What do I have to buy to have everything Peyton Manning says I should?
October 21, 2006 4:11 PM Subscribe
What do I have to buy to have everything Peyton Manning says I should?
How much would that cost?
How much would that cost?
I sense an essay/blog post coming about how the sum total of products pitched by a single celebrity are an unrealistic goal for average joes.
But consider that Sprint, Reebok, Gatorade, DirecTV and MasterCard are operating in isolation from one another. DirecTV and Gatorade may both use Manning to pitch their products, but DirecTV is not saying you must also drink Gatorade while enjoying the NFL Sunday Ticket service, and Reebok could care less about what cell phone service you use (although MasterCard would like you to pay for all these things, and everything else you buy, with their card).
posted by frogan at 5:03 PM on October 21, 2006
But consider that Sprint, Reebok, Gatorade, DirecTV and MasterCard are operating in isolation from one another. DirecTV and Gatorade may both use Manning to pitch their products, but DirecTV is not saying you must also drink Gatorade while enjoying the NFL Sunday Ticket service, and Reebok could care less about what cell phone service you use (although MasterCard would like you to pay for all these things, and everything else you buy, with their card).
posted by frogan at 5:03 PM on October 21, 2006
This is the best AskMe question ever. I'm serious. Every time one of his many commercials comes on, I wonder how he finds time to train with all the shilling he's doing.
posted by Ruki at 6:53 PM on October 21, 2006
posted by Ruki at 6:53 PM on October 21, 2006
It looks like soon you'll have to add a Sony product or two, if those ads haven't started running yet (haven't seen 'em on my shows, anyway.)
posted by Opposite George at 7:27 PM on October 21, 2006
posted by Opposite George at 7:27 PM on October 21, 2006
It also depends on what you mean by "everything Peyton Manning says" - does that mean you have to buy every single product made by every endorser he's with, or one product per endorsement? Buying every Sprint phone would get expensive fast.
posted by pdb at 8:20 PM on October 21, 2006
posted by pdb at 8:20 PM on October 21, 2006
This is the best AskMe question ever.
That's funny. I was thinking how poor it was because I cannot understand it. What does it mean? Give me some background. Based on responses so far, it would seem that Manning must do a lot of television commercials, and this question refers to that. I've never seen one with him in it (I don't watch a lot of TV). Why not be more explicit in the question?
Not the best AskMe question ever...
posted by jdroth at 12:12 AM on October 22, 2006
That's funny. I was thinking how poor it was because I cannot understand it. What does it mean? Give me some background. Based on responses so far, it would seem that Manning must do a lot of television commercials, and this question refers to that. I've never seen one with him in it (I don't watch a lot of TV). Why not be more explicit in the question?
Not the best AskMe question ever...
posted by jdroth at 12:12 AM on October 22, 2006
For the 95% of the world not living in the US, who's Peyton Manning anyway?
posted by jedrek at 2:15 AM on October 22, 2006
posted by jedrek at 2:15 AM on October 22, 2006
Peyton Manning is a quarterback with a fabulous website.
posted by furiousthought at 2:23 AM on October 22, 2006
posted by furiousthought at 2:23 AM on October 22, 2006
He is an American football player with a spectacular record in the NFL, and a spectacularly bland personage that for some reason appeals to marketers and/or the average young American male purchaser of goods.
At the risk of this question drifting even further into meta-analysis, I think it's an interesting question. Why the hell is this guy so ubiquitous on advertisements? He's incredibly successful (except the fact that he's never won anything of consequence), but so amazingly dull. Is that his selling point?
posted by bluejayk at 5:16 AM on October 22, 2006
At the risk of this question drifting even further into meta-analysis, I think it's an interesting question. Why the hell is this guy so ubiquitous on advertisements? He's incredibly successful (except the fact that he's never won anything of consequence), but so amazingly dull. Is that his selling point?
posted by bluejayk at 5:16 AM on October 22, 2006
Well, let's start a list to start answering the question, because I think that it's interesting.
In my area, the second least expensive Sprint plan (NFL Mobile is included free) is 40 bucks.
The first website I could find that would tell me how much DirecTV Sunday Ticket costs said it was "5 payments of $45.80." So it's 230 bucks on top of a DirecTV subscription, which is at least 40 a month.
After that, I can't remember what else he pimps. Why do you think Peyton Manning is favored over someone like Tom Brady, who is also an inoffensive white guy, but is much more handsome, has more charisma and has won three Superbowls?
posted by Mayor Curley at 5:49 AM on October 22, 2006
In my area, the second least expensive Sprint plan (NFL Mobile is included free) is 40 bucks.
The first website I could find that would tell me how much DirecTV Sunday Ticket costs said it was "5 payments of $45.80." So it's 230 bucks on top of a DirecTV subscription, which is at least 40 a month.
After that, I can't remember what else he pimps. Why do you think Peyton Manning is favored over someone like Tom Brady, who is also an inoffensive white guy, but is much more handsome, has more charisma and has won three Superbowls?
posted by Mayor Curley at 5:49 AM on October 22, 2006
Why do you think Peyton Manning is favored over someone like Tom Brady, who is also an inoffensive white guy, but is much more handsome, has more charisma and has won three Superbowls?
Trying not to derail, but to respond to this: it's simply because Peyton is more willing to do the commercials. No more, no less. And (I think someone mentioned it above) he's got even more coming, so get ready to continue seeing him at nearly every NFL commercial break...
posted by inigo2 at 8:07 AM on October 22, 2006
Trying not to derail, but to respond to this: it's simply because Peyton is more willing to do the commercials. No more, no less. And (I think someone mentioned it above) he's got even more coming, so get ready to continue seeing him at nearly every NFL commercial break...
posted by inigo2 at 8:07 AM on October 22, 2006
Oh, it's not just that Peyton's willing to do the commercials. I can confidently say there are millions of people who would fall all over themselves for the opportunity.
Peyton's a conservative-looking, polite, amiable, pedigreed, Southern white guy (and you know what they say about Presidential elections) who's never been accused of rape or wife-beating or hiring a murderer or choking teammates or trash-talking or complaining about the various ethnicities that live in NYC.
And pro sports are a, whaddayacallit, economy of prestige. Is that the right word?
posted by box at 9:55 AM on October 22, 2006
Peyton's a conservative-looking, polite, amiable, pedigreed, Southern white guy (and you know what they say about Presidential elections) who's never been accused of rape or wife-beating or hiring a murderer or choking teammates or trash-talking or complaining about the various ethnicities that live in NYC.
And pro sports are a, whaddayacallit, economy of prestige. Is that the right word?
posted by box at 9:55 AM on October 22, 2006
you can pay for it all with your Mastercard (also plugged by Mr. Manning). i will say that i find the two Mastercard commercials absolutely hilarious and will almost always stop to watch and chuckle. However, I couldn't remember if it was a Visa or Mastercard and had to google to make sure.
Tom Brady did Visa commercials.
posted by jessica at 12:34 PM on October 22, 2006
Tom Brady did Visa commercials.
posted by jessica at 12:34 PM on October 22, 2006
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posted by phrontist at 4:29 PM on October 21, 2006