Posted on 04/23/2012 1:42:08 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd
In what’s becoming the norm, another foreign company has blundered to new lows in a branding campaign that defies logic.
Fashion company, Xiamen Jinzhi Industry Development Co. Ltd., has launched a new line of sunglasses called Helen Keller.
The story reports that the company intended to honor her “philanthropist spirit,” but it just comes across as crass.
And the slogan, “You see the world, the world sees you,” is another gem of marketing genius.
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Somebody’s going to get a bullet for that one.
What a tacky little people.
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Cause there ain’t no more to read. I posted the entire article.
its an asian thing...like this toothpaste that recently got a name change to DARLIE
Wow! What marketing genius! A brand that screams with authority: “Rook Out! Crappy Chinese sungrass quarity contror wirr brind you!”
Actual Chinese Movie Subtitles
1. Same old rules: no eyes, no groin.
2. Gun wounds again?
3. Fatty, you with your thick face have hurt my instep.
4. A normal person wouldn’t steal pituitaries.
5. The bullets inside are very hot. Why do I feel so cold?
6. Take my advice, or I’ll spank you without pants.
7. Who gave you the nerve to get killed here?
8. I’ll fire aimlessly if you don’t come out!
9. You always use violence. I should’ve ordered glutinous rice chicken.
10.Beat him out of recognizable shape!
11. I got knife scars more than the number of your leg’s hair!
12. Beware! Your bones are going to be disconnected.
13. How can you use my intestines as a gift?
...and this Taiwanese hip-hop clothing store
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJtEzAW9WSw&feature=results_video&playnext=1&list=PL390B9655374FFC6A
Best Helen Keller actress, ever.
How do you punish Helen Keller?
By rearranging the living-room furniture.
What did Helen Keller do when she fell down the well?
She screamed her hands off.
Why was Helen Keller’s leg yellow?
Her dog was blind too.
What did Helen Keller’s parents do to punish her for swearing?
Washed her hands with soap.
How did Helen Keller burn her hands?
She was trying to read a waffle iron
I have heard that “branding” is a major goal of Chinese companies because they see how Western companies use this to make a lot more money. But perhaps they haven’t quite figured it out yet.
How did Helen Keller burn her ear off?
Answering the iron!
How did she burn the other one off?
They called back
Those glasses must have some seriously dark tint.
I would but then I’d be in stitches for the next 4 hours!
Helen Keller Sings The Blues!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVfqoCvUODY
Hellen Keller-grade limo tint! Blocks 100% of of the UV-A, UV-B, UV-C rays and photons or your money back!
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