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Oh my heavens! Great, great, great-aunt Muriel twice removed on my father’s side had back problems!? I must have some, too!
February 21, 2008, 12:03 am
Filed under: Advertisments, Self

If your grandmother had osteoporosis, you could, too.  Fight  back with Actonel.  Your grandmothere’s hump wasn’t a slump.  IT was osteoporosis.  Over time, with osteoporosis, multiple fractures of the spine can cause the bac to curve, but in severe cases, form a hump.  Some risk factors for osteoporosis include Caucasian or Aisan race, family history, small frame or smoking.

“My grandma had osteoporosis” you think.  “I’m Caucasian…and I smoked a while ago and have a small frame!  I have osteoporosis!  Oh no!”

Don’t get scared by ads – I know it’s pretty easy to get sucked into the realm of “what if’s” and “I must have’s”, but it’s a tried and true tactic in the advertising world: fear.  We’re always worried when we get a funny pain in our stomach – it might be cancer!  The next moment, we see an ad that lists the symptoms of stomach cancer and it says “funny pain in stomach is one of the greatest signs of stomach cancer,” and we flip.  It’s a good and frequent tactic used in the advertising world, so be alert.

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Didn’t your hump used to be on the other side?
Oh nevermind.

Comment by bewaretheblob February 21, 2008 @ 3:11 pm

Haha! That’s funny. =D

Comment by CH February 21, 2008 @ 7:22 pm

Teehee!

I’ve decided not to “comment” on most of these posts…mainly because every single time I comment, I’d only be chuckling along with you and agreeing with every word you say! So it wouldn’t be very interesting to read! =)

Comment by The Wordsmith February 21, 2008 @ 9:04 pm

Do the Bluedorns know about your blog? (Teehee!)

Comment by The Wordsmith February 21, 2008 @ 9:05 pm

I just have a random question:
How do YOU suggest advertising, CH? If you were going to advertise without using all these techniques, how would YOU do it? *grin*

Comment by The Wordsmith February 21, 2008 @ 10:33 pm

Comment no. 2: Yes.

Comment no. 3: Oooh…it would depend on the product. I think I would be mostly creative and then state a few facts – I really like creative ads. I wouldn’t use a lot of text, though, because that’s just begging for snivling, creeping, evil little fallacies to take residence in…(=

Comment by CH February 22, 2008 @ 2:39 am


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