Comments on: The Kingdom of Ballard http://fifthestate.co.uk/2007/08/the-kingdom-of-ballard/ Sat, 22 Nov 2008 04:13:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Rick McGrath http://fifthestate.co.uk/2007/08/the-kingdom-of-ballard/#comment-57821 Tue, 07 Aug 2007 15:49:36 +0000 http://fifthestate.co.uk/2007/08/the-kingdom-of-ballard/#comment-57821 John Rivers... you secret agent man! Brilliant marketing strategy, very cleverly executed. However, I still think the Metro-Centre's ad campaign would be more "ballardian" without headlines, and David Cruise is way too young, but hey, we "have an opinion on everything you do". Mad is Bad. Bad is Good. May your sidewalk sales always end in riots. Rick John Rivers… you secret agent man!

Brilliant marketing strategy, very cleverly executed.

However, I still think the Metro-Centre’s ad campaign would be more “ballardian” without headlines, and David Cruise is way too young, but hey, we “have an opinion on everything you do”.

Mad is Bad. Bad is Good. May your sidewalk sales always end in riots.

Rick

]]> by: simo http://fifthestate.co.uk/2007/08/the-kingdom-of-ballard/#comment-57799 Tue, 07 Aug 2007 12:18:12 +0000 http://fifthestate.co.uk/2007/08/the-kingdom-of-ballard/#comment-57799 hi john, nice to 'meet' you...finally. i was left guessing as to whether the metro-centre site was an official harpercollins production, but now i know. you've outed yourself! anyway, congratulations on a fantastic site. i've long been a fan of the project and i look forward to seeing how you develop it as the storyline unfolds. who called you 'numbnuts' by the way? absolutely shocking manners. long may you continue. long live the metro-centre. simon http://www.ballardian.com hi john, nice to ‘meet’ you…finally. i was left guessing as to whether the metro-centre site was an official harpercollins production, but now i know. you’ve outed yourself!

anyway, congratulations on a fantastic site. i’ve long been a fan of the project and i look forward to seeing how you develop it as the storyline unfolds.

who called you ‘numbnuts’ by the way? absolutely shocking manners.

long may you continue. long live the metro-centre.

simon
http://www.ballardian.com

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