my immediate guess, as a marketing cunt, is that it is near-impossible to launch/sell a merchandise range for a character that has no fixed appearance.
BBC Worldwide have a huge and undue influence in this sort of thing these days, I believe.
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feckler https://twitter.com/LeonardEctric1, Fri 21 Jun 2013, 13:25,
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Just brand silly putty as Shapey Dave,
BOSH! Job done.
You is well shit at marketing man!
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Redsushi! Whoop! Whoop! Yes, that one!, Fri 21 Jun 2013, 13:31,
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Hes all diffrent shapes
so surely you could sell them in all different shapes?! BOSH
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Top call!
Make them into a range of kinder egg style sweets so that you can sell fuck loads while the moron kids are trying to collect the whole set.
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Redsushi! Whoop! Whoop! Yes, that one!, Fri 21 Jun 2013, 13:41,
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how dare you!
My award-winning work includes:
'Life is a gin race. Win it.' (best youth-focused marketing campaign, Gordons (Malaysia) inc.)
'Dazzlebitz' (best new snack product, essentially ground pigs eyes rolled in glitter)
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feckler https://twitter.com/LeonardEctric1, Fri 21 Jun 2013, 13:40,
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Sparklefire: Best new haircare product (essentially fire rolled in glitter)
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Redsushi! Whoop! Whoop! Yes, that one!, Fri 21 Jun 2013, 14:06,
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I will see you in court.
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feckler https://twitter.com/LeonardEctric1, Fri 21 Jun 2013, 14:15,
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You'd be wrong though.
Anybody remember Barbapappa?
www.google.com/search?q=barbapapa+merchandise&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=qEnEUYe7JMvjtQbB54GwDA&ved=0CE8QsAQ&biw=960&bih=496
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Tusk knows where you live, Fri 21 Jun 2013, 13:41,
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well as I said, it was an immediate guess.
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feckler https://twitter.com/LeonardEctric1, Fri 21 Jun 2013, 13:42,
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Ah yes,
the fat french ball of fuck.
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Redsushi! Whoop! Whoop! Yes, that one!, Fri 21 Jun 2013, 13:42,
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Schmoo was successful.
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