Sponsor the Olympics... Become a wanker!

You have to laugh at all the wankers who've paid billions of dollars for the dubious privilege of being a sponsor of this years Beijing Olympics, 'cos they are pursuing a very risky, double-pronged strategy: Within China, they're promoting the shit out of the fact of their participation in the games, while simultaneously trying to play it down in the West. Which is fucking dumb In the Internet age, because everyone now knows everything (Obviously, that excludes Bush!) But, BDC's (Big Dumb Corporations) are stupid in everything, except paying their CEO's shitloads of money. Twelve corporations, including Coca-Cola, McDonald's and Visa, are so-called "worldwide Olympic partners,"  which means they have each paid up to $100 million  for the privilege. Anyway, apart from all the fucking directors getting to spend a couple of weeks in peaceful China, 'cos all the dissidents are in jail... Can anyone give me conclusive proof that all those billions of dollars do anything other than massage the egos of the wankers at the top?

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Spending $100 million of my shareholders money, makes sense to me!

Comments

[Joyce King Thomas]

Hate to say it, but 99% of America could give a shit that the BDC's are sponsoring the games.

[pat smith]

All the spin shysters at those companies are working overtime. They all have their talking points well memorized by now. Shit about "it's about sports and competition" and such.

The bigger the company the higher the no-safety-net-tightrope is hanging of course. But even small companies are dealing with some blowback.

Wyland for instance, marine artist extraordinaire, was named Official Artist for the US Olympic Team for the 2008 Summer Olympics. He's unveiling his last Whaling Wall at the opening, which is a pretty big statement. They've all had the talking points drilled in very deeply.

[Wisey]

Yes. Here is some nice graffiti that I have been cherishing
http://www.woostercollective.com/2008/04/antiolympic_graffiti_on_the_streets_of_m.html

[Jane Sample]

I hate the olympic sponsorship crap and none of it has EVER made me buy a product from a company who sponsors the olympics. I'm not going to go and buy a coke just because they sponsor the olympics.

[Studio Maven]

What has always amazed me is that the US Government considers Cuba scumbag communists while giving China a pass. Oh, thats right, it's the money.

[Auntie Christ]

Maybe there will be antifreeze in the Cokes dispensed during the games and all those execs will choke to death. It doesn't take too many brains that if you make shit elsewhere and fire everyone here then you won't have any customers here. And you can only be a service economy if someone can afford your services. Fucking MBAs look out for themsevles and the quick buck.

Philip Morris saw the light and sells more smokes in Asia and Southeast Asia than anywhere else. I don't know how many McDonald's there are in China, but think of the possibilities. Maybe we can start selling them lap-bands in another 20 years, but they'll probably be making those themselves with recycled lead painted toys.

[Auntie Christ]

"brains to figure out" that is...

[JBK]

"apart from all the fucking directors getting to spend a couple of weeks in peaceful China" Nail on the head George! The Olympics are now a ratings failure but BDCs are still willing to shell out their media dollars for a sweet boondoggle.

[Edw3rd]

Did you read that WPP is the largest network in China, with something like 35% agency aggregate market share? Way to go Sir Headmaster Young!

[George Parker]

Edward...
You have to hand it to the little fucker, he's done a better job of making inroads into China than the ""Wizened of Oz" has. Even with his teenage Chinese trophy wife. I suppose to make boatloads of money, you have to be inherently fucking evil!
Cheers/George