November 18, 2008
Silly website tricks
Vertica’s marketing is usually good-to-outstanding, but they made a funny misstep this time. If you go to the Vertica home page, you’ll see seasonal art suggesting that their product is a turkey and/or that it’s terrified it’s about to get the ax.
Live by the pun, die by the pun.
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Hi Curt,
Thanks for the mention; we like the new Art Review feature on DBMS2.com—I’ve always said you can’t go anywhere else for better-rounded coverage of the data management market!
Well, if our home page design is getting press coverage, and it isn’t offending anyone (except for maybe web-savvy turkeys in this case), it can’t be that bad! Maybe we’ll try to be less ambiguous (as I think we were on Halloween), but just as fun, the next time we publish a seasonal/commerative banner.
Speaking of which, we’re open to seasonal banner ideas and suggestions from the public. Feel free to throw some out on this thread (ok Curt)? and/or email ideas to info@vertica.com. If we use your suggestion, we’ll give you a free iPod touch.
Most definitely OK!
CAM
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Hi Curt,
Is our current seasonal theme more to your liking?
Dave
Much better, Dave! I LOVE it — as it were.
As for other seasonal ideas: