Comments on: Green Party Billboard Wins International Award

By: kahikatea

kahikatea — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 02:25:45 +0000

# big bro Says:
October 28th, 2008 at 1:49 pm

> I would not have a problem using this chap as I still have some Green tendencies left in me but I would NEVER use any business or company who is associated with the Labour party.

Not even if the invisible hand of market told you to?

BP and Optimist would be disgusted by your attitude.

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By: frog

frog — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 01:14:27 +0000

Hey big Bro, thanks for the query. Luckily you’ll find that TVNZ already outed Alastair Guthrie here:

“We said well which party was it? And they said it was the Greens. Well we had no hesitation because they stand for what we believe,” says Alistair Guthrie Aila’s father and professional photographer.

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By: big bro

big bro — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 00:49:39 +0000

Frog

No I do not think you would do that, my question to you was more along the line of “is he happy to be known as the man who took the pics”?

My question is not asked as a way of starting a flame war more that there are many companies who do not want to have their political affiliations known lest they suffer mindless vandalism or alienate a large percentage of their customer base who do not support that particular party.

I would not have a problem using this chap as I still have some Green tendencies left in me but I would NEVER use any business or company who is associated with the Labour party.

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By: greenfly

greenfly — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 00:03:16 +0000

Mr Guthrie’s business is likely to soar following the huge success of the billboard campaign, the praise that it has attracted and now this award! Brilliant work – great timing – good choices all round.

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By: frog

frog — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 23:12:40 +0000

Lol – do you think we used someone else’s work in our national campaign without consulting them?

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By: big bro

big bro — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 22:54:43 +0000

I hope you cleared this with Mr Guthrie before naming him as the Photographer.

For many businesses being associated with one political party can have horrendous consequences.

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