Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Recession as an advertising gimmick

I got a kick out of seeing this ad on CNBC.com. For those businesses that offer products or services on the cheap, a weak economy is a potential benefit. For example, Wal-Mart's stock is up since the subprime mortgage crisis began.

Posted by at 9:55 AM

2 comments:

  1. DaveNovember 19, 2008 1:36 PM

    And don't forget, Spam (the meat) is flying off the shelves faster than it can be produced: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/15/business/15spam.html?em=&pagewanted=print

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  2. AnonymousNovember 21, 2008 11:57 PM

    This wouldn't be so bad if it was less than $40 a night for one month.

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