Great_Leader_Is_Dead@hexbear.net to chapotraphouse@hexbear.netEnglish · 1 year agoRemember when people said "epic bacon" whatever happened to that?message-squaremessage-square44fedilinkarrow-up155arrow-down10
arrow-up155arrow-down1message-squareRemember when people said "epic bacon" whatever happened to that?Great_Leader_Is_Dead@hexbear.net to chapotraphouse@hexbear.netEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square44fedilink
minus-squareBelieveRevolt [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year agoIt was astroturfed. https://www.salon.com/2023/01/31/heres-how-we-fell-in-and-out-of-love-with-bacon/
minus-squareZWQbpkzl [none/use name]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year 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.
minus-squarehuf [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year 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.
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.