It’s not unusual to be … a Tory MP from Ludlow
3March 21, 2006 by Colin
A clear example of keywords-based blog advertising not working: Over at Guido Fawkes, a slightly biting post about an MP’s official picture going tieless (and open down the chest a la Tom Jones) coughs up a recurring ad for Thomas Pink, the shirt maker who also draws sizable revenue from cuff link and tie sales.
CORRECTION: As Guido pointed out to me in a follow-up email, the ads are handpicked. And I was too busy playing the “aren’t I a clever man for identifying this inadequacy in blogging mechanics” to get the joke. I am a git.
Oh, I disagree that the advertising isn’t targetted properly — who wants to dress like this guy when you could dress like Ewen McGregor in Down By Love? (Which appears to be the market Pink is going for….)
Or if you have a sense of humour you might notice that a lot of the adverts – oh never mind – are you an American by any chance?
So what you’re saying, flack, is that I was right, though not as knowledgeable as Guido….