http://www.bethblog.com/2013/07/25/bethesda-underground-this-is-bethesda-marketing/, you will understand and respect the marketing team. I now see them a whole different way!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbHX6cltDvg (YouTube)

In case anyone doesn't know, it is a parody of ESPN's http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puleXDhW34s commercials.

Here's the Youtube link so you don't have to bother typing in your date of birth: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbHX6cltDvg

I forgot about the age gate. I will add it to the OP, thanks!

Hehe, that made me chuckle.

I had to watch it a second time to see what he was carrying into the restroom.

In case anyone doesn't know, it is a parody of ESPN's http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puleXDhW34s commercials.

Pretty cute.

So that's who came up with the 11.11.11 release date!

Respect... marketing...

Nope

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbHX6cltDvg

This is such an awesome video!

Please Bethesda, do one with Argonians if possible!

And one with Orcs.

Orc's are just ugly elves, I set them on a bar with Falmers :'P

Or Dwemer, so we know what really happened to them

Why not? It's a science that some people can be pretty brilliant at. It's possible to conduct marketing in a smart, ethical way that informs people about a product they might want without insulting them or invading their privacy. The only problem is that there's too much marketing that doesn't follow those simple rules.

Try working for a company that doesn't know how to properly market its services. Just make sure you update your resume frequently - you will be needing it, and soon.

Assumes I work in the private sector...

Softnerd put it far better: "It's possible to conduct marketing in a smart, ethical way that informs people about a product they might want without insulting them or invading their privacy. The only problem is that there's too much marketing that doesn't follow those simple rules."

When you're inundated with that type of negative marketing on a daily basis are you honestly surprised I take a dim view of it overall? Advertising can be done in a good way. It usually isn't though.

The other side of Marketing is to determine just what it is that the customer or potential customers want. Something Microsoft is learning the hard way.

Advertising is a subset of marketing, and the part that most annoys people like you and me. Or anyone else for that matter that is not producing Media.

I don't deny that there's an awful lot of sleazy, unethical marketing practices in use today. But to broad brush all of it as sleazy, unethical and completely unworthy of respect is wrong.

And lots of people do work in the private sector.