Originally Posted by Rain Man:
I watch some retro TV station a lot these days, and the St. Jude Hospital shows about 20 ads per hour, parading unhealthy kids across the camera. It's bad karma to say that unhealthy kids annoy me, so I won't say that. But I wonder if they have any money for treating unhealthy children when they spend 90 percent of their revenues on television ads.
They have to compete with Shriners and the “adooorable” blanket. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Rain Man:
I watch some retro TV station a lot these days, and the St. Jude Hospital shows about 20 ads per hour, parading unhealthy kids across the camera. It's bad karma to say that unhealthy kids annoy me, so I won't say that. But I wonder if they have any money for treating unhealthy children when they spend 90 percent of their revenues on television ads.
This and Shriners hospital and the dogs that are being abused. I wonder what the percentages are. I have donated and raised money to the children’s hospital (oh shit I’m watching gunsmoke and the st Jude commercial just came on) you can donate directly to your local pet rescue. [Reply]
Originally Posted by alpha_omega:
They have to compete with Shriners and the “adooorable” blanket.
It's that commercial! The one with the adoooowable blanket.
Wait, I assumed it was always the same one doing the unhealthy children's ad. You may be right. I think it's two different hospitals in an advertising war. Are Shriner's and St. Jude's different?
Originally Posted by Bowser:
Speaking of commercials, I see where Prime is going to start using commercials in their shows next year.
Why did we all collectively cut the cord, again?
It's relatively minor, so far, but the 'commercial free' NFL redzone is starting to have commercial banners during live actions and more talking head endorsement instead of coverage of the action.
Originally Posted by Rain Man:
It's that commercial! The one with the adoooowable blanket.
Wait, I assumed it was always the same one doing the unhealthy children's ad. You may be right. I think it's two different hospitals in an advertising war. Are Shriner's and St. Jude's different?
That kid must have made a fortune from those ads.
The most recent ad shows him talking about being a college student at Northwestern. I'm sure all those donors are happy they're paying for his college education when they thought they were helping sick kids. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Rain Man:
It's that commercial! The one with the adoooowable blanket.
Wait, I assumed it was always the same one doing the unhealthy children's ad. You may be right. I think it's two different hospitals in an advertising war. Are Shriner's and St. Jude's different?
Yes.
Similar competition between DAV and Tunnels to Towers in that space. [Reply]
