I wonder who came up with this marketing phrase?
Not a very big target market that I can think of.
I really hope they were trying to be funny and didn't just outsource the campaign to a country where English is not the native language.
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Father's Day Deals for the Man who Gave Birth to You - HUH?
Got this email promotion from Groupon today.
I wonder who came up with this marketing phrase?
Not a very big target market that I can think of.
I really hope they were trying to be funny and didn't just outsource the campaign to a country where English is not the native language.
I wonder who came up with this marketing phrase?
Not a very big target market that I can think of.
I really hope they were trying to be funny and didn't just outsource the campaign to a country where English is not the native language.
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It's an MPREG (male pregnancy) joke. Notice the accompanying image of the pregnant man in the mirror on the site :)
Thanks for pointing that out, Kimberly. I hadn't followed the link to the page with the picture. Nicely done. I should have "expected" as much from groupon (pun intended).
I have changed the the post label from "Stupid ad" to "Clever ad" as deserved.
Here is a link to the page with the photo of the Dad-To-Be.
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