A tattoo on our backs, a family business.

Aug. 11, 2010 - PRLog -- “Show me a man with a tattoo and I'll show you a man with an interesting past.”
-   Jack London
Ok folks, here is the deal. My lovely cousin here, and myself, are willing to sell the entirety of our backs as ad space. You might think this is silly, but honestly, we have nothing to lose and there is always the possibility that one of you will decide to take advantage of what is essentially a unique advertising proposal.
A little background:
We both recently graduated from college and counter to our expectations—which in hindsight were more than a little unrealistic—the “keys to the kingdom” were not handed down from on high when our diplomas were. Fast forward to 2010 and we find ourselves along with so many others in the midst of an almost entirely degraded financial situation i.e. my cousin is hopelessly in debt after taking out a number of student loans and I just recently entered the exciting yet underpaying field of unemployment.
Since both of us are in our early twenties and neither one of us has accomplished anything to justify having any pride whatsoever, we decided that we are not above what is prostituting ourselves. In this regard you can buy our bodies whereby we receive a hefty sum of money and you receive the satisfaction of knowing that there are a couple of kids out there running around with your brand, product, business, artwork, motto, etc. all up on their backsides.
Some people say that a tattoo is an intensely personal experience as it is “everlasting”. Some people use it to chronicle the story of their lives. Various cultures incorporate tattoos in rites and ceremonies. All of which are noble and weighty reasons to “tat up.” In this case a tattoo is simply something that we will use as a medium for advertising. The idea itself is not a novel one but we believe our implementation might be.
Imagine how powerful an impact your work would make when introduced to an individual face to face—well back to face really—as a permanent fixture of our bodies. The magnitude of that sort of commitment would not easily escape said individual. It is not much of a leap to imagine that said individual might also consider exploring the aforementioned artist, product, business, etc. simply because of what he or she has just witnessed: a person so devoted to the brand that the act of tattooing it on their body was not too a high a price to pay in order to demonstrate their dedication to INSERT BRAND NAME HERE.   That said: You think it, we ink it!

Attention Potential Corporate Sponsors:
A man without tattoos is invisible to the Gods. ---Iban Proverb
Well in this case a product without tattoos is invisible to your demographic.  What we offer here is an interesting product to enhance your advertising strategy. Two subjects willing to advertise essentially any message* to any audience for a nominal profit.
Imagine the number of unique hits your product could receive displayed boldly and brightly on my back. A trip to the beach might as well be a massive marketing expo. We could easily contract a minimum number of unique hits each day as well as negotiate any additional body parts to be tattooed. Just imagine the gimmicky goodness that would result from having a walking, talking billboard with your brand logo printed on  flesh in all of its colorful, resplendent, magnificent glory.
Some of you might be thinking: Well we could do the same thing with temporary tattoos and avoid any potential controversy. Well I put it to you that that sort of talk is for the competition you leave eating your dust. Crossing the line from temporary tattoo to permanent is just the sort of marketing decision that can separate a brand from all of its competition. In a world where originality is quickly vanishing it can take a controversial act to stake out your piece of the pie. As the old marketing adage goes, “There is no thing as bad publicity.”  I can see it now Katie Couric, Diane Sawyer, and Barbara Walters all doing pieces on the new corporate trend. So don’t miss out: BE THE BRAND THAT STARTED IT ALL.
*We reserve the right to deny any tattoo that does not meet with the express approval of…well, us.
Written by John Rivera.
Auction running on eBay, items listed under "needs_to_sell" run by Kathia Fernandez and John Rivera.