[$] AbbVie (ABBV) is the official owner and manufacturer of Botox, having acquired it through its $63 billion buyout of Allergan in 2020. This blockbuster drug remains one of the most profitable assets in AbbVie’s multi-billion-dollar portfolio.
Botox is fantastic if you start before your inherited wrinkle lines get settled in. If your older sibling has horizontals (across the forehead), or glabellar lines (between the eyes, known as the “11s”), you can avoid that with regular treatment. My sister was 9 years older than I, so at age 40 I had that clue. When I reached her age, I looked 20 years younger than she. If you lived in California in the 80s-90s-2000s, you had no choice in the competitive workplace.
RoFL. it reminds me this super duper ultra un-PC that I used in the past with some clients, to help them understand advertising…
Now I understand what marketing is:
You are at a party and you see a very pretty girl. You approach her and tell her: “I am very good in bed”. That is Direct Marketing.
You are at a party with a group of friends and you see a very pretty girl. One of your friends approaches her and tells her: “That guy over there is very good in bed”. That is Advertising.
You are at a party and you see a very pretty girl. You ask for her phone number. The following day you call her and tell her: “I am very good in bed”. That is *Telemarketing *.
You are at a party and you see a very pretty girl. You recognize her, you approach her and refresh her memory by telling her: “Do you remember how good I am in bed?” That is Customer Relationship Management.
You are at a party and you see a very pretty girl. You get up, fix your tie, pour her a drink, open the door for her, pick up her bag when it falls and you tell her: “I am very good in bed”. That is Public Relations.
You are at a party, and you see a very pretty girl. You remove your jacket, roll the sleeves of your tight white shirt and open your shirt’s button. You approach her and idly flex your muscles while saying “I’m very good in bed”. That’s merchandising.
You are at a party and you see a very pretty girl. She approaches you and tells you: “I heard you are very good in bed”. That is branding
You are at a party, and you see a very pretty girl. You approach her and say “I am very good in bed, and last all night long”. That’s deceptive advertising, and holds legal and financial penalties.
You are at a party and you see a very pretty girl. You tell her “Many people say I am good in bed” but on no account elaborate who those people might be.
Tír na nÓg (pronounced “tier nah nogue”) is a supernatural earthly paradise in Irish mythology. Translating to “Land of the Young,” it is a realm where disease, aging, and sorrow do not exist.
So it should come as no surprise that all of the world’s supply of Botox is manufactured and packaged at a sprawling 61-acre campus in Westport, County Mayo, Ireland.