What’s This All About?

On March 29th 2010, OgilvyOne Worldwide launched a campaign to find "the World's Greatest Salesperson." They're going about this weighty task by soliciting video "pitches" from would-be world's greatest salespersons attempting to sell an ordinary red brick. The winner of this little contest gets a trip to the Cannes Advertising Festival, a fellowship with OgilvyOne, and according to the video below "a place in immortality."

Before I go any further I should explain that for most of my life I've tended to hate being sold to. I don't even like it when I'm approached at a retail store by some harmless person asking if he can help me find something. And until recently, I thought that this was because I harbored some natural aversion to salespeople. Turns out I was only frustrated by their overwhelming inferiority, because - are you listening, Ogilvly? - I am the World's Greatest Salesperson.

Hey, I'm as surprised as you are. But after becoming mildly obsessed with this contest and shortly thereafter launching this website, I have come to face the inevitable truth that I am just the person the fine folks at Ogilvy are looking for. And to them, I say thanks for leading me to my true calling: selling you the last brick you will ever need.

See, I've found the fatal flaw in Ogilvy's plan: they thought they were putting forth some sort of impossible task by asking me to sell you a brick. Now, as the World's Greatest Salesperson, I'd be able to accomplish this task even if it were absurdly difficult, but the irony is that it's really not. Why? Because Brick is the New Black, and selling an amazing product like a red brick is not only easy on account of the product's inherent awesomeness, it's a joy.

Thanks for visiting the site. If I may, I humbly suggest you vote for one or more of my videos, follow @buythisbrick on Twitter, become a fan of the site on Facebook, and of course, buy a brick. See you in Cannes, Ogilvy!

XOXO,

Jason Schroeder, World's Greatest Salesperson