Tuesday, 1 November 2011

Marisa Steps Out On The Boys In Milwaukee!

Shocked, that's all I can say, completely shocked.......in a slack jawed, "WTF", Charlie Sheen's been arrested again!? kind of way. But there it was, as big and bold as an Enzyte commercial.........my girl, Harley's girl, cavorting with the Captain, making it with Marc, and practicing her True Religion, the horror! And there were others, many others......but I just couldn't bring myself  to look. Apparently dear Ms. Marisa possesses all the loyalty of a Washington lobbyist at a DC fundraiser.........hussy!!



You'd never find Progressive's "Flo" shilling for Budweiser, and I'm pretty sure that obnoxious kid that pimps E-Trade (yeah, cute my a$$, he's wolf in a Huggies suit........don't fall for it) won't be touting the virtues of viagra cialis online pharmacy pharmacy anytime soon. And do you know why? It wouldn't work, that's why, it's Marketing 101 Sparky. Folks would say, "hey isn't that the (fill in the blank) from the blah, blah ad?"....then get confused, and blow the whole thing off. Not a good return on ones ad dollars.



Look, we all know we're way too cool to be influenced by any "spokesperson", no matter how persuasive or how hot. At least that's what we say, in survey after survey and study after study. So the gimmick never works right? Well, not so fast. There's a big difference between what folks say, and what they actually think or do.........come on, tell me the focus group for the Pontiac Aztec wasn't having a huge laugh at GM's expense. Really, look it up. The fact is we are influenced by certain individuals, who we deem for whatever reason; past accomplishments, looks, humor, whatever, to be credible with regard to what they're pitching. The key is credibility.........without it, the strategy is toast; maintain it, and you just might have an ad campaign that moves the goods.



This is America after all, folks should expect to get paid for their efforts. No crime, it's the foundation of who we are, and we don't mind if our spokespeeps are on the corporate dole.....we've all got bills to pay. What we don't like is to be too up front about it.......don't make it obvious that you're throwing it around "just for the money"; that we're not too thrilled about. I mean really, when it comes to our sweet Marisa.....don't we just want her all to ourselves? No sharing pal...........not gonna happen.





Not only do we value credibility and loyalty, we're lazy too. When we see someones mug in an ad, on TV, or in a magazine pimping one product or another, and then we see the same person in yet another ad hawking a completely different brand.......we get have to stop and think, we get confused........and then we blow it off and watch Sports Center. Ad campaign effectiveness? Zero.



Here's what your humble fellow Chromie would have advised the good lads in Milwaukee; "EXCLUSIVE CONTRACT". There, pretty basic, you find the person the fits the bill, sign her up, and put the creative crew to work. Get her visage in print, on the web, and most importantly out among customers......but only your customers! I'll grant the Harley folks, Marisa's one fine example of Amazonian spokesgoddess, but I think the fact that she "stepped out" (before or after signing with Harley Davidson, it doesn't matter) on the Motor Company ultimately diminishes her impact. Better to have gotten an unknown with the same, ah, "qualities" that would for all time (or at least the run of the contract) be associated with Milwaukee iron, and only Milwaukee iron. Harley's the star here, not the talent.



But that's just me, and to be honest, it's not all bad. Think about it, some Motor Company execs got to schmooze a supermodel (a great gig now matter how you get it), ad agencies made their fat fees, and some guy's got signed posters and pics at Sturgis......But maybe, just maybe, when HD had an opportunity to really be "genuine", really original, they chose a cliche' instead. Better luck next time..........

Saturday, 29 October 2011

A Hard Man Is Good to Find

“This man was killed because of Generic Viagra,” said the stern-faced police detective.

“It was Generic online pharmacy, actually,” said the blonde woman in the virginal white nightdress. “Oh, this is so horrible and embarrassing.”

The police detective permitted himself a tight smile. “Your husband was stabbed ferociously, madam. He was rather more than embarrassed. Tell me, did his renewed ardor make you unhappy? Unhappy enough to kill him?”

The blonde sniffed. “I wasn’t the recipient of his renewed ardor. Ask Amy, our guest for the weekend. Or Julie, the maid. Or Roger, the butler.”

The police detective raised an eyebrow.

“I didn’t mean that, you filthy-minded man,” the grieving widow snapped. “I only meant we don’t pay Roger enough to purchase Generic Cialis, so he might have killed Michael for his supply of the drug. I’m only trying to help.”

Amy, a tall woman with a loose, gawky body and strong features, readily admitted the affair with Michael. “Guilty? Hell no. He chose a dog ‘cause his pussy had died. You couldn’t pry that witch’s legs apart with a crowbar. Sure I had sex with him once the Generic Viagra made him himself again. He was gorgeous before…”

Her voice trailed off and the police detective readied himself for more tears, but in a minute Amy continued in a business like manner.

“Anyway, why on Earth would I kill the man? He brought me nothing but pleasure.”

“Maybe you killed him because you found out he was diddling the maid.”

Amy’s jaw line hardened as her face slowly went from white to dark red as she digested the information. “That bastard,” she whispered.

“I told him it was not proper, that it could only end in grief,” wept Julie, the maid.

The police detective handed her his handkerchief, wincing when she blew her nose into it.

“But Michael had lost all confidence in himself, and when he started taking Generic Viagra--”

“Generic Cialis,” the police chief corrected against his will.

“Anyway, when things below started working again, of course he wanted to love like an ordinary man. And that cold bitch he was married to wasn’t going to let him. Do you know she hasn’t given me a raise in three years?”

“Did you know Michael was seeing other women?”

“Of course, he made no secret. There were no secrets between Michael and I.”

“Sir, you insult me gravely,” said the butler. “In days gone by, I would have called you out.”

“Forgive me, but you are the only person left with the motive—and the strength—to stab Michael Porter in the heart.”

“And the motive would be…?”

“I understand he was taking a certain medication that might have interested you.”

“Generic Viagra?” The butler said without changing expression. “It certainly worked well for him, but I would hardly kill him to obtain a supply of a medication so readily available.”

The police detective pounced. “His wife says you aren’t paid enough to purchase your own supply.”

“That’s true, but as it happens, I don’t have to work. I choose to do so for amusement. I am independently wealthy. You may check my accounts, if you like.

“They’ll never figure out who did it. And soon they’ll lose interest.”

“Amy” pulled off his wig and slung the padded bra he’d been wearing across the room with a look of disgust before he crawled into bed beside Michael Porter’s willing widow.

“Now, let’s see how well this Generic Viagra really works,” he murmured tenderly.

Tuesday, 3 May 2011

Why is Viagra Prescribed

Viagra comes in tablet form in dosages of 25mg, 50mg and 100mg.
Men Up to 65 Years of Age - order cialis 50mg is prescribed to be taken once a day, 30 minutes to 4 hours before intercourse. In situations where 50mg isn't effective, your doctor may prescribe 100mg to be taken once daily 30 minutes to 4 hours before intercourse.
For Men Older than 65 Years of Age - cheap cialis 25mg is prescribed to be taken 30 minutes to 4 hours before intercourse. In some circumstances, men older then 65 may have their doses increased.
Very few drugs work perfectly, and Viagra® is no exception. Just about every drug has side effects that arise because the drug is flowing throughout the body and may affect parts of the body unintentionally. For example, aspirin is a drug that relieves pain, but this same drug can also erode the stomach lining and thin the blood. Those are side effects of aspirin.
The first problem comes because Viagra happens to have a spillover effect. It blocks PDE5, but it also has an effect on PDE6. It turns out that PDE6 is used in the cone cells in the retina, so Viagra can have an effect on color vision. Many people who take Viagra notice a change in the way they perceive green and blue colors, or they see the world with a bluish tinge for several hours. For this reason, pilots cannot take Viagra within 12 hours of a flight.
The second problem comes for people who are taking drugs like nitroglycerin for angina. Nitroglycerin works by increasing nitric oxide, and it helps with angina by opening up the arteries that supply the heart with oxygen. If you take nitroglycerin and Viagra together, the increased nitric oxide plus the blocking of PDE5 can lead to problems.
Other problems with Viagra can include little things like headaches (the drug, as a side effect in some men, opens up arteries in the brain's lining and causes excess pressure) and big things like heart attacks. The possibility of heart attacks is one reason why Viagra is a prescription drug rather than an over-the-counter drug like aspirin. A doctor needs to understand your medical history and make sure that Viagra won't cause a heart attack. Occasional patients who take Viagra get painful, long-lasting erections and have to see a doctor to solve the problem.
Finally, there is some concern that some men, especially younger men who take Viagra recreationally and who don't really need it for physical reasons, may end up with a dependency on the drug. That is, they may become unable to maintain an erection without taking Viagra.

Electronic Medical Records = Why Doctors Resist EMR Checklists: What Googlers May Not Understand

It sounds so logical. The purchase cialis lists patient symptoms, types the symptoms into Google, and out pops an exhaustive list of diagnostic possibilities based on the medical literature. What could be simpler? What could be more ideal in sorting through medical information?

According to a journal Science blog, in a meeting of a group of Obama advisors that advises Obama on EMRs and other matters, Google’s CEO Eric Schmidt openly wondered why doctors haven’t embraced databases to help them sort through medical information. In a comment directed to Atul Gawande, MD, a surgeon and New Yorker writer, Schmidt said,

“So when you show up at the cheap cialis with some set of symptoms, in my ideal world what would happen is that the doctor would type in the symptoms he or she also observes, and it would be matched against the data in this repository. Then this knowledge engine would use best practices, and all the knowledge in the world to give physicians some sort of standardized guidance. This is a generalized form of the checklists that you’re talking about…”

Gawande explained,

“I think part of the bafflement occurs because the folks who know how to make such systems don’t understand how the clinical encounter actually operates. A database is likely to return more information than a clinician could make sense of during a patient visit when there are '15 minutes to manage six problems.'

Still, he added, " the right kind of apps for 'for your iPhone or whatever the new Google one is' could be useful for doctors.”

Gawande might have added:

1) Doctors don’t like to type. That’s clerk work.

2) Doctors don’t like to place computers between themselves and patients. That depersonalizes the encounter.

3) Most diagnoses are self-evident. They don’t require a list to sort through.

4) Computer lists often contain more information that you want to know. Besides, not pursuing a lead might be used against you in a malpractice suit.

5) Inserting a computer into the work flow is expensive and disruptive and slows things up when you’re trying to see 30 patients that day.

6) Computers have their place, but when it comes to diagnoses in the course of a busy day, they offer few miracles, except perhaps, in a few isolated, difficult cases.