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Getbig Main Boards => Gossip & Opinions => Topic started by: onlyme on May 04, 2006, 12:51:07 PM
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Did you hear how much George Foreman got for selling out his rights to the George Foreman Grill. $137 million. That is after how many years making many millions of dollars (upwards of $40 million a year George made himself from sales). I heard awhile back the grill has sold over $1 billion in units.
Also, Hulk Hogan was the orginal person they asked to endorse the grill. He said no so they got George. You think Hulk s kicking himself in the ass. Now Hulk is coming out with his own grill. I would say a little late.
Why can't pro BB do this. They need to market themselves more
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Did you hear how much George Foreman got for selling out his rights to the George Foreman Grill. $137 million. That is after how many years making many millions of dollars (upwards of $40 million a year George made himself from sales). I heard awhile back the grill has sold over $1 billion in units.
Also, Hulk Hogan was the orginal person they asked to endorse the grill. He said no so they got George. You think Hulk s kicking himself in the ass. Now Hulk is coming out with his own grill. I would say a little late.
Why can't pro BB do this. They need to market themselves more
problem is pro bb'ing doesn't have the mainstream appeal that boxing or pro wrestling does.
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Well the ofreman grill is good though!! More the product than the name I feel
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It's more fun for them to spend all day posting on Getbig.com, win fixed contests, and insinuate that they are "part owners" of BB.com. ;D
Let it go ::)
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Well the ofreman grill is good though!! More the product than the name I feel
Yes an awesome product. But, having George's name and his appeal speaks allot of dollars. Plus, when this thing came out he was out of retirement fighting again and getting his reputaion way up there with everyone cause he was an older man beating younger guys. His "hero and idol" status grew 1000 fold. It was perfect timing on everyones part.
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Did you hear how much George Foreman got for selling out his rights to the George Foreman Grill. $137 million. That is after how many years making many millions of dollars (upwards of $40 million a year George made himself from sales). I heard awhile back the grill has sold over $1 billion in units.
Also, Hulk Hogan was the orginal person they asked to endorse the grill. He said no so they got George. You think Hulk s kicking himself in the ass. Now Hulk is coming out with his own grill. I would say a little late.
Why can't pro BB do this. They need to market themselves more
Imagine how much money hulk has i bet he wud have turned it down watever just cus why have that hassle when u don't need the money?
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Did you hear how much George Foreman got for selling out his rights to the George Foreman Grill. $137 million. That is after how many years making many millions of dollars (upwards of $40 million a year George made himself from sales). I heard awhile back the grill has sold over $1 billion in units.
Also, Hulk Hogan was the orginal person they asked to endorse the grill. He said no so they got George. You think Hulk s kicking himself in the ass. Now Hulk is coming out with his own grill. I would say a little late.
Why can't pro BB do this. They need to market themselves more
I think part of the reason the whole concept was so brilliant is that George is known for his hearty appetite and everyone can relate to George being associated with anything relating to food. It was a winning combination that may not have worked as well with anyone else. Additionally, George is embraced as a true athlete in this society while Hogan's ring antics are choreographed and therefore without merit with regards to relating to sporting events. Professional wrestling is considered entertainment. Thus George endorsing a healthy way to eat is more credible.
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How many physique competitors (and wannabes) own a George Foreman grill?
Someone shoulda bought a bunch of those things at wholesale, stuck Monica Brant's picture on 'em, and made a fortune selling that limited edition item.
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Yes an awesome product. But, having George's name and his appeal speaks allot of dollars. Plus, when this thing came out he was out of retirement fighting again and getting his reputaion way up there with everyone cause he was an older man beating younger guys. His "hero and idol" status grew 1000 fold. It was perfect timing on everyones part.
If I were Ronnie or Jay I would put my name on whatever shitty or good product that I could. "Oh a bar made of rat shit and saw dust, but you'll pay me 50k, done and done."
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Keith, you are slipping. There has to be a Shawn joke in there somewhere.
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Imagine how much money hulk has i bet he wud have turned it down watever just cus why have that hassle when u don't need the money?
No matter how much money you have, I suspect that you will still want more ;D
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I own a George Foreman grill.
Two of them, in fact.
Wow!
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No matter how much money you have, I suspect that you will still want more ;D
I want more!
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I want more!
So do I ;D Maybe because I barely have any :-\
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So do I ;D Maybe because I barely have any :-\
I'm in college, money comes around about as much as a solar eclipse!
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I'm in college, money comes around about as much as a solar eclipse!
Hahaha, yeah, me too brother! ;D
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Hahaha, yeah, me too brother! ;D
Some of these pros making all of this money should forget about donating to children's hospitals and putting their money into America's future!!!
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Some of these pros making all of this money should forget about donating to children's hospitals and putting their money into America's future!!!
What? ??? No! :'(
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What? ??? No! :'(
you have been zapped!
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you have been zapped!
Hahahaha, you got me. I thought you'd turned to the dark side! ;D
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Hahahaha, you got me. I thought you'd turned to the dark side! ;D
That's what you get for thinking!
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Did you hear how much George Foreman got for selling out his rights to the George Foreman Grill. $137 million. That is after how many years making many millions of dollars (upwards of $40 million a year George made himself from sales). I heard awhile back the grill has sold over $1 billion in units. Why can't pro BB do this. They need to market themselves more
They do, but you need to understand the context to see it. At the time George Foreman won the Heavyweight title (his last one which coincided with the Grill), the "prize money" (or his take in getting the title) was about $10 million for a title defense. Last year, Ronnie Coleman's title defense was worth $150,000. So Ronnie's title is worth 1/66.7 of a Boxing Heavyweight title. Take 1/66.7 of the $40 million a year you say Foreman was earning and you get $600,000. So if Ronnie earns $600,000 a year in endorsements, he's right on track with georgie-poo. ;D
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That's what you get for thinking!
Thanks for teaching me a valuable lesson, brother keith. Too much thinking only gets you into trouble!
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Did you hear how much George Foreman got for selling out his rights to the George Foreman Grill. $137 million. That is after how many years making many millions of dollars (upwards of $40 million a year George made himself from sales). I heard awhile back the grill has sold over $1 billion in units.
Also, Hulk Hogan was the orginal person they asked to endorse the grill. He said no so they got George. You think Hulk s kicking himself in the ass. Now Hulk is coming out with his own grill. I would say a little late.
Why can't pro BB do this. They need to market themselves more
Because they are not athletes......
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Because they are not athletes......
Ouch. Truthful and to the point ;D
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Because they are not athletes......
A 'celebrity endorser' doesn't have to be an athlete. He/she just needs to be a recognizable face or personality in a given field.
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A 'celebrity endorser' doesn't have to be an athlete. He/she just needs to be a recognizable face or personality in a given field.
And unfortunately outside of the hardcore bodybuilding circle NO ONE would know who the hell Ronnie Coleman or Jay Cutler are, in turn no one would buy a product that is endorsed by someone the general population has never heard of.
I love my Foreman grill btw. most invaluable food invention of the last little while.
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How many physique competitors (and wannabes) own a George Foreman grill?
My guess is quite a few. I've met several bodybuilders that have and use those grilling machines.
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Athletes don't have to be smart enough to market themselves.
They just have to be smart enough to hire someone smart enough to do it for them ;)
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And unfortunately outside of the hardcore bodybuilding circle NO ONE would know who the hell Ronnie Coleman or Jay Cutler are, in turn no one would buy a product that is endorsed by someone the general population has never heard of.
Right. You sell to your captive audience.
They buy powders and pageant tickets...why not sell them grills and other stuff?
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It would help if Ronnie had some actual fame. Right now, he's the big black guy who ran around in flippers on the Jay Leno show.
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It would help if Ronnie had some actual fame. Right now, he's the big black guy who ran around in flippers on the Jay Leno show.
Now thats funny and real
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It would help if Ronnie had some actual fame. Right now, he's the big black guy who ran around in flippers on the Jay Leno show.
I think he totally killed the image of bodybuilding when he appeared on Leno, I don't think anyone understood the gibberish that was coming out his mouth. Just made bodybuilders look like a bunch of retards on juice.
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I didn't buy the GF Grill because of GF.
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And unfortunately outside of the hardcore bodybuilding circle NO ONE would know who the hell Ronnie Coleman or Jay Cutler are, in turn no one would buy a product that is endorsed by someone the general population has never heard of.
I love my Foreman grill btw. most invaluable food invention of the last little while.
Yep. George Foreman has a very high "Q" score. I doubt Ronnie coleman has one at all.
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Truth being, most bodybuilders don't know how to project the personality and warmth that George does. He is a natural salesman.
Arnold was humorus and bigger than life too. He would have sold a million.
Thats whats missing in this sport.Not trash talking at a press conference.
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Anybody here gonna buy the Hulk Hogan grill??
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In fact, Hulk Hogan and Foreman have the same agent, Hulk's agent did not get a response to his query, so george said yes. i say that on Jay Leno last night too. Hogan has a line of vitamins and stuff coming out. he is always on Bubba's radio show www.btls.com
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In fact, Hulk Hogan and Foreman have the same agent, Hulk's agent did not get a response to his query, so george said yes. i say that on Jay Leno last night too. Hogan has a line of vitamins and stuff coming out. he is always on Bubba's radio show www.btls.com
ROFL... the only vitamins Hogan's been taking for the last 30 years (as noted in his book) is Dbol
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In fact, Hulk Hogan and Foreman have the same agent, Hulk's agent did not get a response to his query, so george said yes. i say that on Jay Leno last night too. Hogan has a line of vitamins and stuff coming out. he is always on Bubba's radio show www.btls.com
Bubba is awesome! I like him more than Howard!
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Did you hear how much George Foreman got for selling out his rights to the George Foreman Grill. $137 million. That is after how many years making many millions of dollars (upwards of $40 million a year George made himself from sales). I heard awhile back the grill has sold over $1 billion in units.
Also, Hulk Hogan was the orginal person they asked to endorse the grill. He said no so they got George. You think Hulk s kicking himself in the ass. Now Hulk is coming out with his own grill. I would say a little late.
Why can't pro BB do this. They need to market themselves more
George seems like a real good guy. His second career after he made his come back paid off for him. I remember in 1987 when he announced his come back I laughed at him. Boy I was wrong.
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Athletes don't have to be smart enough to market themselves.
They just have to be smart enough to hire someone smart enough to do it for them ;)
Who would be a good choice to do this?
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Who would be a good choice to do this?
Drew Rosenhaus!
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Drew Rosenhaus!
Hahahahaha....what a greedy....man ;D
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Drew Rosenhaus is hit or miss. He's good for some folks, but what he did with TO and Javon Walker hurt them.
I recommend BBers get in touch with someone who has marketing/business/competition knowledge, a strong grasp of the BBing industry climate, as well as the graphic and web design skills needed to propel this idea.
;)
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Hahahahaha....what a greedy....man ;D
But a man devoted to his clients and gets the job done, much like someone else I know devoted to their so called "clients" however he does business for free!
Actually I've met him a few times and he's quite nice 240.
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You met Drew? Tell more!
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I think part of the reason the whole concept was so brilliant is that George is known for his hearty appetite and everyone can relate to George being associated with anything relating to food. It was a winning combination that may not have worked as well with anyone else. Additionally, George is embraced as a true athlete in this society while Hogan's ring antics are choreographed and therefore without merit with regards to relating to sporting events. Professional wrestling is considered entertainment. Thus George endorsing a healthy way to eat is more credible.
I agree...he always talked about eat'n hamburgers
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You met Drew? Tell more!
He was on the field at a Bills game a few years ago, I think it was McGahee's first start against the Arizona Cardinals. Anyway, my friend who works at the Livingston County News up there got me a press pass and we walked over to meet him, got our picture with him and he was really nice. He took the picture with us while on his cell phone, a busy man but knows what matters.
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He is one rich dude. You should have laid down under the wheels of his Benz and tried to cash in.
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He is one rich dude. You should have laid down under the wheels of his Benz and tried to cash in.
He's rich, but not as well as agents David Dunn and Ralph Cindrich.
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He's rich, but not as well as agents David Dunn and Ralph Cindrich.
Do tell!