Comments on: Warning: My Products May Cause Cancer

By: Chuck

Chuck — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 04:44:17 +0000

Glenn, I see that you’re claiming your products MAY cause cancer.

But is that representative of TYPICAL results?

Chuck

By: greg

greg — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 00:15:41 +0000

PS. Loved the Spa billboard idea….too bad people have such a hard time with wit anymore!

greg

By: greghttp://technology.sympatico.msn.discoverychannel.ca/Video/DailyPlanet/top_nav_hub.aspx?v=1ac0c947-8f45-4a54-bd77-d3695f13c93c

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 00:12:05 +0000

Hi Glenn,
Not that you need reassuring \’bout this one but your satire was obvious. Re. the FTC rulings as a negative – Hype-sales marketers spoke of it as a major problem as it helps them sell emergency info packs to the fear based thinkers after they get all worked up. The rules are no impediment for honest people really as they will enforce transparency if in fact they ever get or show some teeth.
Meanwhile would it be too much to hope that it reduces the flood of exagerative \"wealth\" gurus spewing their fabricated drivel upon serious people trying to find an honest alternative through starting an I.M business?
Its good to know that you\’d still be here if FTC really went on a witch hunt. Your honesty and intellect have been enjoyed since I found your newsletters. Please keep speaking your mind and sharing your insights with us.

Greg

By: Jason

Jason — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 13:24:19 +0000

Man oh man. There’s probably only three reasons why someone couldn’t get “the funny” in all of this:

1. You ain’t got a funny bone.
2. You didn’t know about the recent FTC hullabaloo
3. Both

Get a funny bone! Go read!

Love it Glenn. A welcome change from some of the cornier stuff, which you KNOW you can bring at will.

Jason, all the way from Tobago.

By: Edita

Edita — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 01:11:11 +0000

Dear Dr. Glenn,

Thank you for this post You really made me laugh.
You are a gem. The concoction of your expertise, excellent sense of humour and your knack for touching the right emotional buttons is refreshing and rarely seen in the IM world. Or in the world in general.

So, although you are potentially extremely toxic, I will gladly continue
to be a consumer of your prescribed medicine

By: admin

admin — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 20:30:16 +0000

Actually, I didn’t mean for this to be a negative commentary on the FTC. As a matter of fact, I’ve previously posted my belief that the new FTC rulings are a blessing in disguise.

While I’m not against stating my opinion that a regulatory agency is stupid or incompetent (I think the food and drug administration IS, for example), I actually LIKE the FTC crackdown. I’ve long thought it was unfair to consumers to allow marketers to only present what’s possible, not what one could actually expect in terms of results, and there’s a lot of scummy people out there that took advantage of the lax rules.

My (somewhat impulsive) post this morning was meant to relieve the anxiety we’re all feeling about adjusting to these new rules. And beyond that, selfishly motivated by the greedy opportunity I saw for attention.

I don’t apologize for either of the above (my opinion on the FTC or my selfish motives).

I DO apologize if I inadvertently offended anyone by linking these to cancer (which, by the way, I’ve been personally touched by on many levels as well).

I’m horribly tempted to humorously link to some other excruciatingly painful and disfiguring disease as a clever way to close this comment, but I think I’ve learned my lesson.

By: John

John — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 20:21:11 +0000

Hey, cool marketing idea Glen. Some people really need to get a sense of humor. I know my grandmother was actually joking all the way to the grave when she died of cancer because she knew the value of humor. Humor is a wonderful thing and should be spread about more often.
[Please note FTC bureaucrats: this comment may cause cancer from reading in sunny areas]

By: Simon

Simon — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 20:08:17 +0000

Hi Glenn,

Great post. Controversial, ironic and satirical all in one – quite an achievement!

Please keep sending up the ftc. They deserve it with these ridiculous new rules. Talk about over reaction. I\’m glad I\’m marketing in the UK, though no doubt we\’ll catch up in a few years with our own crazy version. We usually do.

Simon

By: Grant

Grant — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 17:59:10 +0000

@ Jaap… Take a deep breath and click here… http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satire

By: Scott Covert

Scott Covert — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 17:34:48 +0000

Oh, and by the way, my min cpc bid went from .01 to .12 to .32 and has stayed there. Previously, before Google shut me down entirely, they had asked me to bid $14.10 on this subject.