Latest trend is to sell yourself on eBay to the highest bidder. Very recently a guy sold his sister’s pores to get sponsorship for her 18th birthday party. Now a freelance copywriter is doing it even better by selling his services for three days. Anyone in need for some creative talent? Here’s an example of some work he did, 10 more examples on eBay, most of them in Dutch but a keen one for Jeep is in English.
Copy: “Got Greasy Hair? Discover the new Head&Shoulders Citrus Fresh. A cool breeze through your hair.”
“I became a freelance copywriter, after working 4 years at Publicis and 5 years at Germaine. Since a freelance is like a mercenary, I decided to launch myself via E-bay. I’ll work three days for the highest bidder.”
Coolz0r - Marketing Thoughts » Vintage Kinepolis
May 25, 2006 at 6:01 pm
[...] Kinepolis is a chain of cinemas which has (for Belgian measurements) pretty huge theatres. A while ago they had an action where they offered a giant 1 liter cup of Coke. The copywriting for these ads was made by Bart Van Goethem, who recently sold himself on eBay. I specificly like the ads because they have this vintage effect and remind me of very old movie posters. [...]