It just occurred to me that every gas station I've been to over the past ten years or so also has a convenience store, and that many convenience stores also have gas pumps outside.... moreIt just occurred to me that every gas station I've been to over the past ten years or so also has a convenience store, and that many convenience stores also have gas pumps outside. Of course, while not every convenience store is a gas station or had a gas station, it seems that every gas station has a convenience store or sells certain food and beverage products that are normally sold in convenience stores.
Or is it random and quirky and idiosyncratic and whimsical and unpredictable and and and simply a function of what the gun folks can afford? Inquiring minds WANNA KNOW! "_
What's to stop them from hiring people to massacre others just so their sales rise dramatically overnight? A proven source of increased income. Dependable Predictable. Endlessly repeatable.
Apparently a Canadian ad agency did this for a Porsche dealership some years ago, and the campaign is often hailed as a success in the marketing world because a lot of people went ... moreApparently a Canadian ad agency did this for a Porsche dealership some years ago, and the campaign is often hailed as a success in the marketing world because a lot of people went to the website listed on the card. In marketing, mailers almost always get under 10% response rate- some hover between 2-5%, and this campaign got 32%.But, to me, the idea seems really intrusive, and would be a guarantee that I'd never do business with the company. I might check the website to see who the heck was at my house (which for their statistical purposes counts as a response), but I'd be really put off by the company. The advertising agency says not one person called to complain. How do you think you'd respond to an ad like that?https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2012/07/31/toronto_area_porsche_dealership_parks_car_near_driveways_of_affluent_homes_in_instant_direct_marketing.html less
Would you fire an employee whose work was of excellent quality/quantity but who disagreed with you politically? If so what would you have gained by doing so? What would you have lost?
