OK GAF, let's compile a list of what we want Beyonce to say in her lyrics then send it to her. She will single handedly save the video game industry. Oh and anime while we're at it.
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Red Lobster Sales spike 33% after Beyoncé mention
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OK GAF, let's compile a list of what we want Beyonce to say in her lyrics then send it to her. She will single handedly save the video game industry. Oh and anime while we're at it.
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So why do companies like Coke and Pepsi pay for product placement in movies? They are some of-the most well known brands on the planet and yet they still spend millions doing advertisement similar to this.
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Chie Satonaka
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Me too.
I can actually get grown folks seafood now, but I won't lie, the song did give me a nostalgia trigger.
It's almost like people on NeoGAF have problems understanding human behavior.
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I think this is celebrity worship taken to its illogical conclusion.
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But it's not advertising. It was a mention in a song.
It's going to a restaurant for a meal. People get fucking band tattoos all the time, but dropping a twenty on some seafood is the "illogical conclusion" of celebrity worship?
What the fuck is wrong with this thread?
Zen_Arcade
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Yeah, but it doesn't really matter. It's more that it reminded people that Red Lobster exists. It has the same effect that a commercial does.
Just like how the people that win MVP in the Super Bowl don't just say "I'm going to Disney World!" by coincidence. That shit is payed for because it puts Disney World in the public eye.
Massive Duck. C.M.
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That was sung during the halftime show at the Super Bowl, one of the most watched events in the country.
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Calm down. I've never understood celebrity or sports worship for that matter. If someone wants to get a tattoo of their fave artist cool. If someone wants to run out and eat at red lobster cause Beyonce mentioned it cool I guess. I just don't get it.
NipplesAndToes23
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Shit, I can't lie I was thinking about Boondocks too a few minutes after I saw this and saw a name drop on tumblr.
PeakPointMatrix
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What is there to get?
People aren't thinking: WOW Bey eats at Red Lobster, that means WE have to eat at Red Lobster!! Get your asses in the car kids!!"
Like any piece of TV/Media/music/commercial/ad/trailer/teaser ever, people hear X-product mentioned, and either learn of it or remind them that "hey, it's been a while since we've tried "X-product", let's do it sometime soon.
I could hear a song about the beach that makes me long to go to the beach sometime soon. How is this hard to understand?
Seriously, you guys aren't special little snowflakes or smarter than everyone else because you didn't go to Red Lobster. It's not that serious
Alligatorjandro
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Didn't people go eat shawarma after the avengers came out?
The food sucks.
I got two orders of lunch scallops and they came out looking like the dish on the left.
All connected and covered in old bey (lol)
TheOfficeMut
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This thread just reaffirms how stupid some people can be (and they aren't the ones going to Red Lobster). Why is it so difficult for some of you to imagine yourself being reminded that Red Lobster exists when listening to this song, to then want to go and grab a bite to eat? Why would you assume someone is solely eating there because Beyoncé mentioned it and that it's some sort of recommendation?
Second, I don't like Beyoncé, but now I'm hearing she doesn't have a good voice? Really?
Third, why must some of you be assholes and insult people for actually enjoying Red Lobster? People like you are close minded, which is ironic since you're suggesting that eating at Red Lobster is close minded itself when people can be eating "so much better." Well, not everyone enjoys the shit you enjoy, nor can they afford more expensive seafood. Must I also mention that the restaurant may be a favorite due to a childhood for many? Just like with any restaurant at that.
Some dumb mother fuckers, I swear.
Second, I don't like Beyoncé, but now I'm hearing she doesn't have a good voice? Really?
Third, why must some of you be assholes and insult people for actually enjoying Red Lobster? People like you are close minded, which is ironic since you're suggesting that eating at Red Lobster is close minded itself when people can be eating "so much better." Well, not everyone enjoys the shit you enjoy, nor can they afford more expensive seafood. Must I also mention that the restaurant may be a favorite due to a childhood for many? Just like with any restaurant at that.
Some dumb mother fuckers, I swear.
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So are you stating that people are unequivocally going to red lobster solely for the reason you mentioned? You want me to believe celebrity worship isn't a thing? Especially in America? Ok.
killertofu
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I'm not even a fan of Bey or Red Lobster but now I kinda want some Red Lobster. At least some of their cheese biscuit things.
I went Saturday (and the Saturday before that lol).
Do you hang out with people in real life? I would have to imagine its a common human experience to hear/see something about food and go "hey lets eat that". Yea people worship celebrities, but I highly this is the case
PeakPointMatrix
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Yeah, and they're also taking their significant other to Red Lobster *only* after a good fuck, while wearing her Michael Jackson-inspired outfit because fan worship means fans mimic and copy only what their idol says/does. Are you even listening to yourself?
You really believe the overwhelming majority of this sales spike is from people worshipping a person so much that they'll just blindingly go to a place mentioned in a throwaway lyric, over casually being reminded a place they like exists and deciding to go since it was on their mind? Some of you are acting so dense, I'm having doubts on whether or not you actually interact with real humans.
The one I take the wife to after a hard weekend worked does pretty good. I love the Chili Shrimp appetizer. YMMV, then?
perfectchaos007
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Unpaid advertising occurs when you're mentioned without having to pay. So newspaper articles, stories, and casual name drops in Beyonce songs are considered unpaid advertising
Emperor_EL
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Haven't been to Red Lobster since '99.
Walmart sells official Red Lobster Cheddar Bay Biscuit mix btw.
Walmart sells official Red Lobster Cheddar Bay Biscuit mix btw.
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I do believe a chunk of the spike is due to that reason. I couldnt say if it's a majority and neither can you.
She loves Popeyes. For real.
Massive Duck. C.M.
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Nah man, (other) people are celebrity-worshipping sheep. I only consume products that I've researched independently and taken factory tours for. My artisanal hyperbaric chamber (self-designed) blocks plebeian waves; I'd recommend it but you know
But same dudes wait until midnight for the release of a game lol
Shmeagatory94
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I think her allowing him to hit it is all the thanks he needs. Red Lobster is just the cherry on top.
Fucking dummies eating food and shit
NipplesAndToes23
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Well yeah, they just being real on that. Even back in the Destiny Child days I thought she got too much spotlight for her weak voice and I felt it was a very conscious choice that they gave Beyonce that role in Dream Girls where her character was aforementioned to not have a strong voice and was put front and center because she was prettier and light skinned. I resonate more with the cut-throat-strong-make-your-soul-cry-type-voices that of Mary J. Blige, Erykah Badu, Jennifer Hudson, and Alice Smith.
PeakPointMatrix
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This:
I can readily say a majority since I have a grasp on basic human behavior.
But you won't catch ME going out of my way to buy something that was ever mentioned somewhere! All of my thoughts and purchases are 100% original and independent you sheep!
followed by this:
Is just lol. This thread is art. It really is.
I can readily say a majority since I have a grasp on basic human behavior.
But you won't catch ME going out of my way to buy something that was ever mentioned somewhere! All of my thoughts and purchases are 100% original and independent you sheep!
If a line in a pop song affects your eating habits, I'd wager you are easily suggestible.
"Oh yeah Red Lobster! I haven't been there in a while!"
Baaaaaaa baaaaaaaa
Why the fuck would we acknowledge that.
If you're telling me you've never eaten somewhere because you heard it mentioned in passing by someone (in person, on TV, etc.), then I'm going to call you a liar.
And it's not eating "habits". It's a meal.
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