WEBMASTER COMMENTARY: “This would’ve been a great update! Only we chickened out of using it as it was a bit rude about Xbox 360, and we were trying to be nice about Xbox 360 in the run-up to its launch. It’s probably just about OK to upload this now, as long as it’s scrolled off the bottom of the page by the time all the important people who complain about stuff like this go back to work next week.”

REJECTED!

MICROSOFT TROTS OUT OLDEST CLICHE IN BOOK FOR XBOX 360 LAUNCH

They’re using that one about dinners in pill form, hover cars and robots to illustrate the future. You remember, the one Jesus used in THE BIBLE.

The thing that annoys us most about this is the “free-thinking new media agency” who made this email were probably paid at least ten grand for doing something we could do (a) better, (b) in ten minutes, and (c) for fifty quid, a copy of Gotham 3 and a pat on the head and being told we’re a good boy.

THE UKR MARKETING COPYWRITING CHALLENGE!
If you’d like some actually good copy written for marketing purposes, just ask us and we’ll email you something good back the next day for free.

Just tell us what it’s about and what your demographic is and if we’re allowed to swear or make jokes about taking heroin or not. All we ask for in return is a free one of whatever it is you’re marketing. Let’s put the useless marketing charlatans out of business — once and for all!