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Bernaise was credited with "public relations" i think he was just hired to market. Famously his "Torches of Freedom" - which got cigarettes in the hand of wome
by an_aparallel 3y ago
Bernaise was credited with "public relations" i think he was just hired to market. Famously his "Torches of Freedom" - which got cigarettes in the hand of women.
- arcanemachiner 3y agoHe also helped to popularize "bacon and eggs for breakfast" and water fluoridation. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_relations_campaigns_of_Edward_Bernays https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_relations_campaigns_o...
- an_aparallel 3y agoblows my mind how many campaigns he's been involved in. Popularizing the banana is another one...
- helpfulContrib 3y agoSee also: pharmaceuticals.
- codr7 3y agoBananas are super weird, basically everything about them. The origin of the fruit to begin with, and how vulnerable that makes the plants. The effort put into getting them into every store in every corner of the world. The money put into marketing. There are plenty of other kinds of fruit, there's nothing super special about bananas that I'm aware of from a nutrition or taste standpoint. Just weird.
- walthamstow 3y agoBernays. I tried him on a steak once and it wasn't very nice.
- an_aparallel 3y agowell played! I just realised my spelling.