Quote:
Originally Posted by Robbie
I don't think anybody had visions of Disney/Pixar buying ads for their movies on a porn site.
Forget the public outcry, just take into account that it wouldn't make good business sense.
Instead of trying to think of companies that WON'T buy advertising because it's a bad fit to begin with, you should be thinking of the ones that would fit.
Why would a movie starring a "nun" character ever even get MADE to begin with, much less advertise on a porn site! lol
No, the "heavy dose of reality" is that there ARE lots of movies made which would fit perfectly with advertising on porn sites. And some that don't.
For instance, I'm sure that "The Hangover" did targeted advertising in different places than "The Passion Of Christ" did.
Also...again I say that the cigarette industry is a multi-billion dollar industry with NO advertising outlet. The govt. has shut them down everywhere. They have been reduced to hiring girls to go out to nightclubs and hand out free sample packs of cigarettes and coupons for more cigs.
That is the big monster that I'd love to snag for advertising on porn sites.
And then there are the liquor companies.
And here in Vegas there are billboards for doctors in California to get you "legal" so you can buy pot. And how about plastic surgeons that do boob jobs?
The "heavy dose of reality" is that there are lots of advertising opportunities IF things worked out well for this first step.
No, I don't expect us all to make millions tomorrow because of this. But I do see it as a first small step. It could go absolutely nowhere. Or it could lead, down the road, to something bigger than we've ever had before.
|
I certainly see the value for both mainstream and adult working together and it would be mutually beneficial. However, going by what Tony404 posted this can hardly be seen as mainstream crossing over if the person(s) responsible come from the porn side to begin with. It sounds like the porn side has managed to get into mainstream.
There's a reason most newspapers don't accept ads from adult and that's the same reason most if not all mainstream advertisers shy away. At least for now.
You and I are about the same age so we've experienced the same things that have changed over time. We grew up watching I love Lucy where they had to sleep in separate beds on TV and now on the Bachelor he gets to romance 10 girls in prime time almost to the point of softcore porn. The fact that people like Pam Anderson and Paris Hilton can have sex tapes and still be accepted by the general public shows a growing tolerance for adult and I think the internet has played the biggest part of all.
There's a huge wall society has built between mainstream and adult and no one thing will bring it tumbling down. It's going to have to be dismantled brick by brick and time will tell what part this has in it's demolition.
I'm not dissing the idea, I just question whether it will have any impact anytime soon.