Jon and Kate dramaaaa

 

So as I stated before I LOVE Jon and Kate plus 8.  However, there has been some big drama going on in the Gosselin household.  Rumors of Jon cheating and sneaking around are all over the internet and tabloids.  What I would like to know is first off – are these rumors true and secondly – how is all this publicity affecting not only their show, but TLC as well? 

Some say publicity is publicity –whether it is good or bad, but in this case, I feel a little differently.  Jon and Kate are portrayed as this loving Christian family and when fans find out that Jon could possibly doing all these immoral acts with strangers, problems could arise.  I don’t think running around with 23-year-old teachers is the best way to promote and market the show.  I am also not so sure how TLC feels about all this.  Perhaps, TLC feels like all publicity truly is good and all this talk of rumors and what not could generate interest for the show and possibly even other TLC shows.  The question comes down – who is this scandal hurting and who is this helping? 

            I must say I am not exactly sure who or what to believe about all this.  However, I do know that Jon and Kate are being talked about in every media outlet and whether or not they like it; everyone knows their business now.  Perhaps none of its true and its all crazy rumors and the ratings for the show will stay the same like always.  Maybe rating will increase because all this media hype about the fam or maybe the ratings will drop horribly and fans will no longer support the large family of 10. 

The new seasons will be airing on May 25 on TLC so go watch and decide how you feel about them and their issues! 

Ill leave you with some quotes from Mr. and Mrs. Drama:

“It hurts me to see what it's done to my family, and it's scary to know that these tabloids are in town constantly following us and even paying locals large amounts of money to contribute to these negative stories," he adds. "It's even gotten so bad that [one tabloid] has reached out to a youth pastor from our church, which in my eyes is completely unacceptable."

Kate Gosselin responds: "Jon's poor judgment and irresponsible behavior has also without a doubt caused some added tension and stress between the two of us... Our main focus is on our family and working through this."

"When tabloids take photos and turn them into something they are not... it definitely makes us hesitant to take photos with fans and go about our daily lives. We still want to live normal lives," Jon Gosselin says. "We want our kids to have opportunities that we didn't have growing up, which is why we participated in the show in the first place. But of course it makes us think twice about how we spend our time in public."

Jon & Kate' Affair Plot Thickens

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Five Dollar, Five Dollar, Five Dollar...

When I was trying to think of a good commercial to blog about the “five-dollar foot-long” commercials came to mind. I love the simplicity and catchy-ness of the ads. When you really think about it, it seems like such a boring concept of repeating the phrase over and over again with the same hand motions throughout the entire commercial – but it works! The commercials feature everyday people and situations like police officers, flight attendants, monster, celebrity types, and even every day people – like the one where the man walks into subway and the people start running in singing the “five-dollar” song and the man is of course persuaded to buy one.

The catchy tune is something that often sticks in my head and I feel like that’s probably just what the Subway advertisers wanted. It’s the perfect song to get people thinking about Subway and eventually persuading them to actually go eat at one of their restaurants.

I found this interesting piece in an article from Slate Magazine: To ad agency MMB, the advent of a $5 foot-long seemed in itself momentous and compelling enough that elaborate persuasive efforts could only cloud the issue. The key was to be as straightforward as possible. So the team devised a simple hand gesture to symbolize the $5 price and the ample length of the sandwich. This semaphore had a pleasing parsimony. It’s so true that straightforward and simple can really go a long way in the advertising and marketing world!

I also feel like Subway was careful with the repetitiveness in the commercials. It seems like they keep repeating the same phrase over and over, but its just enough to keep it fresh in your mind, but I don’t think its too much to drive you crazy. The song has peaceful tone to it that simply reminds you of Subway in a kind of subliminal message way. When it comes down to it, it’s really just a fun song to sing. People always burst out singing it and doing the hand motions, I think its pretty funny and great marketing once again. I know that my roommates and I will randomly start singing it and then other people will just jump in.

Way to go Subway! [Eat Fresh!]