Worst OB/GYN Ad Campaign Ever?

0808nitkin.jpgGreenpoint ladies, there's a new doctor in town, or at least an old one with a new marketing campaign. Dr. Leon Nitkin has posted ads for his OB/GYN practice on some "of the newly-renovated buildings on the south side of Greenpoint Ave b/t Manhattan and Franklin. Everything about it says 'please don’t let this man touch your privates, even in a medical context.'" Well, not everyone can be as web-savvy as Dr. Parkinson or his Hello Health franchise. Anyway, the doc appears to be legit, maybe he just needs to ditch the over-eager smile and bowtie. And Pistols and Popcorn saw the ads on Jay Street.

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Those ads have been on Jay Street for quite a while. I would fire the marketing person who told him that picture would get him any clients. However, if I was more adventurous, I would totally hop on over and see what he was all about.

ROFL:

his tactic worked....

He just got thousands of dollars in fee publicity - ALL OVER THE WORLD.

Thanks to overeager blogs. Wonder if this was his plan. Everyone can become a fleeting Web star, nowadays :-D

sweet, lets judge someones ability by the way they look. how fair of you.

Ha I saw these on Jay St and they creeped out as well. Someone make an appointment and take a picture of the offices. But don't get an exam!

This reminds of the ad for legal counsel I see on tv sometimes. The guy is wearing this huge cowboy hat, clearly masking the fact that he suffers from male pattern baldness, but in effect, making it terribly obvious.

I think Dr. Nitkin's ad people are applying the Dr. Zizmor principle: Have bizarre ads that people talk about.

When i saw that picture i was so freaking creeped out. I love that you guys have this posted. I'm sorry but being a woman i do not want some guy smiling as he's checking me out. FREAK!

The guy looks like Rob Schneider! Maybe he's on his way to a man-whore convention!

am I the only one who's a little bit turned on?

He looks like he just won the Academy Award for "Best freezing out a polyp in a bad vag."

This would be a great trick to play on someone you don't like!

Kinda looks like Bill Murray from afar. Or the feature act at the Improv.

I am Dr. Leon from Russia. I will touch you now. Please take off clothes.

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