Twenty-One Miles

What started as an idea became one of the most exciting tech start up since Google. But then they went public and faced a pandemic head on with primarily group activities. So... We will discuss the marketing fail that Groupon unleashed in 2011 followed by their entry in the markets. Today we discuss a topic that I know from the inside and out, as both a merchant and user. Alright, without further...

As you may recall, Leno had retired from The Tonight Show and moved on to his own NBC primetime series, The Jay Leno Show, in Sept. 2009. But when it failed to catch on in its 10 p.m. time slot, the network announced in January 2010 that it would shorten The Jay Leno Show to a half-hour, and move it to 11:35 p.m—the time slot The Tonight Show had held for nearly 60 years. O'Brien's Tonight Show wo...

The Best Part of Waking Up is from the nightmare this ad started on the internet. Can you imagine having a goal where you want to make this innocent wholesome holiday inspired coffee commercial and it turns into a decades long incest joke? How did this happen? Why did this happen? Because the looks those two siblings give one another leads us to believe... weird things. We know these are actors! W...

Laurence Tureaud is a National Treasure, he is at the same level of Dolly Parton for me, and he led a campaign as a spokesperson to promote masculinity...for a candy bar. He is known for his roles as B. A. Baracus in the 1980s television series The A-Team and as boxer Clubber Lang in the 1982 film Rocky III. He is also known for his distinctive hairstyle inspired by Mandinka warriors in West Afric...

Alright I need to be honest, a lot of these episodes are dealing with products that I have either used or currently used. This episode is no exception. If you decide to put your private information on a billboard, the odds are not in your favor that something won't happen as a result. This may have been a courageous ad campaign but it led to a pretty substantial financial hit. Let's talk about my...

In 2005, Snapple attempted something big... but things didn't work out. We will be talking about not only that epic fail but the success of Snaple simple yet brilliant ad campaigns. It actually took me two minutes of research to remember the 'Snapple Lady' and that will be the commercial we will be watching together, this should be a nice little trip down memory lane. So let's dicuss the rise and...

The worst year in the companies history was in 2004, we will discuss all the poor decisions that led up to then and where they went wrong. The company that went all out for marketing, usually being sued or stopped by the government each time, finally closes its doors. Whether you played Turok, Virtua Tennis, or Shadow Man--you can't help but be shocked at all the marketing techniques attempted by...

Okay, I am not going to lie... This episode is making me hungry. I used to be a big fan and supporter of Red Lobster. I couldn't tell you how many times I have been there--it was fancy without being too expensive. They changed their look over the years and it has become a lot more casual but the food is not as good as it used to be. This episode focuses on a very large mistake that had a big finan...

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Alright, I know that I was going to talk about marketing failures. But this is a completely personal topic, I've lost friends because of this brand. I'll explain in the show, also I will watch one of the first commercials for Axe Body Spray after it was launched in the United States in 2002. The company did well and the controversy was not a failure, however one could say it was innapropriate and...

This was supposed to be the biggest contribution humans have made to society since the invention of the internet! Everyone was hyped for something they knew nothing about and I literally mean nothing about--no one knew what it was or even what it pertained to. Speculation included hydrogen cars or anti gravity magnetic vehicles, then all they got was a lazy bicycle that couldn't fit in places that...

Nike may have been around for a long time, but that just gives them more time to make mistakes. With the company owning over 43% of market share in the global sportswear segment, this is a what you would consider a Goliath brand--but one mistake could bring the giant to its knees. We will be covering an ad campaign from 2020 that wasn't neccesarily controversial, more confusing, and some thought m...

We will return shortly with new content inspired by old content. What that means is... I have been doing this for so long, that I finally understand what kind of topics I am good at talking about. I look forward to talking to all of you soon, until that time comes... Good Gaming! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.co...

I don't want to give away too much information in the description because where is the fun in that? You will just have to listen to the episdoe to find out which game (released in the past 12 months) has been my favorite. Now I will give you some hints, it is a Playstation Exclusive and it is uses puzzle based mechanics for most of the story progression. Also... post-apocolyptic. Any guesses? ---...

I am not sure if you have been to the True North or even if you are listening from Ontario. For me this is only my third visit to Canada and I wanted to give you some stories from my recent visit. I have invited JT over to see pictures of my trip and see if I can keep things interesting. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tradepaperbacks/message --- Send in a voic...

Treasure hunter Victor "Sully" Sullivan recruits street-smart Nathan Drake to help him recover a 500-year-old lost fortune amassed by explorer Ferdinand Magellan. What starts out as a heist soon becomes a globe-trotting, white-knuckle race to reach the prize before the ruthless Santiago Moncada can get his hands on it. If Sully and Nate can decipher the clues and solve one of the world's oldest my...

I am not sure if you have been to the True North or even if you are listening from Ontario. For me this is only my third visit to Canada and I wanted to give you some stories from my recent visit. I have invited JT over to see pictures of my trip and see if I can keep things interesting. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tradepaperbacks/message --- Send in a voic...

A reboot of the one with the guy from Justified? Alright... Hitman: Agent 47 is a 2015 action thriller film directed by Aleksander Bach and written by Skip Woods and Michael Finch. It is based on the Hitman video game series, developed by IO Interactive, and its main character, a mysterious assassin known only as Agent 47. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tradep...

I've never used this kind of program before, quiet frankly all I know about ChatGPT is the fear mongering that I see all over different media. So I have invited JT over, with his own laptop, to login to his account with ChatGTP and have a little chat with his new best friend. My first thought was this was going to be a trainwreck of an episode... and I was right. So if you don't mind listening to...

Jin (Jon Foo) trains to fight Anvil after he witnesses him murdering his mother. Release date: March 20, 2010 (Japan) Director: Dwight H. Little Music by: John Hunter Distributed by: Warner Bros., Sony Pictures, MORE Adapted from: Tekken Box office: $1.6 million --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tradepaperbacks/message --- Send in a voice message: https://podcast...

It's time to give the co-host control of the microphone! Also, I wanted a chance to spin the wheel. Today we will go over stories that we skipped--based on the episode title I'm starting to think we did so for good reason. However, we have to clear out the paperwork before our big AI episode next week. So release the hounds (golden doodles) and let's get started (or try to anyway). --- Send in a v...

House of the Dead is a 2003 action horror film directed by Uwe Boll, from a screenplay by Dave Parker and Mark Altman. Based on the video game franchise of the same name by Sega, it is not a direct adaptation of the individual entries; Boll described the film as a prequel to the original 1996 game. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tradepaperbacks/message --- Sen...

We added Music News as a category on the wheel! We also go through some other pop culture related news including the future of Bugs Bunny, dogs who have rose from the dead, and the I share a personal story of my experience at Ruth Chris Steakhouse. That's all I can remember at least, we shall see what else comes up as the show goes on. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/po...

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life is a 2003 action adventure film directed by Jan de Bont and based on the Tomb Raider video game series. Angelina Jolie stars as the titular character Lara Croft with supporting performances from Gerard Butler, Ciarán Hinds, Chris Barrie, Noah Taylor, Til Schweiger, Djimon Hounsou and Simon Yam. An international co-production between the United States, t...

Alright we have some stories that have been sitting at the bottom of the pile for awhile now. So it's time to clean house and talk about some older stories. I do understand that puts us behind another week, so I am not completely sure this makes sense but we are doing it anyway. So last week we focused on trending topics, now let's do the opposite. Let's spin that wheel and start the show! --- Sen...