there should be commercials for wetshaving on tv or would that be a bad thing and they would over price everything??? what you think???
i think....
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Think of what that would do to the prices on the bay
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What product would the commercials advertise, then?
It probably wouldn't work. It would be pretty hard to convince Joe Fusionshaver to try completely different products in a thirty or sixty second ad, especially when a decent starter setup is quite a bit more than a Fusion handle and canned gel (~$12). Commercials just lack that personal quality that a conversation or reading forums and other resources provides.
"*holds up pack of fusion carts*
This costs Twenty dollars.
*holds up mag of DE blades*
This costs a buck-fifty, gives you twice as many, and each gives at least as many shaves as the fusion.
*holds up can of goo*
this costs Seven dollars and lasts about two months of daily shaving.
*holds up puck of Williams shave soap*
This costs less than three dollars and will last you a year, plus it's fun to use!
Think of the money you'll save! Switch to wet-shaving today!"
(paid for by the coalition for a greener planet.)
a similar ad could promote straight-razors, but that's probably too much to ask from the average Joe. You really have to learn to shave with a straight, and then there's maintenance , and the fact you can't carry it on a plane no matter what you do to it, and you have to keep it hidden from your kids.
baby steps folks, baby steps.
Who apart from Gillette can afford it?
Has anyone even seen a Shick ad anywhere?
And yes, if the likes of Merkur of Trumpers ever did advertise on TV, the costs have to be recouped. Gillette have been making us pay for their marketing budget for years.
Has anyone even seen a Shick ad anywhere?
And yes, if the likes of Merkur of Trumpers ever did advertise on TV, the costs have to be recouped. Gillette have been making us pay for their marketing budget for years.
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that ad would make me buy it thing is though the guy at the top is right prices would probably go up
Wilkinson had a pretty catchy ad for the Quattro for Women.
+1 to that
But... I think the ads would be nifty. Probably not enough people would switch right away (or stick with it) to actually change the market much.
-William
People have had it drummed into them that more blades is better for so long that it would be difficult to sell anything else to the majority. I suspect most here are probably people like me who have a tendency to go against the grain on many things, but most of the population are just sheep.
amen to that.
Funny I get called "special" by SWMBO often but it never seems quite as nice as what is implied here!
Yeah leave as much corporate influence as possible out this hobby. That would surely find a way to ruin if not wet shaving, certainly the nature of forums like this one.
Yeah leave as much corporate influence as possible out this hobby. That would surely find a way to ruin if not wet shaving, certainly the nature of forums like this one.
Yup. Special like ed.
Alright I guess if you REALLY want to pull our resources together and create and advertisement for traditional wet shaving or badgerandblade.com, then it certainly is possible to advertise on television during off-peak hours for a low budget:
http://slatev.com/video/how-i-ran-ad-fox-news/
http://www.google.com/adwords/tvads/
If you REALLY were serious about this idea, I am a film major and can help with the script, cinematography, and editing aspects of the commercial, and would be willing to put in time drafting this community's idea of what an appealing commercial could be.
However, I am going to have to fold to my original statement that there is not really a thing to advertise here, and our tiny commercial wouldn't make many impressions. BUT if there is benefactor willing to fund the advertising budget, I'd be willing to share my production resources at no-cost, thereby making the commercial next-to-free to shoot and produce.
So, I'm calling all of your bluff. Do you really think traditional wetshaving is worth advertising to the world? If you are willing to actually pay to put the commercial on the air, I will pull my resources with other forum members to create the commercial itself for next-to-nothing.
The ball is now in your court.
http://slatev.com/video/how-i-ran-ad-fox-news/
http://www.google.com/adwords/tvads/
If you REALLY were serious about this idea, I am a film major and can help with the script, cinematography, and editing aspects of the commercial, and would be willing to put in time drafting this community's idea of what an appealing commercial could be.
However, I am going to have to fold to my original statement that there is not really a thing to advertise here, and our tiny commercial wouldn't make many impressions. BUT if there is benefactor willing to fund the advertising budget, I'd be willing to share my production resources at no-cost, thereby making the commercial next-to-free to shoot and produce.
So, I'm calling all of your bluff. Do you really think traditional wetshaving is worth advertising to the world? If you are willing to actually pay to put the commercial on the air, I will pull my resources with other forum members to create the commercial itself for next-to-nothing.
The ball is now in your court.
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"This takes at least 5 times as long to shave with, and has a months long learning curve!"
Yah, that would totally work.
Face it, this is a niche hobby and won't ever outgrow that category. There might be a growth in the use of premium products, but the average person neither cares nor cares to care about DE shaving any more than they do about mustardmonster.com
well, i originally got into wetshaving exactly because of the price difference. seemed worth the learning curve to me, and really, the learning curve with a fixed DE isn't all it's made out to be, whatever people might say. i didn't get a single nick until my fifth shave, and that was because i got sloppy on a sliding pass.
computers used to be a niche hobby too.
"you'll never need more than 56K!"
gnome sane?
computers used to be a niche hobby too.
"you'll never need more than 56K!"
gnome sane?
grrrowwll!
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