The fallout from the Gillette ad continues. The reaction has been overwhelmingly negative, not just from consumers and those who see this as a blatant attack on men, but also from people who know advertising.
In a recent column at Forbes.com, Villanova professor Charles Taylor dove into the reasons why the Gillette ad failed. Namely, for the following reasons:
1. While corporate social responsibility appeals can be effective, corporations must be sensitive to the potential of consumers being skeptical of their motives, or not wanting to be told how to behave by a profit-motivated company.
2. The creative in the “Best a Man Can Be” could be more effective if delivered differently.
3. Politically charged language should be avoided by advertisers.
Number 3 seems quite obvious, and I dive into these reasons in depth on my show. Check out the discussion below.
The next topic on the show was Trump’s “travel ban” on Nancy Pelosi. Following her State of the Union disinvitation, Trump fired back by blocking her and her congressional delegation from using military aircraft to fly overseas. It was a bold move, and not everyone thinks it’s a good move. What do you think? Please leave a comment below and post on YouTube as well.
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I love your message. I agree with 98% of what you are saying. But please find a way to deliver the content in a way that is compelling. I fought the urge to click away about 100 times in 13 minutes.
Next time let her go and cancel the flight back to the US.
Omg I love that!
GREAT idea!
Sorry, I don’t hate Afghanistan that much. Now if she were going to, say, North Korea…
Antarctica
Or like i keep saying. THESE crritters wanna fly. DO SO ON THEIR OWN DIME, fly commercial IN COACH.
A one way ticket!
Ha! Good one!
Nancy Pelosi is NOT entitled to use military aircraft to fly overseas. Only the President and Vice-President are entitled to use AirForce One and AirForce Two. Nancy Pelosi is not a Commander in Chief or Vice-Commander in Chief. She’s not even a Sub-Commander in Chief. Pelosi now claims that she had to cancel the flight to Afghanistan because info was leaked she was coming on a civilian flight and she felt threatened. Awww!!! Too bad!!!!! Pelosi needs to stay in the U.S. and work on finding a solution to give President Trump a miniscule $5.7 BILLION dollars for the border wall, instead of sending $50 BILLION to Afghanistan. Nancy said nothing when Obama sent $150 BILLION to our mortal enemies in Iran. They’ve used the money to dramatically increase terrorism, continue building their atomic bombs, and continue to test their ICBMs. No, Nancy, you need to stay home to keep us safe at the border, since farmers in Texas have been finding Muslim prayer mats on their properties.
Considering she doesn’t give a DAMN about keeping OTHER Americans safe, she sure is concerned for the safety and security of her OWN precious hide, isn’t she!
And now that they’ve taken this position, the COWARDLY, conniving Dems keep trying to flee the country to avoid having to defend their indefensibly WRONG position!
I’m to the point i say LOCK THEM in congress, till we get this resolved. SO THEY CAN’T flee.
I disagree with you about Nazi Pelosi using military aircraft to fly around the world. I’m sure the Air Force can find an old B17 she can use. Those aircraft weren’t heated so she and her brain dead party would have to bundle up in artic clothing to stand the ride. Route her flight over Germany and I’m sure the Germans can find an old 88mm gun to shoot at her. Then her and her party can bailout with moth infested parachutes made in 1943.
actually, nancy needs to go home…to california and never be allowed to leave the most ridiculous state in the union.
I am not sure they’d want her back..
Awesome! Made my day to know she wad left at the gate. Even better was knowing that schiff was left standing at gate.
She needs to be in Washington and meeting hourly with the President until the government is open.
Some say he should have flown her over and left her there but many would perceived that as petty. Perhaps he could have told the pilot to fly them to Honduras instead and stop them off at a Caravan so they can experience some mayhem.
We are facing open rebellion – all who took oats on the Quran or who have expressed an unwillingness to defend our constitution should be challenged and not seated.
It is time to stand up against all the sedition.
I do not see much being said about President Trump canceling the planed Davos summit trip for his own people so as to be sure that his team was ready and available for nancy to come back to DC and do her job, funny how the press seems to think it’s all about lying democrats.
Did you mean “all about lying conservatives”??
Good question.
He cancelled a trip next Thursday for the Republicans it is just that it is not news worthy and breaks with the negative agenda the so called news people spew out of having TDS.
Plus, when EVER has piglosi ever undertaken a trip to ‘salute our troops’?? I certainly cant find any article showing she’s done one in the past.
YET she whines that trump’s stopping her doing so now??
YEA right.
This is a problem that is bigger than just the speaker; it is a problem throughout congress. You have a “shutdown” but they can’t meet over Christmas. Then they have to go see a play. Then they have to go overseas and effectively oppose the President’s policy abroad. I think we need to treat these people as PART TIME EMPLOYEES of the UNITED STATES and reduce their pay accordingly. Almost everyone currently employed in the United States would love to get the amount of non working days they have!
They certainly work less than even many part time emoloyees do.. BUT GET PAID A HELL Of alot more and have a lot more perks..
the word we are looking for, is sedition. all these liberals are guilty of trying to dispose of an elected PRESIDENT.
And since Sedition IS ILLEGAL< START bloody enforcing the laws! Either that, or just get bloody rid of the department of incompetents!
Democrat INSULTS will NOT GO UNANSWERED. The WEAK SISTER Republicans are NOT NOW in the White House! Trump is EXACTLY what we REAL Republicans (not RINO/Establishment types, like Mitt Romney) have been desperate to see! Trump’s results have been TERRIFIC, EVERYWHERE, but of course, in the eyes of the cabal of Liberals/Socialists/Communists/Progressives/Democrats/FakeNewsMedia/Feminazis/Fascists/Antifa/Thugs/Millennials/Educrats/#BLM and ***** Hat Crowd!
Absolutely a masterful stroke on the part of the President. Dame Nan has been a bit too full of herself for far too long. This helps bring her back to a ground-level view—assuming she will take it—as to what her role in Congress is supposed to be.
The majority of the talking heads in media are labeling both sides a petty. That’s hogwash and they know it. Trump is trying to save the country. Pelosi is playing one game after another, trying to show everybody how important she is, wallowing in taxpayer dollars while putting the country in danger on a daily basis. She pushed the wrong button on a President who won’t put up with her childishness. Btw..are we seriously supposed to believe this band of numbskulls were being sent to “cheer up” our troops? Yeah, right.
Now come on! There was another dumb ***** (Jane Fonda) went to Viet Nam to cheer up the troops-oops, she went to the wrong Viet Nam and cheered up the enemy troops. Nazi Pollution was really going to meet with ISCS to cheer up those troops. She’s just another flower power fool having an LSD flash back.
Exactly. The older liberal, Dem politicians are the radicals of the 60’s and 70’s who spit on those of us who are Vietnam vets. They agreed wholeheartedly with that communist b***h who supported the NVA and spit on us as well. And now we have the younger, outspokenly socialist and the Muslin, sharia supporting Dems. We’re in a war whether we realize it or not, just waiting for the shooting to start.
And all those spitters and dodgers of the draft, are now those TEACHING our kids..
So why does Nancy Pelosi not want the State of the Union? Because the State of the Union is an enormous platform for the president to speak directly to the American people, and she doesn’t want people focusing on the substance of this issue. She wants their information to come from the mainstream media rather than the president.
Pres T then (rightly) cancelled Pelosi’ vacation to Europe with only (I presume) numerous Democrat folks- this after her Xmas Vact. to Hawaii & weekend vact to PR for an anti-white history denying concert (with other Dems on the tax $$$). Now she wants to leave the US despite her “fears” about security in WASH DC!? Again at a large cost to the taxpayers for a trip she has no need or business making- yet, the MSM complains about The First Lady’ flying to Fla. What a hypocritical disgrace
All of these times she should have been in negotiations- despite her having refused to meet.
She doesn’t want to negotiate- she wants to dictate!
The people need to wake-up to the charade that she’s concerned about govt workers, or security for the USA- The MSM promote her charade, by denying the people the true facts. SAD
Maybe cause like cruz said, SHE’S SCARED OF the public believing HIM more than they do her.
Why are these comments showing under the article about Gillette bad ad?
That is a good point. IT almost seems like 2 threads got merged.
the female CEO of Gillette and Nazi have a lot in common. It’s called stupid!
Gillette is following directions of the female, Hollywood & gay agenda to destroy our boys. Starts with being diagnosed with ADHD, then goes quickly downhill from there.
Unfortunately, we are allowing this to happen.
“ADHD” is a made up issue to make teachers feel better about being dumber than the Students.
LOW IQ ‘teachers’ CANNOT ‘teach’ above their own level to comprehend the subject matter.
The smarter students catch on and get bored.
Their fertile imaginations come up with other activities to occupy their minds.
The teacher notices, and complains.
The skrewl destruct calls the doctor who is paid a lot of money to prescribe Ritalin to “DUMB THE KID DOWN” to the teachers level.
There should be a MINIMUM IQ CLAUSE in all teacher union contracts.
Ditto for the administration.
AND the skrewl boards!
Banning Piglosi from her flight was the ultimate greatness from President Trump to date!
kudos to Trump for banning the overseas trip by P and Gang! Congress in any form has no business in traveling out of the country, especially on the taxpayers dime! There job is to be in session and do whats right for the country. Of course, that would be a first!! The Representatives of this country need to learn how to do their jobs and stay in DC and concentrate on whats best for the country, Not their own enrichment!
IF gillette had seriously wanted to send a message…
They would have directed it towards Rappers that demean Women and little girls, hatred towards police as well as the “extremely Proud” baby daddies and the stupid broads that thinks it’s ok.
Na. Dat would have been racist, dawg.. Can’t offend the NAACP, can they.. They might get shela lee, or al sharptongue on their case.
We know that if Pelosi goes to Europe it will not be to fortify Trumps strong positions he is taking for the USA with Europe, it will be to soften or derail them. Like if you want NATO to continue and possibly save you from the next foreign invasion, you need to pay your fair share, that you agreed to pay. She will probably also tell Europe that the House of Reps will have a green, anti-fossil fuel bill that will comply with the CO2 alarmists position, including taxes on carbon, despite the weakness of the warming/CO2 linkage hypothesis.
The attemps to ‘wussify’ continue. Imagine the glee at Harry’s and the Dollar Shave Club. Made my switch last week to Harry’s and will never look back. Shave is better and so is the price. You watch, these moronic, millennial marketing maven wannbe’s will now double down about having that ‘conservation’. I am sure it will have as much success as former AG Holder’s ‘national conversation on race’.
Gillette needs to stick with what they are trying to accomplish. They need to quit “trying to be cool.” Millions and millions of men shave. Go after that market. Do men with beards shave? Maybe. Maybe a little bit. If they do, they might be able to use the same blade for 6 months. Get a grip, Gillette. Get a grip.
I don’t need a company wanting me to buy their products and trying to tell me how to live my life. Won’t be buying Gillette products again.
President Trump did a good thing. Good for him. Nancy should never fly on my dime.
Totally agree. Don’t need advice from big corp. No more gillette
The important part for me is that Gillette is owned by PROCTER & GAMBLE, the most PC group of nauseating pukes I have ever had the displeasure to be employed by. Working for them was like a return to 2nd grade. So here’s a little toxic masculinity for you, BUILD THE WALL, DEPORT THEM ALL, MAGA, OR ELSE!!!
Well looking at their product list i see (that I or my mom uses)
Vicks (Both of us, might have to stop buying the name brand and get generic version)
Head and shoulders (me. Only got it cause my scalp doctor said to)
Scope (mom, if can will do generic from here on out),
Pepto (usually get the generic brand but occasionall pay for the real deal),
Febreeze (might have to see if there’s any alternatives out there on this)
Ivory (will have to switch to Irish springs)
Secret antiperspirant (mom, unfortunately she won’t use anything else, so i guess i can’t drop this one),
Gain laundry detergent (some times i get it when it’s cheeper than the stuff i normally buy)
So that’s 8 items, only 1 of which i can’t stop buying (because mom won’t use anything else). ALL the others i can replace and WILL>
Regarding Trump canceling the military transport, I don’t have a problem with it. Pelosi is an incredibly shrewd politician and capable of using every lever she can to gain political points. You can bet she would have used that trip to get good PR with the troops, talk to the foreign press and just in general use the platform to get her word out and try to make Trump and Republicans look bad.
The letter she wrote does make legitimate points and you can see why she took the opportunity to float it by. However in reality, the Secret Service is still working during the shutdown, even if not being paid, and they are more than capable of making the call whether or not they can properly secure the venue. Ultimately there is no increased security risk and you can tell that it was purely a political motive.
Trump’s move, while yes does have a childish tinge to it, was also a shrewd political move. Deny her the pulpit that she wants to deny Trump. Its a shrewd political move that despite what she says, I guarantee she respects.
Trump was not childish at all. the democrats should be locked in the chamber until money for the wall is appropriated.
I will no longer be using any Gillette products.
Pelosi’s partisan Anti Trump agenda and her resistance to building the wall is childlike behavior. Trumps response of blocking the foreign trips was brilliant … and a response even a child like mind like Pelosi’s can understand. Democrats are up against a President that has turned “out democrat-ing the democrats” into a fine art. You gotta love Trump – MAGA!