Promoting Adversaries in Pop Culture and Public Relations
This tactic is dynamically similar to certain publicity techniques, and so can be used by individuals and products seeking to gain/concentrate power or wealth as well.
Some examples include:
- Donald Trump vs. Rosie O'Donnell
- Paris Hilton vs. Nicole Richie
- Paris Hilton vs. Lindsay Lohan
- Keith Olbermann of MSNBC vs. Bill O'Reilly of Fox News
As well as aspects of manufactured conflict for ratings purposes on many "reality" shows on TV...
"Promoting Adversaries" has also been parodied most recently by Stephen Colbert on his show, The Colbert Report, in which Stephen's brand of Ben & Jerry's ice cream (AmeriCone Dream) is pitted against Willie Nelson's brand of Ben & Jerry's ice cream (Country Peach Cobbler). Of course, this public 'conflict' generates advertising for both products, which are owned by the same company.
Promoting adversaries is a similar concept to the term frenemy.
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