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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 3 of 3 1 2 3 Reply gap #82797 10/06/02 04:56 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 2,661 Chicago musick Carpal Tunnel musick Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 2,661 Chicago jo - You may officially consider your cookie cut. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Successful ads #82798 10/09/02 11:05 AM Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 1,346 Sussex, England F FishonaBike veteran FishonaBike veteran F Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 1,346 Sussex, England did it just make everyone notice, comment, and think about The Gap? and if it did, maybe the ad succeded in way you might not have thought of... Well, yes and no, Helen. I think to a certain extent all marketing is geared up towards building lifetime relationships with customers, giving them the sense that they as individuals are "important". If a large company can't be bothered to cater for an entire nation it doesn't say much for their attitude to individuals. I'd expect that kind of approach from the cheaper, mass-produced end of the market, but not from a supposed quality supplier. And to some extent I would also pass such negative feelings about the company on to my kids. They may well ignore me, of course, but then, they may not. Can Gap afford the possibility? There is certainly such a thing as bad publicity, although it's less about being controversial and more about being ignorant and dismissive. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Gap gone and done it again! #82799 10/09/02 11:43 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,027 Switzerland wsieber old hand wsieber old hand Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,027 Switzerland Interestingly enough, in spite of this seemingly global advertising, GAP is hardly known as a firm in German-speaking parts of Europe. Maybe because for those of us who have learnt English at school, gap stands for something that's missing, just as a fall is usually painful. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Sub - poser #82800 10/09/02 01:41 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 2,661 Chicago musick Carpal Tunnel musick Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 2,661 Chicago ...from a supposed quality supplier. Huh??? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Sub - poser #82801 10/09/02 02:29 PM Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 1,346 Sussex, England F FishonaBike veteran FishonaBike veteran F Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 1,346 Sussex, England >>...from a supposed quality supplier. Huh??? Everything's relative, mate! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Gap gone and done it again! #82802 10/10/02 12:05 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York I just thought of a cute slogan for this particular chain in the UK: "Mind the Gap!" hehehe Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Gap gone and done it again! #82803 10/10/02 01:26 PM Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 1,346 Sussex, England F FishonaBike veteran FishonaBike veteran F Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 1,346 Sussex, England "Mind the Gap!" With a slogan like that they'd have to go underground for a while, 'tie.. But if you don't mind the Gap will it make you Saddle-sore? cross-threading Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 3 of 3 1 2 3 Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,810 Members9,187 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Karin, JeffMackwood, artguitar, Jim_W, Rdbuffalo 9,187 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 575 guests, and 3 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 30 A C Bowden 15 LukeJavan8 5 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,852 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,944 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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