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Best. Ad. Campaign. EVER!

[livejournal.com profile] coconuthead mentioned this whole "South Dakota vs. Mars" thing on her LJ, so I googled to find out more, and cracked up.

More than 200,000 people have signed up to go to Mars (a one-way trip!), but no one wants to live in South Dakota. So SD made a pro-state ad campaign out of it! "Why die on Mars when you can live in South Dakota?"

What benefits does South Dakota have over Mars?
An abundance of oxygen!
Plenty of jobs!
You can leave if you want!

They also claim Mars is "cold and barren", but... isn't South Dakota as well? Haha. :D

I wish they ran these commercials around here!

Date: 2015-04-24 04:46 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] changeling72.livejournal.com
Is South Dakota that bad? It sounds like it would be quiet and peaceful to me!

Date: 2015-04-24 05:04 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] thistle-chaser.livejournal.com
I've never been there, but to me it fades into "those boring states in the middle of the country". I wouldn't mind visiting it though! You're right, it does seem peaceful and quiet.

Date: 2015-04-24 05:02 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] manue7a.livejournal.com

They do have a point there.

Date: 2015-04-24 05:04 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] thistle-chaser.livejournal.com
Heh a couple of them!

Date: 2015-04-24 06:26 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] coconuthead.livejournal.com
I suppose it depends on what you consider cold and barren. I spent two years in the Fargo, North Dakota area...after that, my southeastern South Dakota home feels like the tropics.

(Seriously - those North Dakota winters were the worst of my life. Windchills up to 90 degrees below zero, and they still didn't call off classes. We're talking Fahrenheit here, obviously.)

Date: 2015-04-24 06:33 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] thistle-chaser.livejournal.com
I'm from California, so my opinion on cold shouldn't be trusted. 60 is freezing cold "I don't want to leave my bed, let alone my house!" weather to me. :P

Date: 2015-04-25 10:15 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] bacchuslives.livejournal.com
That's fantastic! And made me realize I know absolutely nothing about South Dakota... Now I'm curious :)

Date: 2015-04-25 10:31 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] thistle-chaser.livejournal.com
Same! So their ad campaign works. :D

Date: 2015-04-26 12:33 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] mousewings.livejournal.com
Haha. Very clever ad campaign.

Date: 2015-04-26 01:24 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] thistle-chaser.livejournal.com
Yes! I hope the folks who made it got paid well.

Date: 2015-05-16 11:17 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] postingwhore.livejournal.com
ngl...calling South Dakota 'progressive' made me raise an eyebrow. XP

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