So I know as providers, it would be foolish for us to tell clients everything about us as it could compromise our safety.
Like our exact birthday, the name of our employer, etc...
but many providers go beyond omissions into outright exaggerations and lies for the purposes of marketing.
I'll count myself among that group. Confession time:
I lied about my hip measurement because I was told nobody would see me if I told the truth. And besides, I was told, everybody lies. It turns out guys have no idea anyway as I had one reviewer tell me he couldn't believe I had 40 inch hips -- he thought they were much smaller, LOL when they were probably 43" at the time.
I also lied about my age, said I was 30 when I was 28, because I thought I was mature and wise enough to pass for 30 and was trying for a target market of guys who go more for personality than looks. Now I really am 30.
OK. Now there's my confession. I'll go do my penance.
So, here is a question for the ladies and gents. What level of creative marketing, i.e. lying, is appropriate?
So many A cup girls claim to be B cups that I don't think guys know what an actual B cup looks like.
So many girls claim their weight is 10lbs lighter than it is, that men can't seem to judge weight accurately.
So many 35 year old women claim to be 25 that, well, guys think I look 23 when I probably actually just look my age.
And maybe this is silly.... But because I actually took the time and put in the hard work to graduate from UT Austin, it kinda drives me crazy when women claim they are attending or graduated from that school and I know for a fact they are lying. I don't think there is any shame in being brilliant and not having gone to a fancy school -- girls like Taylor Maiden and Kat prove that every day. So why lie?
Is it OK to fudge facts for marketing?
What would provider websites look like if we all told the truth?