How do companies make money off advertising such as ...

Discussion in 'General Marketing' started by lorien1973, Oct 20, 2006.

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    I don't get something.

    There is an advertiser on drudge report advertising (a pretty penny I'm sure) an ad to dress up tom cruise's kid. The page delivers what it promises. you dress the kid up in a few different costumes.

    I fail to see any point in paying money to get this page out there. Am I obtuse? no popups, no click ads, nothing. Why? How? Eh?
     
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  2. camp185

    camp185 Well-Known Member

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    Love your hat?!

    Though I have not checked out could be applying ad software on your machine. How's your computer?
     
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    lorien1973 Notable Member

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    Its heavy.com; not really a shady website (that I know of). Nothing was installed. Just a simple flash program.
     
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    MediaMagnet Peon

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    Maybe a PR stunt by the Tom Cruise team? What happens when you click-through the ad?

    BTW, The Drudge Report would not put an ad up that installs software it is against their TOC (my company spends tens of thousands of $$ on DR CPM deals)
     
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    lorien1973 Notable Member

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    Its all thru tribalfusion (whoever that is). I doubt Tom cruise is up to this; as it puts the kid in an obvious scientologist uniform (to make fun of that).

    I'm probably answering my own question; but here's the page it takes you to:
    http://www.heavy.com/dressup/suri/suri.php

    Linkbait? Seems like expensive linkbait to me. Though, I am giving it a link LOL
     
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