Friday, August 26, 2011

When In Arabia, Do As The Arabs Do

A disappointed sales manager of Coca-Cola returned from his assignment to Saudi Arabia.
A friend asked, "Why weren't you successful with the Saudis?" The sales manager explained, "When I got posted, I was very confident that I would make a good sales pitch. But I had a problem. I didn't know how to speak Arabic. So I planned to convey the message through three posters."

First poster: A man is lying in the hot desert sand totally exhausted and fainted.
Second poster: A man is drinking Coca-Cola.
Third poster: A man is totally refreshed and lively.
And then these posters were posted all over the place.

"Terrific! That should have worked!" said the friend.
"The hell it should have!" said the sales manager. "But no one told me they read from right to left!"

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