# New Advertising Business?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-advertising-business/532098>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [March 11, 2010, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-advertising-business/532098 "2010-03-11T13:47:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![ralph124c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2010, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-advertising-business/532098/1 "2010-03-11T13:47:08Z")

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I just had a great idea…burst my bubble, please!  
I rent advertising space on the sides of pet dogs! (In return for wearing a coat with the advertsing on it, the dog owner gets a free dog coat and a small fee).  
I figure that the dog gets walked in public, so lots of people will see the ads.  
In summer, the dogs would wear a light “raincoat”, in winter, a fleece coat.  
Sound like a plan?  
This should make me a million!

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**Author:** ![GreatStuffMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f04885/32.png) [@GreatStuffMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreatStuffMan)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2010, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-advertising-business/532098/2 "2010-03-11T14:25:25Z")

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I’m not sure if the market for dog coats is really that big. Also, I’m not sure you’d want to sell your dog as some kind of walking billboard for a coat and a nominal fee, since they can’t really be all that expensive to begin with.

I don’t want to be a nay sayer, but I don’t think this is going to bring you any millions anytime soon. 😃