Dominique Mars of the glim-glam consulting firm Mars & Co. Yes. He is my idol. He is such a complete and total dickhead, you should see him in action. Even I haven’t mastered such an incredible and memorable introduction to my entire firm.
Now presenting the 20th Anniversary Presentation from Mars & Co.:
Anonymous Says:
May 30th, 2008 at 7:16 pmVisit Anonymous
video is not working
Henly Housrean Says:
May 30th, 2008 at 7:30 pmVisit Henly Housrean
Fixed video: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6828516979357743367
totaldickhead Says:
May 30th, 2008 at 7:31 pmVisit totaldickhead
Yea, we fixed ‘er
anonymous Says:
May 31st, 2008 at 12:54 amVisit anonymous
This is unreal
anonymous Says:
May 31st, 2008 at 12:54 amVisit anonymous
Good Lord, I am glad he’s no longer at BCG…I would puke if I saw a partner like this
bodhi Says:
June 1st, 2008 at 1:43 amVisit bodhi
bow down to the ’stache…
ConsultantNinja Says:
June 1st, 2008 at 11:33 amVisit ConsultantNinja
Of the many unintentional ironies in this presentation, perhaps the greatest is when he says that most 20th anniversary speeches like this would be self-congratulatory, but not his, not him.
Meanwhile the entire thing is an ode to his own ego.
p8triot Says:
June 2nd, 2008 at 5:12 pmVisit p8triot
Me! MEEEEEEEEEEE!
Bachelor of Farts Says:
June 3rd, 2008 at 7:03 pmVisit Bachelor of Farts
Holy cow that’s hard to watch.
Bachelor of Farts Says:
June 3rd, 2008 at 7:06 pmVisit Bachelor of Farts
I mean, HOLY COW. Not only he impossible to understand, but he’s so high on himself that you want to punch him in the face just to stop the incessant rambling. If people out there pay for his services then he makes me question my career choices.
Joe Says:
June 5th, 2008 at 4:19 amVisit Joe
can we all club together to have his bottom punished?
Graceful service Says:
June 6th, 2008 at 8:32 pmVisit Graceful service
OK-ay, sure Mr. Mars is spectacular with his simple, self-polishing constructs. He’s all about a quantity all but invisible in our world now — Grace.
He differentiates that way, and does it with qa nice measure of dash. Of course we’d all like to hammer him upside his greasy mannerisms, but I like him.
So, why would someone stake a contrary and supportive claim about the singular approach of Mr. Mars in this vaunted venue? Most firms we compare his to are platinum members of the great American Consultancy Fraternity. Mr. Mars and his franchise will always be rare, it’s services and style consistent and therefore, it’s mere presence extremely valuable. So, throw your cream pies and sober up — it’s pitch time.
MensaMember Says:
June 6th, 2008 at 9:21 pmVisit MensaMember
Graceful service -
Did you get that comment from the Mars pitch deck document repository? It needs some wordsmithing.
byker7 Says:
June 11th, 2008 at 6:53 amVisit byker7
i’ve spent years thinking that a career in advertising is as shallow as you can get. i stand corrected. to put it mildly, this blog is brilliant.
consultantguy Says:
June 22nd, 2008 at 9:36 pmVisit consultantguy
Hey, did anyone else see him die briefly at 3 minutes and 35 seconds in? Spectacular.
From the Mind of J Says:
June 28th, 2008 at 4:02 pmVisit From the Mind of J
Wow. That’s the capital of Douchistan right there. If he replaced the U2 song with some obnoxious crunk type music, he could have completed the effect.
RichTransient Says:
July 9th, 2008 at 10:12 amVisit RichTransient
I stand in awe of so much narcissism. Incredible.
Also, the political undertones are so “in your face”.
“I’ll never stop doing that”, “future companions” (vs the current ones?), “not interested in selling”…
I guess there might have been some “duress” going on Mars & co.
Fuck, the guy even had some “inspirational quote” writtent on the f*cking menus! Maniac.
Anonymous Says:
July 14th, 2008 at 8:30 pmVisit Anonymous
Urge to kill rising
GFL Says:
July 17th, 2008 at 7:05 amVisit GFL
“You’re looking at the ultimate challenger”
Ha ha !!!
D’s Nuts Says:
July 17th, 2008 at 2:58 pmVisit D’s Nuts
“I could have played, “I did it my way” but I didn’t, I mean I did do it my way, so I could have played it, but I didn’t”
“You weel not get vet-nursed, you weel not get coddled, tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk”
Ha - this guy is amazing. Truly a god amongst mere mortals.
Anonymous Says:
July 26th, 2008 at 4:46 pmVisit Anonymous
This guy seems like he should be a James Bond villain.
The GodFather Says:
August 8th, 2008 at 10:57 amVisit The GodFather
I just checked out the Mars & CO website and I’m still not certain what they do, but did find this quote rather humorous: “Since its inception, Mars & Co’s goals have never changed. Its major “raison d’être” has remained to bring competitive leverage to a very limited number of clients and serve them worldwide on an exclusive basis - the only consulting firm of any consequence to guarantee “fidelity”.”
Can someone explain how you can be ‘exclusive’ when you have more than one client? So much for fidelity … I’m curious to know what clients have bought into that line of BS.
Damon Says:
August 14th, 2008 at 7:41 amVisit Damon
“From a delivered product standpoint, Mars & Co’s “birthright” is its unique ability to help clients clearly delineate the contours of their battlefields as well as the dynamic positioning of their competitors.”
WHAT THE FUCK DOES THAT MEAN
Just Expenseit Says:
August 18th, 2008 at 12:55 pmVisit Just Expenseit
Not only is the arrogance overflowing, but the monotone voice is even more annoying.
Toastmasters member? I think not…