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[Dance Inferno]

In other news, the avenger is currently being amazon-bombed.

There is justice in the world.

 

[Captain Tuttle]

I feel physically nauseous reading that shit...what a fucking asshole.

Wow. Sensitive type huh?

 

[salromano]

This guy's use of English irks the shit out of me. I find it hilarious that their website claims they're educated in the language:

We ensure excellent caliber of work that is written in proper English and is consistent stylistically. We complete our projects on a timely and regular basis.

'Yeah son I'll school you real hard son look at this is another sentence right here I don't even have to signify you a baby Im awesome yeah go cry to you momma your a bitch.'

Anyway. Mr. Ocean Marketing guy is a fucktard.

 

[Sickboy007]

A shame considering the product itself shouldn't be taking the brunt of this outlash.

They chose to associate themselves with an extremely unprofessional individual offering an abysmal costumer service (not to speak of the pr!).

Hopefully this will make them reconsider it.

 

[Dance Inferno]

Well to be fair it is stylistically consistent. Like an orangutan's grasp of Shakespearean verse.

 

[Captain Tuttle]

Anyway. Mr. Ocean Marketing guy is a fucktard.

Let's see how Ocean Marketing handles crisis management.

 

[BattleMonkey]

They chose to associate themselves with an extremely unprofessional individual offering an abysmal costumer service. Hopefully this will make them reconsider it.

It's still not fair to a company usually. A rep like this goes nuts and ruins everything that can really hurt the company and other peoples jobs, when really there is little they could do to stop it. They will probably want to fire this guy but the damage has been done.

 

[POWERSPHERE]

A shame considering the product itself shouldn't be taking the brunt of this outlash.

They've employed him through similar debacles. I smell a rat.

 

[Diprosalic]

I wwebsite as on the internet when you were a sperm in your daddys balls and before it was the internet.

 

[dave is ok]

There is a magazine cover with Assassins Creed on it in that photo. More proof he has industry contacts.

I bet those pieces of paper in his pocket are emails from the Mayor of Boston

 

[la flama blanca]

 

[TheYanger]

They've employed him through similar debacles. I smell a rat.

As I recall from when the original Avenger thread popped up, the actual guy that invented it and is selling it is an older guy who is really passionate about gaming, wasn't he like an ex-champion from some 80s arcade game or something whose reflexes were going bad?

Not saying the marketing group shouldn't suffer, but it's a shame to think that people are going to associate the product with this shit now, when in reality the product itself is basically unrelated. Not that I'd ever use one anyway.

Disregard if I'm wrong, it's been a while since I saw the videos with the creator guy talking it up.

 

[kassatsu]

@scottlowe how many avengers did we send you for review that you kept and didn't return calls I have emails from you apologizing to me -- OceanMarketting (@OceanMarketting)

Would love to see these emails.

 

[echoshifting]

It's still not fair to a company usually. A rep like this goes nuts and ruins everything that can really hurt the company and other peoples jobs, when really there is little they could do to stop it. They will probably want to fire this guy but the damage has been done.

Normally I would agree with you and feel pretty terrible for the company in question, but one would think a cursory internet search would be in order when establishing the public face of your product.

You really want to work with the guy who misspelled his twitter handle, doesn't know how to handle basic facebook security, has stirred up shit in many corners of the internet, and appears to be blatantly lying about the size and nature of his company? He's gonna be your social media PR guy? Surely they bear some responsibility for that failure of due diligence.

edit: I mean look at this bullshit! From the OT thread, he has been using N-Control's facebook feed to sell JERSEYS

 

[FindMyFarms]

Just to be clear, is this guy actually a member of the company that produces the avenger, or is he strictly employed by ocean marketing? It would be unfair for the people at the avenger to be receiving a backlash on nonsense they probably didn't know was going on.

 

[Rygar 8 Bit]

man this is going to blow up big time

 

[Phonomezer]

Why does he have a sanitary towel in his pocket?

So he can fap to the picture he's taking.

 

[industrian]

I quite like how the guy used the controller’s facebook page to try to sell off sports jerseys. Truly amazing stuff.

I really hope that the producers of the controller take action against this prick.

 

[CommonSense]

My oh my, I haven't seen this much corporate stupidity since Enron.


*Note I use the word "corporate" very loosely here.

**Note This guy is a complete shitbag.

 

[DarkKyo]

Lol it amazes me the guy got this far into his career without fucking it up sooner. What a douche bagel.

 

[Frankenstrat]

I wwebsite as on the internet when you were a sperm in your daddys balls and before it was the internet.

It's quite something to see a man over 30 type like this.

 

[Neuromancer]

Just to be clear, is this guy actually a member of the company that produces the avenger, or is he strictly employed by ocean marketing? It would be unfair for the people at the avenger to be receiving a backlash on nonsense they probably didn't know was going on.

The company that makes the Avenger is N-Control. This asshat works for Ocean Marketing (well I guess he owns it).

 

[Sickboy007]

It's still not fair to a company usually. A rep like this goes nuts and ruins everything that can really hurt the company and other peoples jobs, when really there is little they could do to stop it. They will probably want to fire this guy but the damage has been done.

I really doubt a guy like this was a beacon of professionality before, there are already other stories emerging. They made a choice employing him, it was a wrong choice and now they'll probably pay for it. They still have a chance to redeem themselves, but i'm not going easy on a company, big or small, if they employ a bully to promote their products.

 

[elrechazado]

Lol it amazes me the guy got this far into his career without fucking it up sooner. What a douche bagel.

It's actually not amazing at all - the guy's clearly a one man operation, probably because he was fired from every job working for a real company he ever had....

 

[DrForester]

Yeah people should just try to destroy his career, not his private life.

In other news, the avenger is currently being amazon-bombed.

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

 

[D4Danger]

I wwebsite as on the internet when you were a sperm in your daddys balls and before it was the internet.

I hope this becomes a thing

 

[jcm]

I can't believe a Red Sox fan would behave like this.

 

[Sportbilly]

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Hahaha, that's great.

 

[SarBear]

Yeah people should just try to destroy his career, not his private life.

In other news, the avenger is currently being amazon-bombed.

On one hand, it's awful that the product is being completely obliterated from having a chance given it's functionality. Truly saddening.


On the other hand, assuming this guy is just PR, if the company hasn't personally reached out and muted his dumb ass thus far into the debacle, they deserve just as much damage as he's causing at the moment.

 

[Dance Inferno]

This guy just became the most unpopular person in the gaming industry. Are we looking at the next CEO of Activision? Who knows...

 

[mik83kuu]

I can almost smell that in the end the ties between this douche and the makers of the controller are tighter than previously thought.

 

[X26]

 

[bengraven]

Wow, this IS great PR. I bet EVERYONE in this thread is going to order an Avenger NOW!

I AM! TEN of them!

 

[Dark Octave]

I paid $400 with two year contract for my iPhone and that thin slab of moulded rubber has saved my iPhone from damage and destruction more times than I care to admit.

Apples to Oranges, friend.

He has a valid point. The purpose of your iphone rubber is to protect it. The purpose of this controller contraption is to make it easier for you to get to the buttons. The controller add on is far more complex than the iphone cover, which makes sense for it to cost more. As long as they both do what they are intended to do, they are comparable.

 

[Psykotik]

I wwebsite as on the internet when you were a sperm in your daddys balls and before it was the internet.

 

[MG310]

Refers to himself as "This Guy" and to other people as "son". All I need to know, thanks.

 

[eshwaaz]

I'm constantly surprised by this. Even in my workplace, adults just cannot spell or write. I can't tell if it is disregard for the communication form or the person receiving it, but I can't stand silly spelling mistakes, easy grammatical errors, and the like.

Same. His horrid spelling and grammar are as enfuriating as his attitude and arrogance.

 

[Mxrz]

I'm honestly baffled as to how anyone could somehow miss all the spellcheckers in this day and age. Especially someone who so desperately needs one. What the hell did he type his emails in, IE3?

 

[GotEmRunnin]

seems to me he didn't know Mike was actually Mike from Penny arcade until later in the email. I think that explains the complete 180 he goes from

"who are you again" I don't need PAX I'm in 6 countries Making it rain!!!!"

to

"I'll be a CES you going?"

 

[MG310]

He thinks all the red lines mean the computer really likes what you are saying and wants to emphasize it.

 

[Frankenstrat]

Apparently this isn't the first time something like this has happened with our boy Paul.

 

[koji]

I hope this becomes a thing

That truly is some safe moist as dudes shit.

 

[piratepwnsninja]

I'm honestly baffled as to how anyone could somehow miss all the spellcheckers in this day and age. Especially someone who so desperately needs one. What the hell did he type his emails in, IE3?

The mayor of Boston typed them for him.

 

[GotEmRunnin]

Apparently this isn't the first time something like this has happened with our boy Paul.

This just keeps getting better.

 

[Patryn]

I'm just waiting until he signals full retreat.

It's amazing that he works in PR for a gaming peripheral company and he doesn't realize that he just pissed off one of the most powerful people in gaming, and a person with a massive following.

 

[tuffy]

I'm honestly baffled as to how anyone could somehow miss all the spellcheckers in this day and age. Especially someone who so desperately needs one. What the hell did he type his emails in, IE3?

Most of the words are spelled correctly; he simply doesn't know how to use them properly. "...we will simply just cancel your order all together", or "...if your unhappy you have" and so on. Most browsers won't be able to tell him those words aren't right in that context.

 

[elrechazado]

I'm just waiting until he signals full retreat.

It's amazing that he works in PR for a gaming peripheral company and he doesn't realize that he just pissed off one of the most powerful people in gaming, and a person with a massive following.

gabe's latest tweet refers to the guy threatening "you'll hear from my lawyer" or whatever, so I'm guessing he doesn't back down soon.

 

[Fersis]

Welcome to the real internet

 

[dave is ok]

@NeuromancerGAF

@OceanMarketting Rough day, huh?
11:05 AM - 27 Dec 11 via web · Details

 

[3rdman]

Wow...This guy is such a douche and I kind of pity him after 4chan gets a turn...and you know they will.

Edit: Just noticed he has an iPhone...coincidence? (puts on flame suit)