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Recycling TV Ads
Makarand writes "According to this article in the Denver Post a young entrepreneur has gotten into the business
of
recycling junked TV commercials
for clients with low budgets. TV ads cost anywhere between
$50,000 and $1 million and small businesses usually cannot afford an original production. The company,
Thought Equity, wipes off all references to the
earlier company and makes the junked commerical ready for reselling with a price tag less than
$10,000.
Also businesses that want their ads on the air as soon as possible are approaching the company
seeking recycled ads because producing original ads takes time."
Jules: What country you from!
Bret: What?
Jules: "What" ain't no country I know! Do they speak English in "What?"
Brett: What?
Jules: English-motherfucker-can-you-speak-it?
Free as in mason.
Us older geeks probably have fond memories of a movie from the early 80's that touched on this sort of thing. Looker, anyone? It features a company that does full body scans of actors/actresses and then uses computers to create commercials that feature the scanned actors/actresses. Besides, much like Runaway, who wouldn't want to have the futuristic weapon featured in the movie -- a gun that, with a flash of light, freezes time for its victim. The ultimate excuse for government spooks to go running around with dark sunglasses.
:)
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