Is this what we have become?

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Hylian

Hylian

It's not the fact that it is Toy Story that bugs me. It is the fact that the United States Postal Service in general is advertising a new movie. It reminds me of the scene from Futurama where Nixon was advertising Charleston chews.
 
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Matt²

I don't think this is the first time a movie has been promoted by the Post Office... but I can't remember the other one... but it's niggling at the back of my memory...
 
SpecialKO

SpecialKO

How is this particularly different from companies buying direct mail? It's better actually (for USPS) because they can make money without having to increase their delivery volume.

Not sure how worth it the service is for advertisers, especially since there's no way to click-to-buy tickets in this case, but it's Disney, so I assume they have their numbers worked out.
 
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Matt²

man, I don't remember, but it was a longer time ago than Postal.. meh.. don't remember.
 
Dave

Dave

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I agree. The USPS is doing something innovative that is more 20th century than the normal 19th century. If it brings them money then I say good for them!
 
Hylian

Hylian

It must just be me than cause when I see it just irks me. It just seems a short hop and a skip till we get to having the President advertising Pepsi or something during the middle of a speech
 
David

David

I'm not bothered by this, but I do think it poses some interesting implications. If they can advertise a movie, can they advertise a religion of it's willing to pay? I remember the CoLDS used to have TV ads all the time.
 
General Specific

General Specific

David said:
I'm not bothered by this, but I do think it poses some interesting implications. If they can advertise a movie, can they advertise a religion of it's willing to pay? I remember the CoLDS used to have TV ads all the time.
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hmmmm.... *starts fund raising for the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster*
 
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