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What's The Best Marketing Joke You've Heard?
Posted By: mjklanac* on 8/19/2004 1:46 PM (CST) 50 Points
What's the best Marketing/Business Joke you've heard?

I've got a roast coming up...

Posted by: vigorgraphics* Accepted Answer
8/19/2004 1:52 PM (CST)
Microsoft.
 
Posted by: SteveByrneBranding Accepted Answer
8/19/2004 2:05 PM (CST)

Q: how many marketers are needed to screw in a light bulb?


A: None. That’s the job of sales.
 
Posted by: SteveByrneBranding Accepted Answer
8/19/2004 2:13 PM (CST)
Old joke?

An old man, a boy and a donkey were going to town. The boy rode on the donkey and the old man walked. As they went along they passed some people who remarked it was a shame the old man was walking and the boy was riding. The man and boy thought maybe the critics were right, so they changed positions.
Later, they passed some people that remarked, "What a shame, he makes that little boy walk." They then decided they both would walk!
Soon they passed some more people who thought they were stupid to walk when they had a decent donkey to ride. So, they both rode the donkey.
Now they passed some people that shamed them by saying how awful to put such a load on a poor donkey. The boy and man said they were probably right, so they decided to carry the donkey. As they crossed the bridge, they lost their grip on the animal and he fell into the river and drowned.
The moral of the story? In Marketing, if you try to please everyone, you might as well...
Kiss your ass good-bye.

Courtsey of http://www.lukaroski.com/humor/jokes/marketing.html
 
Posted by: Jett* Accepted Answer
8/19/2004 3:13 PM (CST)
What is Meant by "Marketing"?

People often ask what is meant by Marketing. Perhaps the following analogies
will help clear it up:

You see a gorgeous girl at a party. You go up to her and say, "I'm fantastic
in bed." That's Direct Marketing.

You're at a party with a bunch of friends and see a gorgeous girl. One of
your friends goes up to her and pointing at you says, "He's fantastic in
bed." That's Advertising.

You see a gorgeous girl at a party. You go up to her and get her telephone
number. The next day you call and say," Hi, I'm fantastic in bed." that's
Telemarketing.

You're at a party and see a handsome man. You get up and straighten your
dress. You walk up to him and pour him a drink. You say, "May I," And reach
up to straighten his tie brushing your breast lightly against his arm, and
then say, "By the way, I'm fantastic in bed." That's Public Relations.

You're at a party and see a gorgeous girl. She walks up to you and says, "I
hear you're fantastic in bed." That's Brand Recognition.

You're at a party and see a gorgeous girl. You talk her into going home with
your friend. That's a Sales Rep.

Your friend can't satisfy her so he calls you. That's Technical Service.

You're on your way to a party when you realize that there could be gorgeous
women in all the houses you're passing. So you climb onto the roof of one
situated in the middle and shout at the top of your voice, "I'm fantastic in
bed!". That's Spam.

You hear about women like this but never meet one. That's False Advertising.
 
Posted by: phild Accepted Answer
8/19/2004 6:40 PM (CST)
Here are a couple of web sites.
http://www.4hb.com/wisdom/0730twentysayings.html
http://www.civilized.com/jokes.html

Cheers,
phild
 
Posted by: sandy* Member Response
4/21/2008 1:53 PM (CST)
This was a Management Quote on freemanforwards.blogspot.com.

My sister passed away and her funeral was scheduled for Monday. When I told my boss, he said she died on purpose so that I would have to miss work on the busiest day of the year. He then asked if we could change her burial to Friday. He said, "That would be better for me."

Shipping executive, FTD Florists
 


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