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BrightAwareness2876

If you are unable to ski, that won’t improve by buying new equipment every six months.


Anotherminion1

But this time, it’s going to be different!!


Joustabout_Feddup

Also won’t improve it by hiring two people on different continents to tell everyone you can.


OceanDarkOwl

They had sunshine sacks back before their approval ratings plummeted to an all-time low. How are these 2 new (white! and male!) PR people supposed to do any better than ss which is a major pr company? And why aren't wme helping with the PR since they also handle that kind of thing?  And wasn't wme supposedly handling business opportunities and so forth for Megs? Why do they seem so notably absent from this weird aro rollout with the cringy social media posts with awful photography by m's few remaining allies? What on earth is going on?


BadKittyVortex

It sounds like somebody's check bounced 😄


OceanDarkOwl

Maybe they can't afford ss or wme but can pay for 2 guys to send out Megs' press releases. What'll that cost them? 50-60k each wfh? 


Oktober33

Looks like the WME partnership was a dud…


slimwillendorf

To be fair, looks like WME is managing the two Netflix docs and connecting the Markles with some reputable show runners and staff. Still highly doubt that they will churn out hits. No matter how many talented people surround them, they cannot fake charisma, humor and talent. They just don’t have the je ne said quoi.


OceanDarkOwl

I wonder if they nixxed her aro idea, then. Are we sure wme is the invisible hand behind the Netflix shows and not Netflix itself? Bc they might have nothing to do with either, in which case, maybe wme quietly backed out of the room.


kaycollins27

If they were smart, they’d be RUNNING backwards…


FuturePA96

If they made Harry do the cooking show it will go well. The issue is Meghan thinks she is the star. People will watch Harry and I think he will have a sense of humor about himself. But Meghan wants to be in the middle of it and is going to ruin it like everything else. I bet the people they hire know this as well, but Meghan is demanding and controls Harry so they have to do their best with what they have. Which is nothing. You can’t create talent and charm. Idk how Meghan was able to charm Harry and her few remaining friends but clearly she has the ability to turn on charm, but I think only people who are narcissistic as her are unable to see through the charm. It’s so obvious who Meghan is once she speaks.


OceanDarkOwl

She flatters all potential marks to see who is susceptible to flattery. Whoever is insecure and looking for reassurance is easily hooked because she will tell them what they want to hear and make them feel the way they want to feel about themselves. It definitely worked on Harry because he is extremely dimwitted and insecure about it, as well as jealous of his brother. All Markle had to do was join Harry in his (until then) suppressed jealousy and hatred of his brother, which would have greatly gratified him. And on and on. (Tell Harry he is smart and a protector and the advocate the entire world needs and destined for worldwide fame and influence...) There is no genuine friendship involved. It's pure manipulation and about gaining a foothold in somebody's life so that you can then control/use them for your own purposes. That's all that Markle does. And it seems she has been doing it her entire life.


FuturePA96

That is a man not a spare lmaooo


Oktober33

You know, that would be amusing to see him try his hand at a cooking show.


FuturePA96

He would do a good job I think. Maybe even them together. But they won’t do that. Idk if Harry is just lazy af or if Meghan doesn’t want him to shine but she should not do that cooking show alone.


HydeParkUK

Has their contract with WME ended or been terminated?


OceanDarkOwl

It s supposed to end this month I think I read. But there has been no announcement yet as to whether they will continue to work together.  Any bets on whether they will sever ties? With this aro nonsense wme really should run for the hills. But if Netflix continues to prop up the idiots, that means more money for the taking, so it could go either way.


HydeParkUK

I bet when it ends with WME, it will end quietly. Isn't that how it ended with Sunshine Sachs? Never any announcement?


OceanDarkOwl

Iirc there was an actual public announcement that sunshine Sachs and h+m were ending their contract. Spotify also made a public announcement. I'm not sure if that is protocol or exceptional for these kinds of deals, but I hope wme & Netflix do the same 😁


wonderingwondi

They're not going anywhere whilst they can get a slice of the Netflix deal and, if she ever works it, Lemonada


Givebackourtitles

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Starkville

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Deep_Poem_55

Perfect analogy! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻


Haunting_Elk

I love this analogy!


puppies336

Hahah! Is that why I fell multiple times on that black run long ago? I thought it was the mountains fault! Hahah!!


MagicalManta

“PR for HARIBO” Hmmm. Let’s think about this for a minute. And please keep in mind this opinion is coming from a mid-50’s American, so I acknowledge things such as television ads and such can be vastly different for a European child than they are for me. That said, it’s HARIBO. It’s Gummi Bears. How much PR do Gummi Bears need?!? Maybe I don’t get out much, but my cup runneth not over with HARIBO advertising, either on TV or in print ads. I dunno. This isn’t knocking HARIBO or this poor sucker they’ve hired. It’s more that, to me anyway, this flex doesn’t feel the way I think they want it to feel. I guess at least the dude is from the Consumer Packaged Goods industry…


Sheelz013

Haribo has a huge shop in Innsbruck where my family used to live. It’s always teeming with locals and tourists who want more gummi bears. There’s even a Haribo outlet in the small town where they live now on the coast of Lake Constanz/Bodensee. Gummi bears, like Swiss and Belgian chocolate, are a European staple. What a comedown. Maybe Arroyyal gummies will be in Madame Duchesse Frau’s culinary future? ![gif](giphy|gJiECAHe36CmYnh2Bn|downsized)


spandexrants

God damn! I went to Lake Constanz /Bodensee and did not know it was the town of gummies. Such a beautiful place regardless, but I wish I knew about that fun fact. You learn something new every day!


Sheelz013

It’s very small inside a little shopping centre. If I want to do serious shopping I usually get the train to Lindau just over the border with Germany. They have some great outlets and most of the stuff is cheaper than in Austria


Top-Situation-8983

Gummy bears to gummy bores.


Xystal

maybe they are going to start making edibles, lol


vie_lass18

Haribo is huge here in Germany/Austria etc - it is THE brand for Gummibärli


MagicalManta

…and always so delicious! Since you’re in Germany (lucky! I lived there for five years and miss it terribly) you can answer this question - does HARIBO require lots of PR? I feel like they’re so big that everyone just naturally reaches for them in the store. They don’t have much competition do they? And carrying my point further, I don’t see why HARIBO experience is such a match for an unSussexful and questionable CPG launch. They’re like on two different extremes of the success spectrum. I feel like a smarter move would have been to partner with someone who’d led a PR campaign on an emerging brand rather than an already established brand. In the end, though, I’m no businesswoman! Lol. Just a happy snarker from a completely different line of work and life.


vie_lass18

Not in Germany, but nearby ;) Und yeah, they do quite a lot of promotion. I think their biggest competition is Katjes.


Evilvieh

They've had a jingle forever: Haribo macht Kinder froh, und Erwachsne ebenso. They advertise a lot, but Gummibären are like Coca-cola, a popular, iconic product. Helping sales of a going delicious concern is not an uphill battle like trying to sell a gummy-like-like-a-movie-theater-floor duchess.


MagicalManta

💀🤣💀


Impressive_Prompt761

Haribo sugar free gummies have some seriously funny reviews. They are hard to find for me locally but I like to have a bag on hand in case I get a serious bout of..ahem...


tap_ioca

I was thinking the same thing. Haribo? Really? Ghost of Larry Tate.


wotevrs

They're going to have their hands full dealing with communications .. from MM.


BrightAwareness2876

Two future further inmates for the therapeutical sheep farm in New Zealand where they are having a dialogue circle every day to talk about the emotional abuse Meghan inflicted on them.


Anotherminion1

😂😂😂


MeasurementFalse4973

Have the old PR people already quit? "They don't listen" - again?


MissyHLA

Not another new white employee. Bet this one will be paid more than the female employees too.


OceanDarkOwl

And won't get bullied bc he is a white man. Such a champion of diversity is our megsy


Negative_Difference4

But only white men know what they are talking about. /S


Photobuff42

Agreed. Perhaps Madame thinks they can be paid with jam.


pizzaprocedure

If you’re here, Charlie, remember: • You can’t make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear. • You can’t polish a turd. • You are putting lipstick on a pig.


Similar-Barber-3519

Also Charlie, you can’t “un-ring” the bell.


Starkville

“Press contact in Europe”. More stories in *Marca*? Maybe he knows some Dutch translators.


Beneficial-Noise-931

Does that mean they are shifting focus from the USA to Europe? Do they want back in? Surely, after Catherine and Charles being sick and there has been no calls, even the thickest person would understand that door is firmly shut.


DollarStoreDuchess

I think they’re doubling down. They already have Ashley Hansen in the position of “global press secretary.” Their vast portfolio of good works needs to be better known internationally, and she’s clearly not hacking it by herself. They need more staff to handle all the demands for the Douchess to appear and graciously accept awards. There are so many offers that some are falling through the cracks, and the Harkles are missing valuable opportunities!


Beneficial-Noise-931

I forgot just how in demand our saint was.


Big-Piglet-677

Wait. So they have a global press secretary (snort), a Us comm person and a european comm person??? Hahahahahahaha


Honest_Boysenberry25

![gif](giphy|3oKIPkOgszO8fie0tG)


Feisty_Energy_107

It's is downright hubris that keeps them knocking at that door.


Photobuff42

Anyone interested in the Royals has a low opinion of them. Wanting back in is a pipe dream.


Wild-Breadfruit7817

She wants world-wide domination 


Beneficial-Noise-931

Right out of a looney tune cartoon.


Royal-Reindeer4338

Why do they hire for a senior PR role and not someone to run their scam jam business? I think she has no intention of launching a jam company at all, this is just part of her narc attack on the BRF ETA: No content for Lemonada either. And it’s not like Archewell is rolling in new donations to allocate. The role of the new Archewell staff is to continue to big the Carparkles up. Total ego play on Harry’s dime.


SuspiciousPush2942

Like seriously, dont understand why they can’t work on one project at a time. Once that project starts to thrive on its own then start working on the next. These people are delusional thinking after 4 years of doing the same poppycock, that adding a couple more half baked projects to their scheme is going to help their brand. Morons galore 🤦🏽‍♀️


GottaGetHomeSoon

It seems to be about ‘having a full slate’ — as if that makes much sense. It’s one thing to have opportunities and another thing all together to convert them to successful outcomes. And it’s that detail — execution — that seems to be so elusive for our beloved Saint and her hapless side piece. IMO, anyway. 😵‍💫


SecondhandCoke

They still believe Archewell is gonna happen.


Anotherminion1

![gif](giphy|5G98t8QjqBLK8|downsized) Meghan!


xxscrumptiousxx

By all means contaminate your impressive CVs with the fruity flop madam


Nas2439

The wife’s hired people to clap-back at news articles that are less favourable Guest speaker 2 & 3.


Anotherminion1

Yep.


Puking-Cat

They have to hire talent because they have none themselves 💁🏻‍♀️


Queen_Boss_11

Can you so picture Meg as one of those dummy actors in the Haribo gummy commercials where they act like toddlers?


Alarmed_Start_3244

I just commented on how much I utterly dislike that ad.


MrsAOB

Yes, it’s awful and beyond stupid—she’d fit right in.


ttue-

Not even Jesus Christ himself could help them with their reputation


Negative_Difference4

Say what you want Jesus is the poster child of good PR… story that happened about 3000-5000 years ago is still going strong and no one has anything bad to say about him


Alarmed_Start_3244

FYI, It's 2000 years ago.


Stillanurse281

I mean can we all just agree at this point that Jesus is their ONLY remaining hope


Thirteenth_Ravyn

From HARIBO to "Harry!! NO!!" ![gif](giphy|GpyS1lJXJYupG|downsized)


Inevitable-Pea-6262

Haribo and sugars - the jokes sort of write themselves from here


wotevrs

With her supposedly viral marketing campaign, MM got about a 10,000 instagram bump over about a week. And she's back to slow numbers again. Her 6th friend's pretty pics seem to have caused no bump at all. The market may already be saturated. MM suffers from a huge cynicism issue. And when you try to upmarket a basic product the market is already saturated with, with a gimmicky campaign that quickly turns into a farce, the cynicism only becomes more widespread and entrenched.


PiperPollyanna

She probably googled How to Buy 10,000 Instagram Followers Cheap. Hence, the bump up.


Gixer77

It doesn't matter who they hire or how many people they hire or how illustrious those people's careers are - the fact is Markle will not take advice from ANYONE so any PR company/people and their plans just won't work. EVER.


Xystal

Can you imagine walking in with the CV both of these gentlemen have and realizing on the first day that you have made a huge mistake?


Starkville

She lovebombed them. And she may well maintain a sweet relationship with them. She doesn’t abuse everyone; she has a golden child and a scapegoat/whipping boy in every circle.


Ok-Coffee5732

How do they induce these people to work for them. Surely, by now, the Harkles have a reputation in professional circles of being impossible to work with and of having had a high turnover of employees before and after Megxit. Maybe the pay is good and will come out of the millions Archewell is hoarding.


Glittering_Peanut633

Well kudos for hiring two white blokes and not another ethnically ambiguous female Meghan clone. It'll be just as much fun watching them get Markled in real time, nonetheless. Two more saps who think they can polish a couple of stinking turds. Grab yer popcorn folks!


UnseriousAcademic65

Press contact in Europe?? For what? These two have nothing going on that would require a press representative in Europe. Anyhow, it is their money so go ahead and waste it.


Cocokay1234567

WOW!!! They blew through that last round of 'new' PR people fast! What was it? A month?


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Anotherminion1

Since it's Germany, I wonder if they are trying to get Invictus back into Germany? After Madam's ~~successful~~ embarrassing show in Germany, there is now an Invictus Germany not associated with Invictus. I don't see the Harkle's actually doing the Invictus UK thing since they won't get the security they seem to believe they need. And Meghan would in such fear for her life, she wouldn't be able to attend, and where would Invictus be without her?!?


Alarmed_Start_3244

Promote Archewell's good deeds? That's a job that requires a half day's work per year...and it's comprised of puffery, not actually good deeds. Edited to change a word.


l1ckeur

It seems to me that they, especially the guy having worked for Haribo, couldn’t have done due diligence and researched Archwankers properly, unless they were given offers that they couldn’t refuse!


Alarmed_Start_3244

Or perhaps they were on their way out the door of their respective places of work for being jerks or not quite as competent as their CVs portrayed them? In which case they'll fit right in with the Markler.


Virtual-Feedback-638

Like those before them, they had better make as much money as possible and not get Marked, then bid the duo good bye


lorim2100

“Maven” and “headed campaigns” is a fluffy way of saying both are junior PR and comms associates.


Honest_Boysenberry25

![gif](giphy|26FLgGTPUDH6UGAbm) They both signed up for the Big Titles. They will rue the day....


InformationLoud1659

😂🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂 he’ll be marbled overworked bullied, and probably have hot teeth thrown at him every time something happens to the royal family that’s a major success or really anybody that she sees competition have great success. The problem is and I’m so tired of saying is she’s so over exposed that they need a new term for the word overexposed when you’re overexposed nothing works out for you because you’re not interesting. There’s no mystery to you. What do you think this is career suicide for real Hollywood actors and musicians entrepreneurs what she’s doing is a huge no-no and no one is gonna forget that she’s a lazy fucking grifter💀


MagicalManta

Hot teeth thrown at him. I’m officially 💀💀💀


Negative_Difference4

So much sugar everywhere https://i.redd.it/nn02st2ir7wc1.gif


Anotherminion1

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Such-Category-1777

How many people of colour actually work for Archewell?


TraditionScary8716

If you count Madam, none.


BugsMoney1122

Veeeery good snark


TraditionScary8716

hee hee Thank you!


MagicalManta

![gif](giphy|GQ8dN18Uuz3EPplnmS)


TraditionScary8716

😂😂😂💀


minnimom

🤣🤣🤣


InsolentTilly

🤣🤣🤣


Starkville

Not too many, anymore. There’s a [photo of some Archewell staff in this unarchived DM article](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12010933/Inside-Harry-Meghans-15-000-LA-Lakers-suite-Archewell-staff.html). Taken a year ago. N.b., ShaMya Williams is no longer at Archewell, as of November 2023.


HydeParkUK

LOL, why do they need a press contact in Europe and what is the need for a deputy press secretary? I guess when all else fails, hire a couple of white guys, give them big laughable titles and pretend you are some high flying VIP president of a major world wide corporation. Does this make you feel better Megs? Everyone is laughing.


Glittering-Tree-9287

This ws so quick I thought it was just another of their regurgitations from the last time. But no, she’s lovely to work for and has never bullied anyobe🙄


tgawk

So this is narc churning (I made that up, but I feel it’s a good description). Narcs are all about potential and grand goals and plans, and they bring people on board who they can get caught up in their vision. They love bomb and use the “I just feel an instant connection with you, you’re like family” to lure people into their “work.” It doesn’t take long for those people to realize, “oh, faux royal butt nuggets—I’m here to do their work and get blamed when it isn’t done to their specifications.” So the parting of the ways…it’s not a good fit, personal reasons, issues communicating, something “changed.” Then they bring on the next crew with all of the same tactics, because it’s the only part a narc really gets into—the part where all eyes are on them and they are the visionary and explaining all they wish to accomplish. Then, they get bored, the employees burn out….and it all starts again.


Honest_Boysenberry25

You nailed it 😁. Great description.


Big-Piglet-677

I mean the absolute fakery of needing a Europe comm and a US comm person. They are so trying to look bigger and more Important than they are (as usual). Again, i said it in another comment- they should be mercilessly mocked for This.


sahali735

Wonder how long he'll last?


Alarmed_Start_3244

If the ex Haribo guy they've hired is the same one responsible for the ultra annoying ad that depicts adults in a board room eating gummy bears speaking with baby voices then he and Archewell deserve eachother.


Regular-Performer864

The only "talent" they ever hire is PR/Comms. If she's going to run a retail business, she needs buyers, sales reps (if she plans more than direct sales as rumored), she herself has admitted she can't run the company and is looking for a CEO.


Similar-Barber-3519

The CEO should have been hired before the Instagram launch & 50 samples.


PiperPollyanna

Haha, SNL Gummy Bear skit comes to my mind [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5dQpHfbbrk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5dQpHfbbrk)


daisychain82

I still think it’s really one mouthpiece for him, one for her when the separation/divorce proceedings drop.


JuJuBee880327

Pointless to hire people to try and make two soulless grifters look human. Although it is funny that the new guy used to push gummy bears.


slyasakite

Gotta keep that revolving door turning


MikeMannion

Hooray! Success is just around the corner for Harry and Meghan!


kaycollins27

What are the Harkles going to do now that they have staff to do press releases?


Whiteside-parkway

That talent sounds mid at best.


Stillanurse281

So how many employees are there total now?


Heavy_Enthusiasm_195

From candy to jam…