Comments on: Sell It, Baby! http://sherritalley.com/sell-it-baby/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:31:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Sherri http://sherritalley.com/sell-it-baby/#comment-5656 Sherri Tue, 05 Aug 2008 14:07:19 +0000 http://sherritalley.com/sell-it-baby/#comment-5656 This is part of an interview in TVNewsday this morning on this subject with Hearst-Argyle Senior Vice President of News Fred Young: You saw the story about the Las Vegas station where the two anchors are sitting with the McDonald's coffee cups on their desk. Is there anything wrong with that? Abso-friggen-lutely there is. What's that? What's wrong is that it's trashing our product. I mean shame on them. I thought that the day of the Atlantic weatherman was dead. We shouldn't be selling commercial product placement on our newscasts. McDonald's built a brand on TV advertising. I would much rather see them run one of their glorious 30-second spots in a morning newscast than have two awkward looking anchor people sitting there with a coffee cup in front of them. This is part of an interview in TVNewsday this morning on this subject with Hearst-Argyle Senior Vice President of News Fred Young:

You saw the story about the Las Vegas station where the two anchors are sitting with the McDonald’s coffee cups on their desk. Is there anything wrong with that?

Abso-friggen-lutely there is.

What’s that?

What’s wrong is that it’s trashing our product. I mean shame on them. I thought that the day of the Atlantic weatherman was dead. We shouldn’t be selling commercial product placement on our newscasts.

McDonald’s built a brand on TV advertising. I would much rather see them run one of their glorious 30-second spots in a morning newscast than have two awkward looking anchor people sitting there with a coffee cup in front of them.

]]> By: Mel http://sherritalley.com/sell-it-baby/#comment-5363 Mel Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:46:32 +0000 http://sherritalley.com/sell-it-baby/#comment-5363 That was a good movie. That was a good movie.

]]> By: bc317 http://sherritalley.com/sell-it-baby/#comment-5336 bc317 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:44:35 +0000 http://sherritalley.com/sell-it-baby/#comment-5336 Is that a photo of Julie Andrews from "Victor/Victoria"? I believe it is! ST, you rule!!! Is that a photo of Julie Andrews from “Victor/Victoria”?

I believe it is!

ST, you rule!!!

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