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New York-New York<\/strong>‘s obnoxious new ad campaign, “comes right out of an honest voice,” says ad exec David Angelo<\/strong>. “Stop your whining and have a great time.”<\/p>\n It’s “an honest voice,” all right: That of Phil Gramm<\/strong>, who famously called us a “nation of whiners,” victims of a “mental recession.” And that message resonated so very<\/em> effectively, didn’t it?<\/p>\n I’m guessing Angelo and MGM Mirage<\/strong> decided the slogan “Give us your money, chump” was excessively subtle.<\/p>\n A third-quarter loss<\/strong> is hardly good news, unless you’re Sheldon Adelson<\/strong> and your company’s red ink actually narrowed<\/a> from 3Q07. Too bad about St. Reggie’s<\/a>, though.<\/p>\n Then there’s Ameristar,<\/strong> which increased revenues by $56 million, turned a profit — and yet all it can talk about is cutting jobs and sweating comps<\/a> even more than it already has. Ameristar’s embrace of “death spiral marketing” is further evidence — if any were needed — that this company is adrift, lacking any forward-looking strategy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" New York-New York‘s obnoxious new ad campaign, “comes right out of an honest voice,” says ad exec David Angelo. “Stop your whining and have a great time.” It’s “an honest voice,” all right: That of Phil Gramm, who famously called … Continue reading