Advertising Age says Sarah Palin is good for the economy. In addition to reviving the ratings of “Saturday Night Live”:
[T]here’s mounting evidence she’s a, er, maverick of a marketing tool who can help boost an array of businesses from travel to porn.
Alaska tourism has seen an uptick in responses to direct mailings and hits on travelalaska.com, and one state tour company has even put together a special.
The Kawasaki brand frames she wears have caused the Japanese eyeglass maker to quadruple sales. Sarah Palin action figures are selling for $30 on Herobuilders.com. (And this doesn’t take into account the brisk trade in anti-Palin merchandise.)
With Halloween around the corner, the prediction is that the Sarah Palin costume will be the hottest ticket for women. Stores are being inundated with requests for the costumes, retailers are cropping up on eBay, and websites are brimming with tips on how to make your own Sarah Palin Halloween costume.
And last but not least, Hustler mogul Larry Flynt is already in production of a Palin parody porno flick titled “Nailin’ Paylin,” which it says is on a “fast track to hit streets in time for election.”
