Talk:Promotional model/Archives/2012

Merge with Race queen, also propose a list of models who were famous for being promotional models
I would like to propose a merge with Race queen, as this term is given to promotional models in motorraces mainly in Japan, and there is not much difference in terms between the two

Also how about a list of model who were famous for being promotional models (e.g. Nell McAndrew, who was the face of Lara Croft between 1998 and 1999) Willirennen 15.05 16 Mar 2006 (GMT)

I believe the "booth babe" should be part of its own entry. I work as a promotional model and I'm a guy. The entry seems to be more focused on the girls working specific jobs within promotional modeling. 69.141.240.64 01:49, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

DO NOT MERGE WITH RACE QUEEN
I currently work for the largest promotional company in the country and I have never even heard of a race queen. Agreeing with the first post, only a very small percent of promotional models even do car modeling. Furthermore, I'm not really sure why the term "promotional model" suddenly becomes a part of the Japanese culture? The term "race queen" really has nothing to do with the common view of promotional modeling so to merge them would be giving incorrect information to wikipedia readers.

Finally, Nell McAndrew was not a promotional model. She was a glamour model. The person above is misinformed. Get your fact straight. And supplying a list of "famous" promotional models would also be misleading I think because most promotional models are not famous. It's a way for men and women to make money. While the pay is good, it's not so good that we'll be seeing Heidi Klum at our next tradeshow.

Photo should be removed
I think the photo to the right should be removed from the article, you can't see the models from the front or what product they're promoting! 156.34.211.83 (talk) 00:34, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

cosplay models
I removed the entire section. It was unreferenced, and failed to explain why it should be part of this article. CapnZapp (talk) 23:35, 4 July 2008 (UTC)

potential sources
There was an article entitled "Brand Ambassador" which is the exact same topic. None of the content in that article was salvagable so I redirected it here, but here are some potential sources for this article.

from "brand ambassador"

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 * Hamish Pringle (John Wiley & Sons, 8 April 2004) Celebrity Sells, ISBN 0-470-86850-3.
 * Gerrie Lim (Cyan Books, 1 September 2005) Idol to Icon: The Creation of Celebrity Brands, ISBN 1904879187 and ISBN 978-1904879183.
 * Jessica Evans, David Hesmondhalgh (Open University Press, 31 July 2005) Understanding Media: Inside Celebrity (Understanding Media), ISBN 0335218806 and ISBN 978-0335218806.

"Booth Babe" Understatement
The slang term 'booth babe' has occasionally been used to refer to a trade show model.

This is a pretty big understatement. Every single video gaming news site and magazine uses the term "booth babe", and I have never once seen the term "promotional model" used to refer to such a model who is scantily clad in these publications. Here are some links to major media outlets who use the term frequently:

http://gizmodo.com/photogallery/leo/1000113631 http://www.gametrailers.com/video/gc-09-gamescom-2009/54938 http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2009/07/ea-puts-sexual-bounty-on-the-heads-of-its-own-booth-babes.ars http://www.gamedaily.com/articles/features/the-official-booth-babe-e3-09-popup-gallery--needs-words/ http://www.spike.com/video/e3-2009-e3-09-booth/3184264 http://kotaku.com/5323289/booth-babe-hauls-off-on-dantes-fiasco http://www.joystiq.com/2009/07/26/dantes-inferno-team-apologizes-for-sin-to-win-booth-babe-cont/ —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.8.99.245 (talk) 16:57, 12 September 2009 (UTC)

possible source
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16533289

©Geni 03:26, 13 January 2012 (UTC)