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Post by Deleted on Oct 2, 2016 16:14:39 GMT -5
I always thought that Brits used term "arse" but when in Rome, eh? BTW, the eyebrows are both there on the OUTsulin character. Zoom in and you'll see it with a darker coloration in the lower dark stripe on the sweat band. Good eye, thanks. As mine fail. Still feel design needs finessing just a bit. Maybe i'm the only one who missed it? Outsulin is turned slightly to the right, notice the shadow casts on the right thigh and arm. He is "running" and has a smile that raises to the left which is also why the left eye is slightly higher than the right eye making the left brow higher than the right. Both can be seen. I think the character is perfect the way it is. Keep it simple.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 2, 2016 16:23:22 GMT -5
The black lines on Outsulin's gym outfit represent prison bars, hence, Outsulin is free and happy. Just my interpretation anyway.
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Post by bioexec25 on Oct 2, 2016 16:33:35 GMT -5
The black lines on Outsulin's gym outfit represent prison bars, hence, Outsulin is free and happy. Just my interpretation anyway. Ah over acting perhaps Mango?
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Post by sportsrancho on Oct 2, 2016 16:43:09 GMT -5
Where is OUTsulin?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 2, 2016 17:11:49 GMT -5
I think MannKind doesn't have any problem figuring it out, but they're on a "shoestring budget" as one writer penned recently in his article where he states that he thinks MannKind will do a better job of marketing Afrezza than Sanofi did. The DTP marketing is a smart, prudent target because your audience is strictly physicians and patients with diabetes. Granted, talk shows are a low-cost option, but it's not as easy to get on a talk show as many think. The only chance of hitting 60 Minutes would be a story about Alfred Mann's dream, and I doubt that they would even be interested unless there were some scandal involved with the FDA or something. Your statement is interesting, though, that magazine ads are only going to be effective to those who are interested in the subject the particular magazine represents. Readers of Diabetes Health Monitor are exactly the population MannKind should be focusing its efforts on, IMHO. Direct mailings is also effective. Even though costs are higher, DM can result in a higher ROI. In my opinion, MannKind should ship an inhaler and red demonstration cartridge with its DTP literature. Get the Dreamboat into the hands of patients. Let them handle it and you'll capture the patient / physician's interest in a way that a brochure alone cannot. The inhalers are already being handed out at the JDRF/ADA diabetes walk events...let's expand on that idea. Awesome idea man—attaching a demo inhaler. Absolutely should be done. The manufacturing costs of the inhaler is so cheap there is no reason not to do this. Health Monitor Network issues their magazines to 120,000 offices. What would be another great idea, IMO, is MannKind investing in real estate—specifically, Health Monitor Network's exam room posters and featuring Afrezza directly on the walls in exam rooms. I understand what you are getting at with the TV coverage. And you and I both know that last part of your sentence is already true (Dr. Margaret Hamburg's corruption in the FDA trying to suppress the approval of Afrezza, and her racketeering enterprise with her husband, Peter Brown, aka Renaissance Technologies, L.L.C., and of course then there is Shkreli, etc…) but I don't think that is what it would take to get on there. Kent Kresa could just make some phone calls and get on there himself, IMO. And what better person to talk about Alfred Mann's vision and MannKind's transformation than him?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 2, 2016 17:15:06 GMT -5
The black lines on Outsulin's gym outfit represent prison bars, hence, Outsulin is free and happy. Just my interpretation anyway. Ah over acting perhaps Mango? What do you mean? Lots of things designed have subtle hidden messages the designers purposefully add. I was just throwing it out there...
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Post by Deleted on Oct 2, 2016 17:16:28 GMT -5
It looks like Outsulin was eaten by that snowman? First thought that came to mind was Donnie Darko when I looked at this. Which reminds me, look at the person in the bottom right picture of the Vdex home page.
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Post by bioexec25 on Oct 2, 2016 17:28:09 GMT -5
Ah over acting perhaps Mango? What do you mean? Lots of things designed have subtle hidden messages the designers purposefully add. I was just throwing it out there... Yep point taken Mango. I'm just a bit sensitive these days.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 2, 2016 17:34:59 GMT -5
What do you mean? Lots of things designed have subtle hidden messages the designers purposefully add. I was just throwing it out there... Yep point taken Mango. I'm just a bit sensitive these days. No need to apologize you didn't do anything wrong. I promise I didn't mean it in a bad way though. The thought just came up when I was looking at it, and it just kinda made sense—prison bars>OUTsulin>not held back to enjoy life>free
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Post by sla55 on Oct 2, 2016 17:59:45 GMT -5
It looks like Outsulin was eaten by that snowman? First thought that came to mind was Donnie Darko when I looked at this. Which reminds me, look at the person in the bottom right picture of the Vdex home page. This is Olaf from the extremely popular Disney movie "Frozen". I don't think you could find any children these days that wouldn't know who he is. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olaf_(Disney)
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Post by Deleted on Oct 2, 2016 18:13:01 GMT -5
Genious. Yep, everyone I know that has kids have mentioned Frozen more times than I can count.
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Post by sportsrancho on Oct 2, 2016 18:49:45 GMT -5
It looks like Outsulin was eaten by that snowman? First thought that came to mind was Donnie Darko when I looked at this. Which reminds me, look at the person in the bottom right picture of the Vdex home page. This is Olaf from the extremely popular Disney movie "Frozen". I don't think you could find any children these days that wouldn't know who he is. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olaf_(Disney) Well that's just awesome sla! Afrezza for kids is next:-)) IMO. Look at the little guy in the pic:-) He didn't want to leave. Can you imagine how many happy parents there are going to be!
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Post by rockstarrick on Oct 3, 2016 0:52:12 GMT -5
Running a 15 second spot on cable can't be that expensive? There must be a channel devoted to health issues so Mike can get his target audience. The only hoop to go thru is FDA approval and they've had plenty of time to get that. When afrezza was launched by Sanofi in February 2015, PWD, and possibly some mnkd investors, were writing 5 star reviews that could be read via The Health Channel. Afrezza was the only insulin product getting 5 star reviews consistantly. Don't know why or what happened, but after a week or so, the reviews were deleted. who is it that funds The Health Channel ?? I'll bet it's somebody that sells mealtime insulin products. it was great while it lasted.
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Post by rockstarrick on Oct 3, 2016 1:26:22 GMT -5
I took a look at her twitter feed. She's welcome to post whatever she wants, but her posts attacking H and defending T are sure to piss off approximately half her potential readers. Don't anyone get me wrong or put words in my mouth. LJ is free to tweet about diabetes and / or politics but IMO she should stick to one or the other per twitter account. Of course, maybe she tweets the politics in an attempt to build an audience. I just think she would have better overall success if she separated her messages. LJ is a very interesting person IMO, very passionate and engaged in helping children with Diabetes, and also very passionate and engaged with her Political preferences. if we were talking about promoting something other than a life changing Insulin product, (music for example) you would definitely have a good point. If an unestablished Musician was trying to promote his/her debut record while talking about Political preferences, you could seriously inhibit sales. People with Diabetes are both Democrat and Republican, and even though some don't agree with LJ Politically, if they are T1 or T2 I seriously doubt they would let anybody's Political statements dictate which Insulin product they would choose. The End !
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Post by Deleted on Oct 3, 2016 9:48:32 GMT -5
Rick I agree with you a 100% she should keep the politics off social media. I personally think anyone who is passionate about either candidate needs to have their head examined. She is in a position to be a great leader to the diabetic community. Leave the politics in your home.
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