Obama as universal marketing concept
03/30/09
One can't go anywhere in Chicago without coming across some piece of egregious Barack Obama merchandise. The 7-11 down the street from my office has been hawking Obama t-shirts, Obama hats, Obama pictures, Obama wall calendars other other similar kitchy items since January. And they show no sign of stopping.
Slapping Obama's image on any product seems to be the latest one-size-fits-all marketing ploy.
As for the most laughable Obama product I've seen yet, I present to you two offerings. First comes courtesy of Goodman Political's Brad Goodman:
His comment seems to be the only appropriate one I can muster. "Wow. Ok..."
For our second and final offering (at least for now), I present this gem that I discovered at the Sam's Wine & Spirits in Chicago's South Loop. Though this is clear enough for you to get the idea, please excuse my shoddy iPhone photography:
Yes. That's Obama, photoshopped to be drinking a snifter of fine, fine 44-year aged Hennessy Cognac. I shall restrain myself from commenting further.