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Post by Darcy Collins on Sept 21, 2015 14:08:46 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Sept 21, 2015 14:15:20 GMT
Advertising is supposed to make people talk and be memorable.
But really?
((Sigh))
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Rhondito
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Post by Rhondito on Sept 21, 2015 14:46:35 GMT
Oh God, you scared me. I have a friend who owns an agency in Seattle. Thankfully this isn't him! LOL
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Post by leannec on Sept 21, 2015 14:52:54 GMT
Dh is a realtor and would never stoop to putting down other realtors to promote himself ... totally unprofessional  |
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~Susan~
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Post by ~Susan~ on Sept 21, 2015 14:53:03 GMT
That is so, so bad.
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Post by Dictionary on Sept 21, 2015 14:54:18 GMT
Wow that's pretty bold. I wonder how long it will take for the backlash to hit.
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Post by grinningcat on Sept 21, 2015 14:58:30 GMT
The backlash has already hit... they are doing some pretty impressive backpedaling on it.
Amateur assholes they are.
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Post by Darcy Collins on Sept 21, 2015 15:09:48 GMT
The backlash is in full force. Yelp had to suspend their page and apparently their facebook and twitter pages are down as well. Total marketing fail.
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Post by pierkiss on Sept 21, 2015 15:13:10 GMT
Wow. What a bunch of assholes. Do they not have a marketing firm contracted with them that they could have run this by? Surely there was someone in the decision making process that thought "bad fucking idea!"
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Post by Deleted on Sept 21, 2015 15:20:30 GMT
Wow. What a bunch of assholes. Do they not have a marketing firm contracted with them that they could have run this by? Surely there was someone in the decision making process that thought "bad fucking idea!" Well, since the ad looks like they probably made it themselves in MS Paint, maybe not. |
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Post by epeanymous on Sept 21, 2015 15:33:57 GMT
Do not fret; the local negative reaction has been swift and sure, although you cannot read the comments on articles unless you want to encounter a bunch of idiots saying that people will be offended by anything.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 21, 2015 15:39:42 GMT
That's pretty horrible. Glad they're getting such backlash. Yikes.
As far as devaluing women, it reminded me of this Craigslist job title I saw: TASTING ROOM Sales Representative -AMBITIOUS/ SVELTE applicants ONLY!
I guess curvy women can't pour and be knowledgable about wine.
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Post by stittsygirl on Sept 21, 2015 16:15:00 GMT
Damn. I misread the title at first and thought it said "Looking for the SEXIEST real estate agent in Seattle".  . But yeah, that's really bad. I wonder if either of them ran it past any of the women in their lives first. |
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Post by mimima on Sept 21, 2015 16:24:42 GMT
Ouch
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Post by Deleted on Sept 21, 2015 16:28:20 GMT
While the guys were idiots to run it to begin with, that's one of the best apologies I've seen from a company. There was no, "That wasn't our intent," or "we apologize IF we offended anyone" (two of the worst apology expressions ever and frequently overused). I like that they didn't pass the buck. They said "We failed. We take responsibility. We're sorry." I can respect that.
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Post by raindancer on Sept 21, 2015 16:31:54 GMT
Dh is a realtor and would never stoop to putting down other realtors to promote himself ... totally unprofessional Right~! The irony of this ad!  |
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Post by lucyg on Sept 21, 2015 16:45:37 GMT
OMG, what foolish, foolish men.
I did like their apology, too, though. It sounded sincere, which is a lot more than you can say about most of those apologies.
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Post by StephDRebel on Sept 21, 2015 16:49:09 GMT
I'm disappointed. I scanned the title and though it said 'the sexiest realtor'
I was looking for eye candy.
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Post by AmeliaBloomer on Sept 21, 2015 17:08:04 GMT
At its core, the ad doesn't even make sense. On the back of the ad, they claim the working mom would only be available at HER convenience, not the customer's. If these guys have the number of clients most full-time realtors do, they're going to have plenty of scheduling conflicts. How inconvenient!  I did like their apology, too, though. It sounded sincere, which is a lot more than you can say about most of those apologies. They mention their single working mother in their apology. Maybe she had a word with them... |
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Post by tmarschall on Sept 21, 2015 17:13:03 GMT
Damn. I misread the title at first and thought it said "Looking for the SEXIEST real estate agent in Seattle". . But yeah, that's really bad. I wonder if either of them ran it past any of the women in their lives first. You're assuming these dweeb have women in their lives. I hope their single mama, or someone, did give them a talking to. |
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Post by Alexxussss on Sept 22, 2015 0:54:58 GMT
Ewwww...distasteful, disrespectful, and offensive. Well, they made their bed... Karma's a b*tch! |
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Post by originalvanillabean on Sept 22, 2015 2:00:15 GMT
tacky.
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Post by trollie on Sept 22, 2015 2:04:11 GMT
dumb... way to go blockheads!
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Post by SabrinaM on Sept 22, 2015 2:26:37 GMT
Like I've told my teenager: Perhaps swirl it around the frontal lobe for a bit before throwing it out there.
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Post by annabella on Sept 22, 2015 2:33:44 GMT
I just learned that the spelling sexist can be pronounced two different ways to have two different meanings. When I read your thread title I thought you were saying something else until I opened it up. lol
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Post by AussieMeg on Sept 22, 2015 2:54:04 GMT
While the guys were idiots to run it to begin with, that's one of the best apologies I've seen from a company. There was no, "That wasn't our intent," or "we apologize IF we offended anyone" (two of the worst apology expressions ever and frequently overused). I like that they didn't pass the buck. They said "We failed. We take responsibility. We're sorry." I can respect that. Yes I agree. I think the apology sounded very sincere. And I'm pretty sure they've leaned a very (possibly expensive) lesson! |
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Post by melissa on Sept 22, 2015 3:12:18 GMT
IDK. I might be tempted to pick the woman depicted as part time because she might better understand my housing needs!
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Post by hockeyfan06 on Sept 22, 2015 3:24:52 GMT
maybe these guys did this on purpose...you know, reverse psychology?
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Post by zella on Sept 22, 2015 8:45:13 GMT
I've seen that ad; pretty sure it was in our small, wealthy community's quarterly glossy magazine. Not surprised it backfired on them.
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Post by Peamac on Sept 22, 2015 11:28:29 GMT
But yeah, that's really bad. I wonder if either of them ran it past any of the women in their lives first. Or if that's their view of women, maybe the women in their lives saw it and just didn't warn them. Just let them find out what the rest of the world thinks of their opinions of the female half of the population.  |
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