X-Message-Number: 740 Date: Wed, 15 Apr 92 21:13:02 EDT From: (Perry E. Metzger) Subject: CRYONICS: In Re: Genetic Cryonics Michael Paulle writes about the lack of response to most attempts to bring cryonics into the public consciousness. I postulate that the problem is that the service isn't being advertised. Many people have heard of the idea of cryonics, generally without giving much thought to it because they aren't aware of how good the evidence is for it. Other people know a little more, but haven't been pushed in the right direction. The average person who even might be aware of the possibility probably hasn't even got a clue about who to contact to make arrangements. I suspect that a well targeted advertising campaign might just do the trick. Think about it. If you want people to know about your product and look into it, you have to SELL it. People don't get most ideas the first or even the tenth time around. Once people have seen a few dozen network television ads, though, they are a lot more likely to look into the possibility of joining up. I bet that there is little about cryonics that a good advertising agency and a 2 million dollar ad budget couldn't cure. Perry Metzger Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=740