Comments on: Goodbye, Mr. Six http://www.ideagrove.com/blog/2005/11/goodbye-mr-six.html Bringing You Media News, Marketing Views, Celebrity Culture & Political Spin Since February 2005 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:06:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Mike Bawden http://www.ideagrove.com/blog/2005/11/goodbye-mr-six.html/comment-page-1#comment-345 Mike Bawden Fri, 02 Dec 2005 04:39:00 +0000 http://www.ideagrove.com/weblog/?p=395#comment-345 Mascots like Mr. Six are just one rung above celebrity endorsements when it comes to bad branding ideas, I think. In order for them to work, they need to remember to never upstage the brand.<br/><br/>Mr. Six hogged the dancefloor and the spotlight. I'm glad Six Flags deep six'd him.<br/><br/>I've linked this post to Friday's (12/2) <b><a HREF="http://www.muchadoaboutmarketing.com" REL="nofollow">"Much Ado About Marketing"</a></b> blog.<br/><br/>Thanks again for the post.<br/><br/>Regards,<br/><br/>Mike Bawden<br/><b>Brand Central Station</b> Mascots like Mr. Six are just one rung above celebrity endorsements when it comes to bad branding ideas, I think. In order for them to work, they need to remember to never upstage the brand.

Mr. Six hogged the dancefloor and the spotlight. I’m glad Six Flags deep six’d him.

I’ve linked this post to Friday’s (12/2) “Much Ado About Marketing” blog.

Thanks again for the post.

Regards,

Mike Bawden
Brand Central Station

]]> By: SB http://www.ideagrove.com/blog/2005/11/goodbye-mr-six.html/comment-page-1#comment-343 SB Thu, 01 Dec 2005 14:18:00 +0000 http://www.ideagrove.com/weblog/?p=395#comment-343 Most people assume it's a young guy in a costume inspired by Irving "Swifty" Lazar, the late Hollywood agent. But I believe Six Flags has always chosen to keep the Mr. Six identity a mystery. In any case, he's a fictional character with a real person inside! Most people assume it’s a young guy in a costume inspired by Irving “Swifty” Lazar, the late Hollywood agent. But I believe Six Flags has always chosen to keep the Mr. Six identity a mystery. In any case, he’s a fictional character with a real person inside!

]]> By: steven edward streight http://www.ideagrove.com/blog/2005/11/goodbye-mr-six.html/comment-page-1#comment-339 steven edward streight Thu, 01 Dec 2005 05:09:00 +0000 http://www.ideagrove.com/weblog/?p=395#comment-339 I just wanna see the kindly geezer dance to loud thumping techno music, like Plastikman, Prodigy, or Cosmicity.<br/><br/>Was there are furor over whether he should blog or not?<br/><br/>How "fictional" is he? I mean, he is human, right? That automatically makes you somewhat non-fictional, I think.<br/><br/>Is that a young guy in an old man's fully body costume? I just wanna see the kindly geezer dance to loud thumping techno music, like Plastikman, Prodigy, or Cosmicity.

Was there are furor over whether he should blog or not?

How “fictional” is he? I mean, he is human, right? That automatically makes you somewhat non-fictional, I think.

Is that a young guy in an old man’s fully body costume?

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