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Cost-effective 'anything you need' freelance copywriting for overworked SMEs | digital marketing agencies | creative agencies | and in-house marketing teams | The copywriter all-rounder who won’t let you flounder

Here’s how Janet Jackson’s nipple is responsible for one of the biggest social media platforms ever. Picture this: It’s February 1st, 2004. The location is Houston, Texas. The event is the Super Bowl 38 halftime show. Justin Timberlake and Janet Jackson are this year’s performers. In the middle of the song ‘Rock Your Body’, Timberlake tears off a part of Jackson’s costume, exposing her right breast for a split second. The incident, now referred to as Nipplegate, sent America into a meltdown. 😲 Broadcasters received 540,000 complaints. 😲 Timberlake and Jackson were sued by a Tennessee banker. 😲 The FCC doled out almost $8 million in fines to broadcasters such as CBS and Viacom. 😲 Janet Jackson's songs were blacklisted from being played on MTV and a large number of radio stations, and she was forced to resign from an acting role she had just taken. 140 million people around the world saw this incident happen live. However, three people didn't: Jawed Karim, Steve Chen, and Chad Hurley. They were frustrated that they couldn’t find a video clip of the incident. So they took matters into their own hands and created YouTube. In October 2006, YouTube was bought by Google for $1.65 billion. It’s now worth around $183 billion. All because of an unplanned ‘wardrobe malfunction.’ So, if you want to get more eyes on your products and services, give me a shout. I won’t get my nipple out to help the cause. But if you want to, I’ll happily write about it for you. So, rip open my creative bustier and expose this link to find out more 👇 #superbowl #superbowlsunday #thesuperbowl --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hi, I'm Ste, the Comma Chameleon. Book a FREE discovery call with me and I can solve all your copywriting issues in under an hour https://lnkd.in/eKCAXg7Y

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Jade W.

Marketing consultant and occasional agony aunt for overwhelmed business owners | I help you with your ‘Who’, ‘What’ and ‘Why’ | Let’s get your marketing 🦆🦆🦆 in a row.

8mo

Any negotiation on what level of exposure you're prepared to go to help the cause?

Amit Phaujdar

Freelance Content Writer for B2B SaaS | Helping people bash creative block with evergreen stories on creativity

8mo

Ohh my god. Is this real, Ste? 👀👀👀

Dan Cooper

Social posts + newsletters for therapists + wellbeing professionals | If you're too busy. If you don't have a clue. I'll write words that show the real you, and hook your dream clients | £360 per day

8mo

This blew my mind. Thank you for this my dude - I love knowing weird connection sh*t like this. Also, how did I know this would all end with a Ste nipple tease.

Ross Kinninmont

Designing websites with the user in mind 🔵 Founder of Aria Web 🔵 Podcast Host 🔵 Best smelling business owner in Edinburgh

8mo

Well, you learn something new everyday

Vicki Hayward

Swashbuckling Romantic Human Woman | Marketing Manager | Content Girly

8mo

This was a triumph all round, but this in particular has made my Monday: "rip open my creative bustier and expose this link to find out more"

Dennie 🤓 Smith - GEEK meet club

Welcome to GEEK & NERD heaven, at last a dating /friendship/social app where you don't need to 'fit ' in with the cool kids. Discover a space to truly be yourself Just normal life but with more dragons 🐉

8mo

It’s amazing what a little nip can do 🤣

Louise ☪ Little Nerd ☪ Foster

I p*ss around with websites so you don't have to | Just your friendly neighbourhood website witch, brewing up custom websites for your business | Website Design | Website Care Plans | Website Audits 🏳️🌈 LGBTQ+

8mo

I didn't know that story about YouTube started, but I do know that the platforms first ever video was a giraffe at a zoo. Or something lol

Sajal Ahsan

Positioning Psychologists and Psychiatrists as Thought Leaders on LinkedIn. || Mental Health Communicator.

8mo

Damn! I didn't know this! 🙆♀️ THIS IS CRAZY!

Brett Sheldon

Founder of Your Business World - If you want to know how YBW works differently to help our members grow…….just ask!!

8mo

Never knew that - and what you on about, you won't get a nipple out. You're just not committed enough. At Christmas I appeared in my boxer shorts. Hang on. Maybe I should be committed..... Interesting post though

Wendy Gannon 📸

🏆 Queen of Angles #femalefivemillion TEDxTog Chaotic ADHD head It’s so much more than just a photoshoot! Being yourself makes everything better.

8mo

Omg I did not know that!!! And you wrote about it so bloody well that even my with ADHD who just skims or doesn’t really read, read it all!!!

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