Comments on: Luck of the Irish Not Enough For Irish Spring’s PR Firm http://microexplosion.com/2008/03/18/luck-of-the-irish-not-enough-for-irish-springs-pr-firm/ Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 7 Oct 2008 07:09:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: billseaver http://microexplosion.com/2008/03/18/luck-of-the-irish-not-enough-for-irish-springs-pr-firm/#comment-533 billseaver Wed, 19 Mar 2008 14:35:54 +0000 http://microexplosion.com/2008/03/18/luck-of-the-irish-not-enough-for-irish-springs-pr-firm/#comment-533 Nathan - Yes, it's never good to be so obviously riding on another company's success, though I wasn't going to be purchasing any Irish Spring body was anyway. This just seems like a good lesson for marketers and PR pros. Ray - Good call on the Monk-e-mail comparison. I had forgotten about that but can see the obvious connection there too. I think the same principles apply in that case also. Monk-e-mail was huge too, which is another good reason not to try to copy it. Nathan - Yes, it’s never good to be so obviously riding on another company’s success, though I wasn’t going to be purchasing any Irish Spring body was anyway. This just seems like a good lesson for marketers and PR pros.

Ray - Good call on the Monk-e-mail comparison. I had forgotten about that but can see the obvious connection there too. I think the same principles apply in that case also. Monk-e-mail was huge too, which is another good reason not to try to copy it.

]]> By: Ray http://microexplosion.com/2008/03/18/luck-of-the-irish-not-enough-for-irish-springs-pr-firm/#comment-532 Ray Wed, 19 Mar 2008 13:13:32 +0000 http://microexplosion.com/2008/03/18/luck-of-the-irish-not-enough-for-irish-springs-pr-firm/#comment-532 It actually reminded me alot more of the Career Builders monk-e-mail than of elf yourself: http://microexplosion.com/2008/03/18/luck-of-the-irish-not-enough-for-irish-springs-pr-firm/#comment-531 It actually reminded me alot more of the Career Builders monk-e-mail than of elf yourself:

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]]> By: Ray http://microexplosion.com/2008/03/18/luck-of-the-irish-not-enough-for-irish-springs-pr-firm/#comment-531 Ray Wed, 19 Mar 2008 13:10:28 +0000 http://microexplosion.com/2008/03/18/luck-of-the-irish-not-enough-for-irish-springs-pr-firm/#comment-531 Thanks for the tips! I agree, it does not measure up! Thanks for the tips! I agree, it does not measure up!

]]> By: Nathan Moore http://microexplosion.com/2008/03/18/luck-of-the-irish-not-enough-for-irish-springs-pr-firm/#comment-529 Nathan Moore Wed, 19 Mar 2008 03:50:13 +0000 http://microexplosion.com/2008/03/18/luck-of-the-irish-not-enough-for-irish-springs-pr-firm/#comment-529 Wow. Anytime a company tries to rip off another company's success, it usually falls short. This is just sad and makes me NOT want to buy Irish Spring... Wow. Anytime a company tries to rip off another company’s success, it usually falls short. This is just sad and makes me NOT want to buy Irish Spring…

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