quit wasting my time

i receive 3 or 4 ad industry e-updates each day. i don't know the exact quantity because for some reason, they all kind of blend together; serving up the same articles and such. or more than likely, i'm too busy (read: too lazy) to look at them.

as i sit here on hold with US Airways (I fucked up my flight to see the folks in December and am trying to fix it), i'm looking at this morning's musings.

and what the fuck did i see? really? i can't believe that some asshole and his organization actually rate advertisers based on their media buying decisions. this fuckhead obviously doesn't get the goal of advertising. WE PUT PRODUCT IN FRONT OF PEOPLE FOR THEIR CONSIDERATION.

so what this dipshit doesn't get is that media buyers make decisions based on the numbers they see as to who's watching what. the shows with the more eyes get more advertising. its that fucking simple. and so now, me as a parent, i'm supposed to get pissed that GM, Glaxo and Target advertise on the shows I'm into? can i just go ahead and make the leap that i'm a bad dad because I like to watch "edgy" stuff.

where is this organization every day when mcdonalds proudly sponsors sesame street? what the fuck. i hate this guy.

so what if occassionally, some clients whine things like "I don't like Howard Stern so we can't advertise on his show." but those clients are assholes. and when it comes down to it, they don't really want to give their company a better chance for purchase when decision time comes. oh well. that client is more than likely based in Harrisburg, PA. which again, screams "assholes."

now mind you, the Parents TV Council doesn't get into the quality of advertising, which is a whole other story. my buddy can comment on that, but let him finish his whiskey first.