Quite right.
There's absolutely no way that you stand to benefit from more people believing that they have a chance of winning a prize in a promotion.

I'm literally drowining in your altruism.
( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Wed 4 May 2011, 11:52, 1 reply)

i give up
i've clearly urged you NOT to be suckered into buying stuff because of promos.

i've simply pointed out that if you have already bought the crap you might wish to try and claim the prize because a lot of stuff goes unclaimed.

right i'm off to push more evil on an unsuspecting public.
( spimf ™ is whoever you want him to be, Wed 4 May 2011, 12:03, closed)

I'd like to believe that I've given you too much credit.
I really would.

But I can't.
( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Wed 4 May 2011, 12:11, closed)

Fuck me, monster
Are you being deliberately obtuse? FFS...
(Sir Itchalot has a very self-referential signature, Wed 4 May 2011, 15:01, closed)

Bear with me:
- Marketeer spreads the idea that promotional competitions really are worth entering, as you might win something.
- But not to worry, he's being our friend, and not trying to further his own interests (he even advises that we don't buy any more stuff than usual).
- (Possibly) The more suggestible b3tans get the idea that promotional competitions are worth their time, and so are more drawn to products with promotions.
- Products sell, promotions are seen as worthwhile, marketeer gets more work.

So, either

a) I'm right
b) I'm overly cynical / he's not as good a marketeer as I think
or
c) I'm Derren Brown.
( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Wed 4 May 2011, 16:34, closed)

or maybe i am actually Satans little helper
Bear with me:
- creative who works in marketing offers anecdote expressing surprise that even though he understands the industry it was still novel to actually win something
- i have no desire to use B3ta to further my own interests as social media is the great red herring of marketing i.e. brand managers get in a lather about it but it actually sells fuck all (see Pepsi)
- if i was trying to get people to enter promotional competitions in order to line my own greasy pockets i would at least try and push the brands i have an interest in their way.


So,
a) you're still wrong
b) you are cynical, but then so am i (which is possibly why my promotions are so stonkingly successfull)
c) you do come across as a bit of a cunt (no offence) but i wouldn't go so far as to suggest you were Derren Brown.
( spimf ™ is whoever you want him to be, Wed 4 May 2011, 17:21, closed)

^ this
Spimf mate, I don't think it's worth arguing with MM, he's obviously decided he's right and disappeared up his own bum...
(Sir Itchalot has a very self-referential signature, Wed 4 May 2011, 18:43, closed)

I still don't believe you,
and will wallow happily in my belief that this is indeed a very subtle attempt at insidious marketing, even if it isn't. Which it is.

At least we can agree on Derren Brown.
( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Wed 4 May 2011, 19:34, closed)

Honestly I think spimf is just resurrecting the old adage
"you've got to be in it to win it", I think the fact he works in league with Satan ;P is immaterial other than he is able to point out that many prizes go begging because people don't enter the prize-draw out of apathy, ignorance, whatever...
"Which brings me to my point, don't buy something just because it has a promotion on it, but if you do, take part."
(Misery McUglywife an attention seeking sociopathic fuckstain., Wed 4 May 2011, 22:24, closed)