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The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe

28: An Incredible Reinvention

The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe

The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe

History, Society & Culture

4.940.8K Ratings

🗓️ 2 August 2016

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

When no one wants your product, don't change the product, change the name.

Transcript

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0:00.0

In New York you can gaze up at the towering skyscrapers or...

0:05.0

You can sunbathe on top of one.

0:08.0

In LA you can catch a neon lit rollercoaster ride on Santa Monica Pier.

0:14.0

Before catching a California catfish off Santa Monica Pier.

0:19.0

Oop!

0:20.0

Virgin Atlantic fly to the world's most iconic destinations

0:24.0

but how you see them is up to you.

0:26.0

Book now with Virgin Atlantic. See the world differently.

0:30.0

This is the way I heard it.

0:38.0

Bob was confused.

0:39.0

In his office, Santa man named Joe, with a product that cleaned wallpaper.

0:45.0

Joe wanted to advertise his product on Bob's show,

0:48.0

but Joe had no money to pay for a commercial.

0:51.0

Moreover, Joe didn't seem to understand that Bob's audience

0:55.0

was comprised mostly of seven-year-olds.

0:58.0

So Bob's confusion was completely understandable.

1:00.0

Even if you could afford to advertise on my show said Bob,

1:04.0

why would you want to? Why would a kid want wallpaper cleaner?

1:09.0

These were fair questions all posed with a measure of incredulity

1:13.0

entirely appropriate for the moment at hand.

1:15.0

Because not only did Joe have no advertising budget,

1:19.0

he wanted Bob himself to actually demonstrate the product on television

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