"Josh" wrote in message SNIP

I guess the core question is, does anyone else feel like it's
inappropriate for people to endorse "any product" recieve endorsement monies
just because it's a sponsor and the mouthpiece is a name competitor? Just
wondering how rest of you feel. ok...shoot.

My personal opinion is that it's not right to endorse a product and/or service/company if the
endorsee (?) doesn't use it. Now, this is just me speaking for myself, but as many of you know, I'm
working on getting sponsors for my hopefully soon to air television show. It takes a great deal of
money to get a show on the air and in order to do so, I need sponsors and their corresponding funds.
BUT, I'm not going to sign a contract unless it is a quality item that I would consider using
personally.

A case in point, I was contacted by a boat company and offered a sponsorship package of two boats
and some cash. Now, this sounds like a great deal and it was. The only problem with the whole deal
was it was an aluminum jet drive boat. Anyone that knows me knows that I am a fiberglass
performance boat enthusiast. If I were to suddenly appear on screen in this rig, anyone that knew
me would know that I signed the deal only for the money. I won't do that! So I politely declined,
and explained my stance. The potential sponsor seemed impressed, but disappointed at the same time.

I'm not going to even remotely attempt to impose my morals and beliefs on someone else. I feel that
it's MY reputation on the line if I endorse something and I won't risk my reputation for something
as trivial as cash or some trinkets. Reputation is like virginity, once it's gone, there's nothing
that can get it back.

But that's just my opinion,
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Steve
OutdoorFrontiers
http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com
G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods
http://www.herefishyfishy.com