Great_Leader_Is_Dead to chapotraphouse • 5 months agoRemember when people said "epic bacon" whatever happened to that?message-squaremessage-square45 fedilinkarrow-up155
arrow-up155message-squareRemember when people said "epic bacon" whatever happened to that?Great_Leader_Is_Dead to chapotraphouse • 5 months agomessage-square45 Commentsfedilink
minus-squareBelieveRevolt [he/him]hexbear5·5 months agoIt was astroturfed. https://www.salon.com/2023/01/31/heres-how-we-fell-in-and-out-of-love-with-bacon/ link
minus-squareZWQbpkzl [none/use name]hexbear3·5 months agoThe article shows the pork industry pushing restaurants to slap bacon on everything, not engaging in viral marketing. Le Epic Bacon being a organic consequence of the inorganic baconator. link
minus-squarehuf [he/him]hexbear1·5 months agoIIRC colbert did a massive ad for baconnaise on his show (it was disguised as a funny segment). so there was all kinds of push for the bacon shit. link
It was astroturfed. https://www.salon.com/2023/01/31/heres-how-we-fell-in-and-out-of-love-with-bacon/
The article shows the pork industry pushing restaurants to slap bacon on everything, not engaging in viral marketing. Le Epic Bacon being a organic consequence of the inorganic baconator.
IIRC colbert did a massive ad for baconnaise on his show (it was disguised as a funny segment). so there was all kinds of push for the bacon shit.