Papa John’s Celebrates Eagles Tie

Double toppings! And people were going on and on about how this tie was a bad thing.

Update: This is not the first time an Eagles tie game has ended in discounted pizza. Bryan Graham writes: “The Eagles and Ravens played to a soporific 10-10 stalemate on Nov. 16, 1997. But the biggest losers were the Baltimore-area Pizza Hut owners, whose season-long gimmick promising $1 off a large pizza on Monday for each Baltimore sack on Sunday backfired when the Ravens got to quarterback Bobby Hoying a franchise-record nine times. The area’s 52 outlets ended up marking down pies to $1.69, creating multiple-hour waits and lines around the block.”

Ha ha, Bobby Hoying.

‘Inquirer’ To Staff: Buy From Our Advertisers, Please!

The following is a memo sent from an ad guy at the Inquirer to an advertising list. It was then forwarded to the entire staffs of the Inquirer and Daily News by a PNI person:

—–Original Message—–

From: [redacted]
Sent: Friday, June 16, 2006 8:39 AM
To: PNI Weekly Update - All; BSCN
Subject: FW: Attention Pizza Lovers

—–Original Message—–
From: [redacted]
Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2006 8:29 AM
To: Advertising List
Cc: [redacted]
Subject: Attention Pizza Lovers

In this Sunday’s Inquirer, Poppa John’s is running a comic gatefold ad. This ad was taken from a competitor to see if we can improve Poppa John’s response. If the response is strong it will lead to additional incremental business for us. So, if you are planning to eat Pizza this weekend please, please go to one of the Poppa John’s locations listed on the gatefold. You may also want to mention that you saw their ad on the comics.

Thanks for your support.