Comments on: WWSGS: What Would Seth Godin Say

By: Heather

Heather — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 19:52:55 +0000

I would like this product if it dispensed White Chedder Cheez-It crackers. Yum!
http://www.kelloggs.com/cgi-bin/brandpages/product.pl?product=1216&company=145

By: HGHYS

HGHYS — Fri, 05 Jan 2007 22:52:48 +0000

this invantion has changed my life, whenever i blaze its the easiest thing to do for munchies… especially with a joint in my hand

By: Digital Solid: Marketing Technology ROI » This week’s Carnival of Marketing

Mon, 20 Nov 2006 03:10:27 +0000

[...] Noah Kagan, founder of this Carnival,Â wonders WWSGS: What would Seth Godin say? What are the mistakes of this ad? I’m eager to see what they are. I have my ideas. Guess what they are, and then, buried in the comments, you’llÂ find what errors Noah found. [...]

By: Noah Mittman

Noah Mittman — Sun, 19 Nov 2006 22:10:37 +0000

Love your “challenge” posts, Noah…

And dammit, Laura beat me to it: so wait, I don’t actually need batteries after all?

By: Laura Allen

Laura Allen — Sun, 19 Nov 2006 18:09:41 +0000

I, for one, would like to know if those batteries are truly optional. That’s what it says in the copy. I’m guessing that machine won’t work if there are no batteries, so I’m guessing that they are really REQUIRED batteries.

A better way to sell this silly machine would be to talk about the benefits of the child being able to serve herself cereal WITHOUT the mess and NOISE of all that crinkly plastic, when she tries to get the cereal out of the plastic bag. Although this machine may be noisy too.

Actually, they could market it as the “automatic guilt-free parenting” machine and fill it with quarters. When the child presses the button, three dollars worth of quarters come out of the machine. Everytime the parent doesn’t have time for the child, send them to the machine. Those quarters will pay off BIG TIME when the child is in therapy later in life.

By: michael arrington

michael arrington — Sun, 19 Nov 2006 09:13:29 +0000

it looks pretty cool to me.

By: Susan Jones

Susan Jones — Sun, 19 Nov 2006 05:35:12 +0000

My first thought when I saw this?
Pet food.
Isn’t there a cat-food dispenser similar to this unit?
I’m sure there is.
If there isn’t, there you go, a great business idea from a
really bad marketing ploy.

By: Sri

Sri — Sun, 19 Nov 2006 00:39:11 +0000

Great but I do not get number 3. U dont use it for just 1 cereal box?

Its like saying why should i get a $200 ipod for a $0.99 cent song? or am i missing something?

By: Noah Kagan

Noah Kagan — Sat, 18 Nov 2006 23:32:21 +0000

Brian, Kira and Huzaifa got it correct. Seth gets honorable mention for funniest.

1- It says on the bottom right of the ad “Controlled portions help adults stay slim and trim.” Why is there a child eating the cereal?

2- Is it really that hard to pour a bowl of cereal?

3- Why am I paying $80 to pour a $3 box of cereal. Break even on calories must take about 30 years for this to be worth it.

Well done everyone!

By: Pat Phelan

Pat Phelan — Sat, 18 Nov 2006 23:25:32 +0000

1. why the “more items online go” its printed material
2. who is going to buy this on a flight