Topic: I think the Tide pod challenge was a guerrilla marketing thing
Meta started this discussion 8 years ago #70,988
It got EVERYONE talking about Tide pods for days. I bet the first videos were actors eating dummy tide pods (made from corn starch and food coloring).
Syntax joined in and replied with this 8 years ago, 10 minutes later[^] [v] #855,138
I just looked at parent corp stockThey also hold over a 2:1 marketing share vs other leading brand. AND 33% of the market
Sheila LaBoof joined in and replied with this 8 years ago, 9 minutes later, 19 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #855,142
Proctor and Gamble -- another case of the intersection of Christian cultism and conspiracy theory nuttery, the company has been slandered over the decades as being an agent of Satan, its older logo with moon and stars being said to represent its allegiance to the devil.
Anonymous D joined in and replied with this 8 years ago, 16 hours later, 17 hours after the original post[^] [v] #855,360
i used a tide pod a w few weeks ago for the first time
I didnt know they were a thing
I didnt know they were a thing