The art of marketing...

[aragarna]

Once upon a time, I was a subscriber to TIME Magazine.
But after months without even opening an issue for lack of time, I unsubscribed.
Recently I ventured the internet for some Sherlock related stuff, and I stumbled across a picture of an issue of TIME from a few months ago where Benedict Cumberbatch was on the cover. And I was all "damnit, see you shouldn't have stop your subscription!"  (I think I'm developing a crush on BC....)

Today, I received an email from TIME, saying "Come Back to TIME" "we make you a super offer" (which is actually a super offer!) And to convince me that I really should subscribe again, they illustrated their email with the cover with Benedict Cumberbatch on it!

How did they know?! Big Brother is watching me! The NSA is spying on me! /o\
Oh but if so, Big Brother, listen. I won't subscribe unless you put Tim DeKay and Matt Bomer together on the cover of TIME Magazine.

Comments

[leesa_perrie]

You can probably get a back copy from them of the BC mag - as for Big Brother, well, if they are watching you then yes, put Matt and Tim on the cover! :D

[aragarna.livejournal.com]

I know, and I've actually found a scan of the interview online, but it's just that I would have been thrilled to discover him in my mailbox. :-)
And I found it funny that the re-subscribe email actually contained that particular cover, like "hey, see, don't you miss all the great stuff we have in TIME Magazine?"

By the way, it's the "international" issue of TIME that had BC on the cover. The US issue of that week had Texas on the cover. Sometimes, being "international" is sooo cool. ;-)

[leesa_perrie]

Yay for being international not US! :D

[kerrylang.livejournal.com]

Hee, good plan!!! If they do that cover, I'll subscribe, too!!! :)))

[tjs-whatnot.livejournal.com]

Oh Benedict! What couldn't he sell me? *sigh*