Comments on: How to win free $LOCAL_SPORTING_TEAM tickets http://zole.org/2007/06/05/how-to-win-free-local_sporting_team-tickets/ Life after "Death To The Extremist" Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:59:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.9 by: Count Shrimpula http://zole.org/2007/06/05/how-to-win-free-local_sporting_team-tickets/#comment-3433 Wed, 06 Jun 2007 02:52:08 +0000 http://zole.org/2007/06/05/how-to-win-free-local_sporting_team-tickets/#comment-3433 Well, the ads in January for "the big game" are because the NFL tradmarks the term "Super Bowl" and enforces that trademark like a bunch of Nazis, lest people advertise their program for them for free. The ads for companies where they aren't allowed to specify brands is when they're advertising a certain amount below what the MSRP is for an item. The manufacturer won't let them advertise if they go too far below that because they don't want to dilute the value of their product. The Nazis in this example are Apple, who are notoriously picky about the pricing they let their Apple Authorized Resellers use. I think Wal-Mart is the only ones I've ever seen discount iPods, and it was literally like $1.40 off. In this instance it's probably some sort of clause in getting the tickets. "You can have some free promotional tickets for your company, but you're not allowed to use them to advertise for your product." Well, the ads in January for “the big game” are because the NFL tradmarks the term “Super Bowl” and enforces that trademark like a bunch of Nazis, lest people advertise their program for them for free.

The ads for companies where they aren’t allowed to specify brands is when they’re advertising a certain amount below what the MSRP is for an item. The manufacturer won’t let them advertise if they go too far below that because they don’t want to dilute the value of their product. The Nazis in this example are Apple, who are notoriously picky about the pricing they let their Apple Authorized Resellers use. I think Wal-Mart is the only ones I’ve ever seen discount iPods, and it was literally like $1.40 off.

In this instance it’s probably some sort of clause in getting the tickets. “You can have some free promotional tickets for your company, but you’re not allowed to use them to advertise for your product.”

]]> by: regis http://zole.org/2007/06/05/how-to-win-free-local_sporting_team-tickets/#comment-3423 Wed, 06 Jun 2007 01:57:18 +0000 http://zole.org/2007/06/05/how-to-win-free-local_sporting_team-tickets/#comment-3423 i've always assumed it's some promotional thing where they're not allowed to explicitly advertise the red sox tickets. like all the ads in january that reference "the big football game", or ads for companies where they're not allowed to specify what brands they have on sale or something. i’ve always assumed it’s some promotional thing where they’re not allowed to explicitly advertise the red sox tickets. like all the ads in january that reference “the big football game”, or ads for companies where they’re not allowed to specify what brands they have on sale or something.

]]> by: Zole http://zole.org/2007/06/05/how-to-win-free-local_sporting_team-tickets/#comment-3414 Wed, 06 Jun 2007 00:54:55 +0000 http://zole.org/2007/06/05/how-to-win-free-local_sporting_team-tickets/#comment-3414 Good point, Josh. They do say "in Boston" but there was that geographical survey where people living in Portland and Providence identified their nearest city as Boston. Good point, Josh. They do say “in Boston” but there was that geographical survey where people living in Portland and Providence identified their nearest city as Boston.

]]> by: Josh http://zole.org/2007/06/05/how-to-win-free-local_sporting_team-tickets/#comment-3406 Wed, 06 Jun 2007 00:10:13 +0000 http://zole.org/2007/06/05/how-to-win-free-local_sporting_team-tickets/#comment-3406 Professional baseball definitely includes the minor leagues. My guess is that at least some of the tickets are to a Paw Sox or Sea Dogs game. Professional baseball definitely includes the minor leagues. My guess is that at least some of the tickets are to a Paw Sox or Sea Dogs game.

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