 12, 2009

mod saas posted:

i just assumed it was terminal 5 already and the galaxy s part was wordplay

i also think "terminal" is a good descriptor for all sarnsung phones now

they move so fast in the market that when other android phones has the long price decline soon after release samsung just goes straight to discontinuation

Mister Facetious
Apr 21, 2007

I think I died and woke up in L.A.,
I don't know how I wound up in this place...

:canada:

YA BOY ETHAN COUCH posted:

I hope the Galaxy Note 8 has self aware advertising that says like "the next note will blow you away"




By conservative estimates, Pinto crashes have caused 500 burn deaths to people who would not have been seriously injured if the car had not burst into flames. The figure could be as high as 900. Burning Pintos have become such an embarrassment to Ford that its advertising agency, J. Walter Thompson, dropped a line from the end of a radio spot that read 'Pinto leaves you with that warm feeling.'

Mister Facetious fucked around with this message at 21:55 on Oct 11, 2016

poty
Jun 21, 2008

虹はどこで終わるのですか? あなたの魂の中で、または地平線で?

YA BOY ETHAN COUCH posted:

I hope the Galaxy Note 8 has self aware advertising that says like "the next note will blow you away"

I wonder if they'll kill the note brand entirely and call it like the Galaxy Pro or something

galaxy note 8: allah ackbar

flakeloaf
Feb 26, 2003

Still better than android clock

Sagebrush posted:

do marketing people ever just take a step back and go "wow, this stuff we wrote just sounds dumb as poo poo"

this segment brought to you by mcdonald's, did somebody say mcdonalds?

anthonypants
May 6, 2007

by Nyc_Tattoo
Dinosaur Gum

flakeloaf posted:

this segment brought to you by mcdonald's, did somebody say mcdonalds?
i used to lovin' it, but then they changed what it was. now what i'm lovin' isn't it, and what's it seems weird and strange.

Plank Walker
Aug 11, 2005

i see they skipped the marketing middleman and just made the note 7 terminal out of the box

Maximum Leader
Dec 5, 2014
it's all about mashing that brand into your head. who cares if it's stupid

Last Chance
Dec 31, 2004

like a zerg rush ?

Satellit3
Oct 21, 2008

anthonypants
May 6, 2007

by Nyc_Tattoo
Dinosaur Gum
poo poo i loved this game as a kid

Satellit3
Oct 21, 2008

fuk yea

fart simpson
Jul 2, 2005

DEATH TO AMERICA
:xickos:

Sagebrush posted:

do marketing people ever just take a step back and go "wow, this stuff we wrote just sounds dumb as poo poo"

yes, we do. at least some of us

anthonypants
May 6, 2007

by Nyc_Tattoo
Dinosaur Gum
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pySvc17K2jE&hd=1

fart simpson
Jul 2, 2005

DEATH TO AMERICA
:xickos:

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graph
Nov 22, 2006

aaag peanuts

helllllllll yes

Linguica
Jul 13, 2000
You're already dead

😑We released the Galaxy Note 7.
😳That's good!
😑It's prone to exploding.
😳That's bad!
😑We started offering replacement units.
😳That's good!
😑The replacements also explode.
😳That's bad!
😑We are recalling all units.
😳That's good!
😑Since we have no retail stores, people have to box and ship them themselves.
😳That's bad!
😑We include special fire resistant bags to put the phone in.
😳That's good!
😑The composition of the bag material can result in a severe allergic reaction in some people.
😳That's bad!

Linguica fucked around with this message at 03:20 on Oct 12, 2016

Endless Mike
Aug 13, 2003



that box is improperly marked. samsung can't do anything right.

Cocoa Crispies
Jul 20, 2001

Vehicular Manslaughter!

Pillbug

Smythe posted:

several people have made the mistake of asking me about my "galaxy" when i brandish my epic nexus device. needless to say, none of these fools walk the earth today. they have been made one with the "galaxy" one might say.

did you throw your phone at them?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GhODn4FRoE

duTrieux.
Oct 9, 2003

Linguica posted:

😑We released the Galaxy Note 7.
😳That's good!
😑It's prone to exploding.
😳That's bad!
😑We started offering replacement units.
😳That's good!
😑The replacements also explode.
😳That's bad!
😑We are recalling all units.
😳That's good!
😑Since we have no retail stores, people have to box and ship them themselves.
😳That's bad!
😑We include special fire resistant bags to put the phone in.
😳That's good!
😑The composition of the bag material can result in a severe allergic reaction in some people.
😳That's bad!

THE BIG DOG DADDY
Oct 16, 2013

Rasheed was, with Aliases, the top 7 PvPers in Bone Krew.


No one talks about this.

Linguica posted:

😑We released the Galaxy Note 7.
😳That's good!
😑It's prone to exploding.
😳That's bad!
😑We started offering replacement units.
😳That's good!
😑The replacements also explode.
😳That's bad!
😑We are recalling all units.
😳That's good!
😑Since we have no retail stores, people have to box and ship them themselves.
😳That's bad!
😑We include special fire resistant bags to put the phone in.
😳That's good!
😑The composition of the bag material can result in a severe allergic reaction in some people.
😳That's bad!

anthonypants
May 6, 2007

by Nyc_Tattoo
Dinosaur Gum

Linguica posted:

😑We released the Galaxy Note 7.
😳That's good!
😑It's prone to exploding.
😳That's bad!
😑We started offering replacement units.
😳That's good!
😑The replacements also explode.
😳That's bad!
😑We are recalling all units.
😳That's good!
😑Since we have no retail stores, people have to box and ship them themselves.
😳That's bad!
😑We include special fire resistant bags to put the phone in.
😳That's good!
😑The bag contains potassium benzoate.
😳
😑That's bad.
😳Can I go now?

Smythe
Oct 12, 2003

atomicthumbs
Dec 26, 2010


We're in the business of extending man's senses.

Sagebrush posted:

do marketing people ever just take a step back and go "wow, this stuff we wrote just sounds dumb as poo poo"

not in korea

atomicthumbs
Dec 26, 2010


We're in the business of extending man's senses.

Linguica posted:

😑We released the Galaxy Note 7.
😳That's good!
😑It's prone to exploding.
😳That's bad!
😑We started offering replacement units.
😳That's good!
😑The replacements also explode.
😳That's bad!
😑We are recalling all units.
😳That's good!
😑Since we have no retail stores, people have to box and ship them themselves.
😳That's bad!
😑We include special fire resistant bags to put the phone in.
😳That's good!
😑The composition of the bag material can result in a severe allergic reaction in some people.
😳That's bad!

spankmeister
Jun 15, 2008







It's u

Agile Vector
May 21, 2007

scrum bored



Plank Walker posted:

i see they skipped the marketing middleman and just made the note 7 terminal out of the box

ffffffff





all passengers on the flight to NYC please line at

Sagebrush posted:

SMYTHE'S THEATER'S LATEST PLAY
and begin boarding in fifteen minutes

Agile Vector
May 21, 2007

scrum bored



incidentally, the greatest act was Samsung convincing the work theyre not trash garbage for idiots

Zamujasa
Oct 27, 2010



Bread Liar

:five:

burning swine
May 26, 2004




lol i just got this on steam in some giant pack. owns

THE BIG DOG DADDY
Oct 16, 2013

Rasheed was, with Aliases, the top 7 PvPers in Bone Krew.


No one talks about this.

i hope someone from xda decides they want to get their money back asap so they next day air it to korea and it explodes on the plane (no casualties of course)

Endless Mike
Aug 13, 2003



YA BOY ETHAN COUCH posted:

i hope someone from xda decides they want to get their money back asap so they next day air it to korea and it explodes on the plane (no casualties of course)
won't happen. carriers are stringent enough on marked hazmat even without "FORBIDDEN FOR TRANSPORT BY AIRCRAFT" printed on it. i suppose your xda guy could buy a bigger box and stick the smaller box inside, but i bet the included shipping label includes information to the ups/fedex not to transport by air, as well.

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duTrieux.
Oct 9, 2003

can you imagine how hosed the nascent VR industry would have been if any of samsung's explodophones went off while strapped to somebody's face

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