You say you want a revolution? We’ll sell it to you!
This Occupy Wall Street Movement has been brought to you by Ben & Jerry’s ice cream.
“The Ben & Jerry’s board of directors … wish to express our deepest admiration to all of you who have initiated the non-violent Occupy Wall Street Movement,” the company said in a news release this week.
The ice cream maker has yet to name an official product for the protest. But I’m dreaming of a new chunky swirl called “Occu-Pie Walnut.”
Meantime, a lesser-known merchandiser, New York City-based Condomania, is selling “Occupy Condoms.” They sport the slogan: “We won’t be screwed!” But doesn’t this bold declaration essentially negate the need for a condom?http://www.marketwatch.com/story/occupy-wall-street-needs-corporate-sponsors-2011-10-14
Here are a few other messaging ideas I have for companies that might want to get behind this anti-corporate movement:
Bank of America : “If you like anarchy and chaos, you’ll love the court filings in our foreclosure cases.”
Samuel Adams : “Boston beer: Never as harsh as Boston police.”
Netflix : “We stopped saying ‘Qwikster.’ You stop should stop staying ‘Bankster.’”
United Airlines : “We love people with too much baggage.”
General Electric : “Thanks for paying your taxes so we don’t have to.”
BP : “Why does there always have to be this Gulf between us?”
Dr. Pepper : “Be a Pepper. Don’t be pepper sprayed.”
Blackberry : “Could you please try texting whatever it is that you’re so mad about, again.”
Sotheby’s : “Next time you unwashed hippie activists go barging into to one of our fine auctions, buy something.”
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. : “Maybe some day our CEO James Dimon will drop by your house.”
99¢ Only Store : “The 99% will eventually shop here.”
Irish Spring % : “Fresher than Arab Spring. Better than American Fall.”
Galleon Group: “You hug trees. We hug hedges. What’s the difference? … Free Raj Rajaratnam!”
Capital One : “What’s in your wallet? What? Someone stole your wallet?”
Goldman Sachs : “You won’t get arrested for obstructing the Brooklyn Bridge after we sell it to you.”
Wine is sunlight, held together by water - Galileo Galilei
Un jour sans vin est comme un jour sans soleil - Louis Pasteur
Water separates the people of the world; wine unites them - anonymous
Wine is the most civilized thing in the world - Ernest Hemingway
Wine makes daily living easier, less hurried, with fewer tensions and more tolerance - Benjamin Franklin
