It's already a product for beards, but I guess that wasn't butch enough.
― nickn, Sunday, 5 May 2019 21:39 (five years ago) link
Yes I'm going there.https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1b/Lumberjack_Song.jpg/300px-Lumberjack_Song.jpgmontypythonlumberjacksong.jpg
― just another country (snoball), Sunday, 5 May 2019 21:48 (five years ago) link
only pansies want _soft_ beards, true men have beards with the texture of steel wool
― Burt Bacharach's Bees (rushomancy), Sunday, 5 May 2019 21:49 (five years ago) link
I use a 2x4 to soften my beard.
― pplains, Sunday, 5 May 2019 23:18 (five years ago) link
i use my copy of "the return of the durutti column" to soften my beard
― Burt Bacharach's Bees (rushomancy), Sunday, 5 May 2019 23:21 (five years ago) link
I use my beard to soften pieces of 2x4.
― just another country (snoball), Monday, 6 May 2019 09:46 (five years ago) link
https://ih1.redbubble.net/image.27343978.9032/ra,unisex_tshirt,x2200,fafafa:ca443f4786,front-c,392,146,750,1000-bg,f8f8f8.jpg
Hmmm…
― pomenitul, Monday, 6 May 2019 09:49 (five years ago) link
lmaopoor self-cucked redbubble dude
― Lil' Brexit (Tracer Hand), Monday, 6 May 2019 09:50 (five years ago) link
feel like we're now into the 'be a feminist you fucking pussy' era of masculinity marketing.
― FernandoHierro, Monday, 6 May 2019 10:16 (five years ago) link
and other realms indeed
― deemsthelarker (darraghmac), Monday, 6 May 2019 10:23 (five years ago) link
All of the marketing for beard products grosses me out and I don’t buy any of them. Beyond even a feminist level it’s just unappealing. How about something that says “your beard will be clean and pleasant” instead of “you will smell like a steelworker”
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Monday, 6 May 2019 11:32 (five years ago) link
Besides, Dr Bronners works fine.
Not judging, but kind of an ugly woman up there in pomenitul's pic.
― pplains, Monday, 6 May 2019 12:29 (five years ago) link
i don't think she's necessarily ugly - she's just made some questionable style choices. like, she's put a lot of work into what is a fairly ludicrous hairstyle, but hasn't done anything at all about her skin. it's almost as if she's trying to blend as male, but if she is the total lack of a beard is a dead giveaway.
― Burt Bacharach's Bees (rushomancy), Monday, 6 May 2019 23:19 (five years ago) link
a former Netflix creative director just raised $1.6 million for a startup that sells "straight edge" water in tall boy cans and their tagline is "nothing's better than water at murdering your thirst"https://t.co/KJI6Dx0tWd pic.twitter.com/dXBva5A0uP— Ryan Broderick (@broderick) May 7, 2019
does this count
― Simon H., Tuesday, 7 May 2019 17:22 (five years ago) link
spengleroffthescale.jpg
― deemsthelarker (darraghmac), Tuesday, 7 May 2019 17:23 (five years ago) link
going for a metal vibe, which is disproportionately male, so I'll say it clears the bar
― mh, Tuesday, 7 May 2019 17:24 (five years ago) link
jesus fucking christ
― findom haddie (jim in vancouver), Tuesday, 7 May 2019 17:24 (five years ago) link
I love innovation
― Simon H., Tuesday, 7 May 2019 17:25 (five years ago) link
would count just as well as response to the totenkopf-aesthetic post in the other thread tho. lmao @ the blackletter
― difficult listening hour, Tuesday, 7 May 2019 17:26 (five years ago) link
You guys think you're so smart, huh. Why aren't you rich like Mike Cessario?
― pomenitul, Tuesday, 7 May 2019 17:26 (five years ago) link
also connects to the silicon valley thread. I had to consider my options.
― Simon H., Tuesday, 7 May 2019 17:28 (five years ago) link
age of mergers
― difficult listening hour, Tuesday, 7 May 2019 17:29 (five years ago) link
in fairness sprite's dreary injunction to "obey your thirst" clearly does not cut it in this time of upheaval
― difficult listening hour, Tuesday, 7 May 2019 17:33 (five years ago) link
shout out to the og edgelord brandhttps://thumbs.worthpoint.com/zoom/images1/1/0307/05/death-cigarettes-unopened-very-rare-originally-from_1_6c0f6cadacabac61137d8cde0d17a48a.jpg
― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Tuesday, 7 May 2019 17:34 (five years ago) link
Elan Sleazebaggano was a male Balosar slythmonger who was present on Coruscant, the capital of the Galactic Republic, during the Separatist Crisis.
― difficult listening hour, Tuesday, 7 May 2019 17:36 (five years ago) link
how the hell is LIQUID DEATH not a Nathan Fielder thing
― frogbs, Tuesday, 7 May 2019 17:38 (five years ago) link
we've definitely crossed the line from "commercials are indistinguishable from Tim & Eric homages" to "products seem to be designed by Nathan Fielder"
― mh, Tuesday, 7 May 2019 17:40 (five years ago) link
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D5-03R8XsAAS-BS.jpg:small
always looking for brands that speak to me
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 7 May 2019 17:40 (five years ago) link
I'm part of the Totino's lifestyle. I'll admit it.
― frogbs, Tuesday, 7 May 2019 17:41 (five years ago) link
I was killing time at the bar over beers last week and started writing down a list of products think are embarrassing to buy versus products that are actually mortifying
kind of split the difference on Charmin with the bears on the packaging
― mh, Tuesday, 7 May 2019 17:42 (five years ago) link
ass cream? you're a man who admits his problems and is taking care of them
water with a metal design scheme? mortifying
― mh, Tuesday, 7 May 2019 17:43 (five years ago) link
the text on shampoo bottles is routinely amazing to me
especially love those that offer a french translation
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 7 May 2019 17:49 (five years ago) link
you're giving away my french language learning program idea
― mh, Tuesday, 7 May 2019 17:52 (five years ago) link
rincez, ecoutez, et repetez
― difficult listening hour, Tuesday, 7 May 2019 17:53 (five years ago) link
vrais poo for mes sham friends
― Simon H., Tuesday, 7 May 2019 17:53 (five years ago) link
― mookieproof, Tuesday, May 7, 2019 12:49 PM Bookmark Flag Post
Man, tell me about it. I can't even buy a chainsaw in North America without seeing that prissy language all over everything.
https://i.imgur.com/kVs6llT.png
― pplains, Tuesday, 7 May 2019 18:20 (five years ago) link
Hey, Poulan! France is in Europe, ok?
― pplains, Tuesday, 7 May 2019 18:21 (five years ago) link
i've never understood why the french are so bad at chainsaw safety, but glad that the safety messaging is targeting them now
― these are not all of the possible side effects (Karl Malone), Tuesday, 7 May 2019 18:28 (five years ago) link
miss u, Poulan Weed Eater Bowl
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 7 May 2019 18:28 (five years ago) link
I thought the famous chainsaw massacre happened in Texas?
― pomenitul, Tuesday, 7 May 2019 18:29 (five years ago) link
more like Paris, Texas
― these are not all of the possible side effects (Karl Malone), Tuesday, 7 May 2019 18:38 (five years ago) link
The Liquid Death thing has a very retro 90s anti-marketing marketing kind of vibe to it. I could see it being successful for a short time and then falling off the map.
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Tuesday, 7 May 2019 19:12 (five years ago) link
so bad ass....
We couldn't find a makeup brand formulated specifically for men's skin; so we created one: https://t.co/X0xaeIOBsV pic.twitter.com/XDRySRWTkq— War Paint (@warpaintmufm) May 8, 2019
― global tetrahedron, Wednesday, 8 May 2019 22:40 (five years ago) link
marketing opportunity missed by not calling it ForSkin
― mick signals, Wednesday, 8 May 2019 22:44 (five years ago) link
they'll probably change the name to that after they find out that the band "warpaint" contains GIRLS, thus ruining their brand name forever
― Burt Bacharach's Bees (rushomancy), Wednesday, 8 May 2019 22:47 (five years ago) link
irl lol
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Wednesday, 8 May 2019 23:21 (five years ago) link
This was literally the exact premise of an episode of Corporate.
― Simon H., Wednesday, 8 May 2019 23:25 (five years ago) link
Men, should you be wearing makeup? Probably – you look terrible. pic.twitter.com/BPWDqahjqU— Corporate (@corporate) January 30, 2019
― Simon H., Wednesday, 8 May 2019 23:26 (five years ago) link
So You Want to Market a Product for Men
Remember, any product can be marketed to men, even something that has been the exclusive province of women for time immemorial, like water. All you need to do is make sure your marketing materials are really tough and masculine.Connect with men by showing them things they love. Things like: fire, tattoos, blood (non-menstrual), skulls, bulls, spikes, leather bracelets, dirt, rocks, SEXXX, mountains, cold hard CA$$$H, motorcycles, barbells, gray T-shirts, red meat, Joe Rogan, golden retrievers, skateboarding, camo, guitars, dinosaurs, sports, knives, arm-wrestling, regular wrestling, the constant all-consuming fear that if you don’t assert your masculinity aggressively enough people will dismiss you, sweat, shredded abs, tigers, saying swears, cigars, quoting Scarface, more SEX, weapons, Tucker Max, baseball caps, jackhammering, mud, trucks, iron, the Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition, abandoned construction sites, brown liquors, those big tires you push over, etc.So, for example, say you’re trying to sell an exciting new fruit-forward Pinot Noir from Oregon. Call it Dirt Blood, and have your ads be videos of a man driving a truck on a dirt road and chugging Pinot, before pulling over to make out with a woman with big boobs (hot). Then maybe he looks into the camera and says something like, “Dirt … It’s in my blood.” And you’re like, What? But you’re also pumped. You’re pumped to buy a wine called Dirt Blood.
Connect with men by showing them things they love. Things like: fire, tattoos, blood (non-menstrual), skulls, bulls, spikes, leather bracelets, dirt, rocks, SEXXX, mountains, cold hard CA$$$H, motorcycles, barbells, gray T-shirts, red meat, Joe Rogan, golden retrievers, skateboarding, camo, guitars, dinosaurs, sports, knives, arm-wrestling, regular wrestling, the constant all-consuming fear that if you don’t assert your masculinity aggressively enough people will dismiss you, sweat, shredded abs, tigers, saying swears, cigars, quoting Scarface, more SEX, weapons, Tucker Max, baseball caps, jackhammering, mud, trucks, iron, the Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition, abandoned construction sites, brown liquors, those big tires you push over, etc.
So, for example, say you’re trying to sell an exciting new fruit-forward Pinot Noir from Oregon. Call it Dirt Blood, and have your ads be videos of a man driving a truck on a dirt road and chugging Pinot, before pulling over to make out with a woman with big boobs (hot). Then maybe he looks into the camera and says something like, “Dirt … It’s in my blood.” And you’re like, What? But you’re also pumped. You’re pumped to buy a wine called Dirt Blood.
― shared unit of analysis (unperson), Friday, 10 May 2019 12:20 (five years ago) link