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| Thread ID: 127224 | 2012-10-10 19:02:00 | WOF Debate | pctek (84) | PC World Chat |
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| 1306291 | 2012-10-14 07:39:00 | i would say Kevin Milne would have done a little bit of home work before letting a company use his name to front a company, it's a shame the same cant be said for some ex sports players fronting financial companies I'm not too sure Plod. A "reference sell" as it's known, is more or less acceptable (e.g. sports people lending their endorsement to adverts). Everyone accepts a "celebrity" has a price, and may or not know anything at all about the product they endorse. Caveat emptor - let the buyer beware. But like CliveM, I too have lost any respect for the guy. I think he destroyed his entire reputation, built on professional impartiality and objectivity, by such an endorsement. That price is too much to trade for a few paltry dollars. |
WalOne (4202) | ||
| 1306292 | 2012-10-14 07:52:00 | I'm not too sure Plod . A "reference sell" as it's known, is more or less acceptable (e . g . sports people lending their endorsement to adverts) . Everyone accepts a "celebrity" has a price, and may or not know anything at all about the product they endorse . Caveat emptor - let the buyer beware . But like CliveM, I too have lost any respect for the guy . I think he destroyed his entire reputation, built on professional impartiality and objectivity, by such an endorsement . That price is too much to trade for a few paltry dollars . so did you hold him in such high regards like the Governor General, that once he leaves his post he should be paid a salary for the rest of his life for doing nothing? |
plod (107) | ||
| 1306293 | 2012-10-14 08:17:00 | One Governor General I have never held in high regard and have personally told him so. Other Governors General I have met and in one case served on a committee with, I did (hold in high regard). Apples with apples, and this thread really has nothing to do with any GG and their retirement benefits. This debate is starting to become clouded. If I read you correctly, your argument is that anyone is entitled to make an income and trade on their reputation. I essentially agree. But. I contend though, that if one has built their lifetime reputation on the qualities of impartiality, objectivity, and "fair go", then that implies that products they do not endorse could be seen to be inferior. Not worthy of that expert's endorsement. It's not fair practice, to say the least. |
WalOne (4202) | ||
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