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Even though my contract with Spreaker is ending, it doesn't mean I have to quit podcasting all together. It just means I need to change platforms and transfer my show away from Spreaker and iHeart Radio. I understand a lot of people will lost access to the show in the transfer which is why it is important to get this message out to you. If you want to keep supporting the show, please take time to search for the show on platforms that will transfer with us. First and foremost is that if the show returns the Apple Podcast link will remain the same. So if you are listening on Apply Podcasts--you are good to go. If not, you may have to search for The Ranger Ryan Show on your platform of choice. Hopefully all will go smoothly but I at least wanted to give all of you the chance to keep listening.
If you listened to our episode two days ago, we need to prepare for our big finale. I said I was going to drink alcohol and I am not about to do that on a Monday. So if you are willing to wait, we will talk to you on Saturday and go over my recent trip to Orlando and have a few drinks. Until then, Farewell Fellow Rangers.
Not that I was able to find one anywhere, but this was a viral sensation for all the wrong reasons that led to organic growth and an increase in revenue. Do you really know Grimace though? Why are we celebrating its birthday exactly? You are going to find out some things about this purple character today along with the McDonald's Corporation. When the chain was founded in 1940 as a restaurant operated by Richard and Maurice McDonald, in San Bernardino, California, I do not think they would have guessed that one day a shake would come out that would cause people to record themselves dying from that would increase sales.
I had to wait this long to find a place where Coca-Cola made a mistake in marketing. Earlier this year, Coca‑Cola Starlight offered fans a taste of outer space. Now, the second Coca‑Cola Creations offering presents the first-ever Coca‑Cola flavor born in the metaverse. Coca‑Cola Zero Sugar Byte will bring the flavor of pixels to life in a limited-edition beverage that transcends the digital and physical worlds. Yeah... Right...
It happens everynow and then where billionaires get bored with doing the same thing day in and day out. Sometimes they step down to start new companies, to retire on their own privately owned island, or even go to outer space. When you really don't have a budget to worry about stopping you, the options are endless. Today we will be talking about one of my least favorite social media applications available today and not only the history of the company but the creators behind it. We take on Twitter and see if I can get all twenty of you to join me @RangerRyanShow on this episode of The Ranger Ryan Show.
Does rotten food make you hungry? Well Burger King thinks it might. Unfortunatley this did not increase sales or go viral in the right direction. It's all about that viral and sticking it to your competition--at least that has been a Burger King standard for what seems like forever. Apparently royalty can be extremely petty and that is just one of the many things we will be discussing on this episode of The Ranger Ryan Show.
North Face is known as a place to gtet overpriced clothing that was built for extreme conditions. The majority of the people who wear these products do not even know what the Half Dome Summit even is. So, lets educate ourselves and speak on a brand that doesn't need advertising but decided to make a choice to promote their products using a educational resource. Today we talk about a very smart and dishonest approach to marketing on this epidode of The Ranger Ryan Show.
Source: North Face tried to scam Wikipedia to get its products to the top of Google search - The Verge
One of the most powerful and profitable companies of the 20th Century failed to evolve to changing retail environment and filed Chapter 11 in 2018. What is the history of Sears, when did we start seeing signs of this, and who can learn from their mistakes? Today we talk about the Amazon on Early 1900's who revolutionized the way people bought things, on this episode of The Ranger Ryan Show.
Who knew that all we need to bring the world together is the following ingredients; Carbonated Water, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Caramel Color, Sugar, Phosphoric Acid, Caffeine, Citric Acid, and Natural Flavor. That's all we need. If someone hates you just give them a Pepsi. This whole world of Jenner's and Kardashian's is new to me. So I am going to mix things up a bit. Let's dive into the backlash on this episode of The Ranger Ryan Show.
"The perfect beer for removing 'no' from your vocabulary for the night..." That was actually on the bottle. Are you kidding me right now? How did this pass through a marketing team and everyone said 'Awesome idea' let's promote people getting so drunk that no one is going to say 'no' to you. Do we not see what this implies? Is this a legitimate thought or what exactly are we trying to promote here? All this and more on todays episode of The Ranger Ryan Show.
Not all products should want us to think about the hardest parts of life. Honestly an insurance company might be one of the few brands where I would think this would be okay. However this did not go over well. Today we will talk about Nationwide's unique campaign that attempted to tug at the hearstrings of consumers and the response from the world, on this episode of The Ranger Ryan Show.
Social Media is a good platform for trending topics and viral products. However... It is not designed to promote every kind of service available. Twitter is a mixed bag and can have several different outcomes, you never really know what you are going to get. In this case the NYPD recieved the opposite of what they wanted. Today we will talk about the NYPD Twitter Campaign on this episode of The Ranger Ryan Show.
Imagine a popular company at the top of its game selling some of the most expensive items in their market all comes tumbling down based off of ignorant comments. That's the story we are going to tell you today, along with my opinions on the leggings market and how much it has grown over the years. This is the story of Lululemon on this episode of The Ranger Ryan Show.
Welcome to one of the worst marketing campaigns in the history of cinema. I consider this the movie that Marvel killed, not only in the numbers but in the fact that Disney bought Marvel and abandonded this project from a marketing perspective. Imagine a movie that everyone was behind and had a great team behind the scenes with source material that goes back one hundred years and continues to stay relevant. A series that inspired Star Wars and Avatar is now a joke in Hollywood and considered a flop by everyone in the mainstream press. But the answer we are going to discuss today is, why??? It wasn't becuase the actors were not as well known, it's not that they didn't have the budget, it's not that they didn't have the team and artists neccesariy to make this film. They had all of that! It was simply, the marketing. Now let's talk a little martian marketing, on this episode of The Ranger Ryan Show.
What started as an idea became one of the most exciting tech start up since Google. But then they went public and faced a pandemic head on with primarily group activities. So... We will discuss the marketing fail that Groupon unleashed in 2011 followed by their entry in the markets. Today we discuss a topic that I know from the inside and out, as both a merchant and user. Alright, without further delay--pre recorded earlier today--let's start The Ranger Ryan Show.
As you may recall, Leno had retired from The Tonight Show and moved on to his own NBC primetime series, The Jay Leno Show, in Sept. 2009. But when it failed to catch on in its 10 p.m. time slot, the network announced in January 2010 that it would shorten The Jay Leno Show to a half-hour, and move it to 11:35 p.m—the time slot The Tonight Show had held for nearly 60 years. O'Brien's Tonight Show would therefore have been pushed back to 12:05 a.m., which was effectively the time slot O'Brien had been keeping warm on Late Night with Conan O'Brien for 16 years. "I cannot express in words how much I enjoy hosting this program and what an enormous personal disappointment it is for me to consider losing it," O'Brien said in a statement. "But I cannot participate in what I honestly believe is its destruction. Some people will make the argument that with DVRs and the internet a time slot doesn't matter. But with The Tonight Show, I believe nothing could matter more." Unfortunately, NBC would not budge, so O'Brien decided to say goodbye to The Tonight Show. On Jan. 22, 2010, as the Tonight Show band played a rendition of Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Free Bird," O'Brien signed off, making his stint as host the shortest of all time. Seeing as O'Brien has been killing it for years with his late-night TBS show, Conan, it's hard to believe that just 10 years ago, he was dealing with what Entertainment Weekly deemed the biggest "late-night disaster" of all time.
The Best Part of Waking Up is from the nightmare this ad started on the internet. Can you imagine having a goal where you want to make this innocent wholesome holiday inspired coffee commercial and it turns into a decades long incest joke? How did this happen? Why did this happen? Because the looks those two siblings give one another leads us to believe... weird things. We know these are actors! We just question why that look... Why do you want your brother as a gift for Christmas? What's in the box??? So many questions... Let's make up some answers.
Laurence Tureaud is a National Treasure, he is at the same level of Dolly Parton for me, and he led a campaign as a spokesperson to promote masculinity...for a candy bar. He is known for his roles as B. A. Baracus in the 1980s television series The A-Team and as boxer Clubber Lang in the 1982 film Rocky III. He is also known for his distinctive hairstyle inspired by Mandinka warriors in West Africa, his copious gold jewelry, his tough-guy persona and his catchphrase "I pity the fool!", first uttered as Clubber Lang in Rocky III, then turned into a trademark used in slogans or titles, like the reality show I Pity the Fool in 2006. You may know him as Mr. T, I know him as the epitamy of cool, let's talk about candy bars and manliness on this episode of The Ranger Ryan Show.
Alright I need to be honest, a lot of these episodes are dealing with products that I have either used or currently used. This episode is no exception. If you decide to put your private information on a billboard, the odds are not in your favor that something won't happen as a result. This may have been a courageous ad campaign but it led to a pretty substantial financial hit. Let's talk about my choice in identity theft protection, today on the Ranger Ryan Show.
If you remember I said I was going to Disney World, well that's where I am. So if you are there today, maybe we will run into one another. If not, I will talk to you on Monday after I get back.
In 2005, Snapple attempted something big... but things didn't work out. We will be talking about not only that epic fail but the success of Snaple simple yet brilliant ad campaigns. It actually took me two minutes of research to remember the 'Snapple Lady' and that will be the commercial we will be watching together, this should be a nice little trip down memory lane. So let's dicuss the rise and fall of Snaple, on todays episode of the Ranger Ryan Show.
The worst year in the companies history was in 2004, we will discuss all the poor decisions that led up to then and where they went wrong. The company that went all out for marketing, usually being sued or stopped by the government each time, finally closes its doors. Whether you played Turok, Virtua Tennis, or Shadow Man--you can't help but be shocked at all the marketing techniques attempted by one company. If you have not heard of Acclaim, perhaps you have heard of some of their ports ofr console from Midway; such as Mortal Kombat and NBA Jam. This was a company that was on a path to something great, but bad decisions can lead to the downfall of any company--let's go over some of those mistakes, on this episode of the Ranger Ryan Show.
Okay, I am not going to lie... This episode is making me hungry. I used to be a big fan and supporter of Red Lobster. I couldn't tell you how many times I have been there--it was fancy without being too expensive. They changed their look over the years and it has become a lot more casual but the food is not as good as it used to be. This episode focuses on a very large mistake that had a big financial impact on the once great Red Lobster. So put on your plastic bibs and let's dive in to this discussion, on this episode of the Ranger Ryan Show.
Alright, I know that I was going to talk about marketing failures. But this is a completely personal topic, I've lost friends because of this brand. I'll explain in the show, also I will watch one of the first commercials for Axe Body Spray after it was launched in the United States in 2002. The company did well and the controversy was not a failure, however one could say it was innapropriate and would not survive in todays world. So let's look at Axe Body Spray and the gigantic company attached to it, on this episode of the Ranger Ryan Show.
This was supposed to be the biggest contribution humans have made to society since the invention of the internet! Everyone was hyped for something they knew nothing about and I literally mean nothing about--no one knew what it was or even what it pertained to. Speculation included hydrogen cars or anti gravity magnetic vehicles, then all they got was a lazy bicycle that couldn't fit in places that a normal bicycle could fit. This was the future of urban travel, but cities already had problems with bikes, let alone a bike that barely fits through a doorway. So join us in a discussion of a product that failed to deliver but still remains in the culture as comic relief, on this episode of the Ranger Ryan Show.
Nike may have been around for a long time, but that just gives them more time to make mistakes. With the company owning over 43% of market share in the global sportswear segment, this is a what you would consider a Goliath brand--but one mistake could bring the giant to its knees. We will be covering an ad campaign from 2020 that wasn't neccesarily controversial, more confusing, and some thought mildly innapropriate. Let's take a look at the time when the Swoosh went Slasher; on this episode of the Ranger Ryan Show.
We will return shortly with new content inspired by old content. What that means is... I have been doing this for so long, that I finally understand what kind of topics I am good at talking about. I look forward to talking to all of you soon, until that time comes... Good Gaming!
I don't want to give away too much information in the description because where is the fun in that? You will just have to listen to the episdoe to find out which game (released in the past 12 months) has been my favorite. Now I will give you some hints, it is a Playstation Exclusive and it is uses puzzle based mechanics for most of the story progression. Also... post-apocolyptic. Any guesses?
I am not sure if you have been to the True North or even if you are listening from Ontario. For me this is only my third visit to Canada and I wanted to give you some stories from my recent visit. I have invited JT over to see pictures of my trip and see if I can keep things interesting.
Treasure hunter Victor "Sully" Sullivan recruits street-smart Nathan Drake to help him recover a 500-year-old lost fortune amassed by explorer Ferdinand Magellan. What starts out as a heist soon becomes a globe-trotting, white-knuckle race to reach the prize before the ruthless Santiago Moncada can get his hands on it. If Sully and Nate can decipher the clues and solve one of the world's oldest mysteries, they stand to find $5 billion in treasure -- but only if they can learn to work together.
I am not sure if you have been to the True North or even if you are listening from Ontario. For me this is only my third visit to Canada and I wanted to give you some stories from my recent visit. I have invited JT over to see pictures of my trip and see if I can keep things interesting.
Hitman: Agent 47 is a 2015 action thriller film directed by Aleksander Bach and written by Skip Woods and Michael Finch. It is based on the Hitman video game series, developed by IO Interactive, and its main character, a mysterious assassin known only as Agent 47.
I've never used this kind of program before, quiet frankly all I know about ChatGPT is the fear mongering that I see all over different media. So I have invited JT over, with his own laptop, to login to his account with ChatGTP and have a little chat with his new best friend. My first thought was this was going to be a trainwreck of an episode... and I was right. So if you don't mind listening to a show that spirals out of control, check it out!
Jin (Jon Foo) trains to fight Anvil after he witnesses him murdering his mother.
Release date: March 20, 2010 (Japan)
Director: Dwight H. Little
Music by: John Hunter
Distributed by: Warner Bros., Sony Pictures, MORE
Adapted from: Tekken
Box office: $1.6 million
It's time to give the co-host control of the microphone! Also, I wanted a chance to spin the wheel. Today we will go over stories that we skipped--based on the episode title I'm starting to think we did so for good reason. However, we have to clear out the paperwork before our big AI episode next week. So release the hounds (golden doodles) and let's get started (or try to anyway).
We added Music News as a category on the wheel! We also go through some other pop culture related news including the future of Bugs Bunny, dogs who have rose from the dead, and the I share a personal story of my experience at Ruth Chris Steakhouse. That's all I can remember at least, we shall see what else comes up as the show goes on.
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life is a 2003 action adventure film directed by Jan de Bont and based on the Tomb Raider video game series. Angelina Jolie stars as the titular character Lara Croft with supporting performances from Gerard Butler, Ciarán Hinds, Chris Barrie, Noah Taylor, Til Schweiger, Djimon Hounsou and Simon Yam. An international co-production between the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany and Japan, the film is a sequel to the 2001 film Lara Croft: Tomb Raider.
Release date July 25, 2003 (USA)
Content rating PG-13
GenreAction · Adventure · Fantasy
Directed by Jan de Bont
Alright we have some stories that have been sitting at the bottom of the pile for awhile now. So it's time to clean house and talk about some older stories. I do understand that puts us behind another week, so I am not completely sure this makes sense but we are doing it anyway. So last week we focused on trending topics, now let's do the opposite. Let's spin that wheel and start the show!
Resident Evil is a 2002 action horror film written and directed by Paul W. S. Anderson. The film stars Milla Jovovich, Michelle Rodriguez, Eric Mabius, James Purefoy, Martin Crewes, and Colin Salmon. It is the first installment in the Resident Evil film series, which is loosely based on the video game series of the same name. Borrowing elements from the video games Resident Evil and Resident Evil 2, the film follows amnesiac heroine Alice and a band of Umbrella Corporation commandos as they attempt to contain the outbreak of the T-virus at a secret underground facility.
Release date March 15, 2002 (USA)
Content rating R
Genre Action · Horror · Sci-Fi
Directed by Paul W.S. Anderson
Apparently it's alright to have popcorn on planes once again, honestly it is the reason I haven't flown in years--so that's good news. Krispy Kreme has partnered with Chips Ahoy once again to give everyone a reason to combine things that should never be combined. Also, on a more serious note--we are currently recruiting all listeners named Kyle, so if that's your name please listen to this episode as soon as humanly possible. Let's spin the wheel and start the show.
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider is a 2001 action adventure film based on the Tomb Raider video game series featuring the character Lara Croft, portrayed by Angelina Jolie. An international co-production between the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan and Germany, it was directed by Simon West and revolves around Lara Croft trying to obtain ancient artifacts in competition with the Illuminati.
Release date June 15, 2001 (USA)
Content rating PG-13
GenreAction · Adventure · Fantasy · Thriller
Directed by Simon West
Aliens in Bolivia, bears in vending machines, and dolphins being driven into fresh water from bullies. Yes those things really happened, but these stories do not compare to the utter devastation The Super Mario Bros Movie did at the box office when it comes to breaking record after record after record. In the most dramatic fashion we debut our new theme song, because we are... uncancelled. Is that a word? I'm not sure, but it is what happened. Let's spin the wheel and start the show.
An Easter basket, also known as a Paschal basket, is traditionally, a basket containing the foods traditionally forbidden to consume during Lent (meat, eggs, and dairy products), that is blessed by a priest for breaking the Lenten fast. This continues to be normative in Eastern Christianity and Easter baskets are typically blessed before the midnight service on Holy Saturday, with their contents being consumed at the feast after the service.
Hello everyone! We are taking the weekend off to spend time with our families. I apologize for the short notice but promise that the next episode will be well worth the wait.
Several important news stories have taken place this week but we prefer to talk about the things no one else is talking about. This week we bring out the New Wheel to discuss different topics ranging from Entertainment News, Animal News, Weird News, Food News, and our top story... Spring Break. We will basically discuss anything that is somewhat absurd in the news cycle. The New Wheel will ultimitly decide what we are talking about. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/buffalosoapstone/message
Several important news stories have taken place this week but we prefer to talk about the things no one else is talking about. This week we bring out the New Wheel to discuss different topics ranging from Entertainment News, Animal News, Weird News, Food News, and our top story... Spring Break. We will basically discuss anything that is somewhat absurd in the news cycle. The New Wheel will ultimitly decide what we are talking about.
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Time to tell JT the bad news... we shall see how this goes over. Also I hope to have a decision on the future of the podcast by the end of the episode. Here is hoping for the best.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/buffalosoapstone/message
Adult animation, also known as mature animation, and infrequently as adult-oriented animation, is any type of animated motion work that is catered specifically to adult interests, and is mainly targeted and marketed towards adults and adolescents, as opposed to children or all-ages audiences.
The potato is a starchy food, a tuber of the plant Solanum tuberosum and is a root vegetable native to the Americas. The plant is a perennial in the nightshade family Solanaceae. Wild potato species can be found from the southern United States to southern Chile. The potato was originally believed to have been domesticated by Native Americans.
A sandwich is a food typically consisting of vegetables, sliced cheese or meat, placed on or between slices of bread, or more generally any dish wherein bread serves as a container or wrapper for another food type. The sandwich began as a portable, convenient finger food in the Western world, though over time it has become prevalent worldwide.
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Artificial intelligence (AI) is intelligence—perceiving, synthesizing, and inferring information—demonstrated by machines, as opposed to intelligence displayed by humans.
A conspiracy theory is an explanation for an event or situation that invokes a conspiracy by sinister and powerful groups, often political in motivation, when other explanations are more probable. The term has a negative connotation, implying that the appeal to a conspiracy is based on prejudice. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/nerdbotomy/message
A pet, or companion animal, is an animal kept primarily for a person's company or entertainment rather than as a working animal or livestock. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/nerdbotomy/message
A soft drink is a drink that usually contains water, a sweetener, and a natural and/or artificial flavoring. The sweetener may be a sugar, high-fructose corn syrup, fruit juice, a sugar substitute, or some combination of these. Soft drinks may also contain caffeine, colorings, preservatives, and/or other ingredients. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/nerdbotomy/message
A snack is a small portion of food generally eaten between meals. Snacks come in a variety of forms including packaged snack foods and other processed foods, as well as items made from fresh ingredients at home. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/nerdbotomy/message
The president of the United States is the head of state and head of government of the United States, indirectly elected to a four-year term via the Electoral College. The officeholder leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces. Since the office was established in 1789, 45 men have served in 46 presidencies. The first president, George Washington, won a unanimous vote of the Electoral College; one, Grover Cleveland, served two non-consecutive terms and is therefore counted as the 22nd and 24th president of the United States, giving rise to the discrepancy between the number of presidencies and the number of persons who have served as president. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/nerdbotomy/message
A cereal is any grass cultivated for the edible components of its grain, composed of the endosperm, germ, and bran. Cereal grain crops are grown in greater quantities and provide more food energy worldwide than any other type of crop and are therefore staple crops. They include wheat, rye, oats, and barley. Edible grains from other plant families, such as buckwheat, quinoa and chia, are referred to as pseudocereals. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/nerdbotomy/message
The U.S. is a country of 50 states covering a vast swath of North America, with Alaska in the northwest and Hawaii extending the nation’s presence into the Pacific Ocean. Major Atlantic Coast cities are New York, a global finance and culture center, and capital Washington, DC. Midwestern metropolis Chicago is known for influential architecture and on the west coast, Los Angeles' Hollywood is famed for filmmaking. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/nerdbotomy/message
Fast food is a type of mass-produced food designed for commercial resale, with a strong priority placed on speed of service. It is a commercial term, limited to food sold in a restaurant or store with frozen, preheated or precooked ingredients and served in packaging for take-out/take-away.
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Christmas is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, observed primarily on December 25 as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people around the world. A feast central to the Christian liturgical year, it is preceded by the season of Advent or the Nativity Fast.
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Thanksgiving Day for the year 2022 is celebrated/ observed on Thursday, November 24th. Thanksgiving Day in the United States is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November each year.
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Let the Tier Debate Begin! Today before the Fall/Winter Break we will be discussing the question on all of our minds this evening, which is the Best Halloween Candies of All Time! Recorded Live @RangerRyanShow listen to the show on #GoodPods and reach out to us.
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