Injustices, Irritations

Miscellaneous Summaries

A common tactic used in the marketing world is to create a tag line, which presents your WEAKEST attribute as your strongest attribute.


This is illustrated in the tag line list below, which I compiled from the Internet.

Company

Tag Line

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The Truth

A. T. & T.

"Greatest coverage"

NO WAY - Verizon Rules nationwide

Barack Obama

"Change we can believe in."

Change that will never happen
due to Obama, the corporate Stepin Fetchit

Capital One

"What's in YOUR wallet?"

Money. Not your crappy, high-interest card.

Fox News

"Fair and balanced."

Biggest lie ever.
"We distort, you decide."

GE

"We bring good things to life."

Like Fukushima Reactor #1?
Like Fukushima Reactors #2, #3 and #4?

Geico

"15 minutes can save you 15% or more"

I tried it - Geico quoted me a figure that was OVER 200% of what I have been paying. Who do you think pays for their massive TV advertising program?

Las Vegas

"What happens here, stays here"

Unless it's biological.

TruTV

"Actuality"

Has the most phony shows on TV.
Scripted, poorly acted silliness.
Operation Repo, Southern Fried Sting, Lizard Lick Towing, etc.

U. S. Army

"Be all you can be."

An order-taking, trained killer.

Virginia Slims

"You've come a long way, baby."

Custom cancer sticks, just for you.

Wells Fargo

"Together we'll go far"

Together, you will get foreclosed.

Zeitgeist

"Don't do evil"

Unless it pays well.

Gramatically Incorrect

Apple

"Think different."

Kellogg's

"Start aging smart."

Subway

"Eat fresh."

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300 - 770

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