Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for April 10, 2024

Reality check – Nobody is going to want to be branded by 2 girls who thought “BATUBS” was a good business name.

Whenever one looks at it.. all you can see is bathtubs. It’s awful!

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I’m curious where this will go. Will G+K actually make them successful in this fantasyland venture?

Maybe G&K should seek some rebranding because they’re sure killing off their current brand.

“Not personal, just business now,” eh Bets?

They said that a lot in the two (GOOD) Godfather films.

But it didn’t end well for most of the recipients of that message. ;-)

So you two pick a name that refers to a bathtub, they are no words just speechless!!

Is this a scheme for them to meet guys with lots of money? And is Gunther out of the picture? And what will they use, on or off the website, to demonstrate their competence in personal branding? This will get interesting once they’ve hooked in a customer…maybe at a low, low introductory price.

These two together could be awesome or terrible. We will see.

It looks like in the last panel, Bets has grabbed one of Tiffany’s eyebrows and is trying to force it back onto Tiffany’s head.

>> BIP << There, Tiff. I just transferred everything you need to know directly in to your head

Take a deep breath, party people.

Yes, BATUBS is a harlarioudsly silly name. But let’s not totally forget this is still a comic strip. Not a PBS Frontline documentary.

Repeat after me….

Har dee har har! What a funny, silly name. Oh G&K, you scamps!

Feels better, right? ;)

And that test is still due…

I’m afraid you’re being overconfident, Bets. Never a good sign. Cool it and do the footwork on what and how you want to do with your business. Develop a business model and plan. Divide up responsibilities between Tiff and you. Who will do the accounting? Who will be the customer service? Etc. It’s not just about setting up an online account. You did the easy part just now but that’s not the end of it and wait for clicks.

boom and bust endeavor?

IPO offering?

Pooh!! There are millions of people already who brand and judge others blindly.

Just a thought…Tiff would look stunning in Air Force blue, traveling with the USAF Thunderbirds show team. Some very put together ladies. Oh, yes.

This arc is totally ridiculous. I wish they would move on already.

I like the vibe between Bets and Tiff. Both ambitious young women looking for ways to distinguish themselves in the world. I don’t think the branding project will succeed as planned, if at all, but this is the age when you try different things, find out what works for you.

No, I don’t ’ship them. Though it would be kinda hot. ;)

So… what is this arc really about? Is it….. very, very, VERY slowly traveling to a point where Bets DOES show some manifestation of an “addiction” to social media, and this project somehow therefore again negatively affects her relationship with Gunther? If so, it could potentially become “interesting”.

But, if so, this is at a pace slower than a snail.

I think I would have enough time at this pace to go plow a field, plant my own seeds, harvest my own leaf, and produce a crop of pipe tobacco to indulge in before much, if anything happens.

Wow, Bets firmly lives and dies by the sword of “Fake it till you make it”

“I…I just realized how dumb this sounds.”

“This site cannot be reached”

“404 Not Found”

A search on batubs only brings up bathtubs. And my autocorrect changed it to naive. Fitting.

If ANYBODY understands “fake it ’til you make it”, it’s Tiffany.

(Yawn) zzzzzzzzz.

This will not end well.

Batubs, sounds like plumbing supplies

Bets is right to set boundaries deciding that it’s a professional thing now. This should limit the risks of getting too emotionally involved and freezing in panic if something goes wrong. Probably Tiffany’s doubts will stay and save them if this goes bad. I can’t decide if this belief of being experts is good or the premise for disasters. But it will surely be interesting to see how this develops.

They’re going to get a lot of messages from older folks who need a lavatory remodel.

8+ hours and still the domain is not registered by anybody… :D

:-b

With Tiff, wish it was that easy – a poke to the forehead.

Is Bets pressing Tiffany’s reset button?

Maybe if it was called Bat Rubs I’d go there for a massage

>BIP< I’m a Bass Playing Rock Star honoring and continuing the works of Chris Squire…oops, I guess not.

Greg’s captured that young girl ‘enthusiasm without consideration’ energy they both have. And it’s nice to see Tiff actually having a friend.

wheres luann ?

I agree, and bathtubs is the first thing I thought of, too!

Bets has destroyed my former awe of her marketing talent with this worst ever brand name for anything much less a branding company.

Boring.

When I read their company name I see “Be A Tubs”. Sounds like they want to add a few pounds to your frame.

The stupid! It hurts!

This arc is absolutely hilarvelous (hilarious + marvelous)

Next story line please

All I can visualize is Chuck Connors having his rank tabs and buttons ripped off his jacket, his sword broken and being marched out of the fort while the entire garrison turned their back on him. “What can you do when you’re branded, can you live with the shame…?”

Why do I hear the theme from “Rawhide” as background when I read this? :)

I’ve never been an entrepreneur, but shouldn’t you have a business plan, and at least a skeleton of a company, before you start advertising it?

What do business schools teach? What happens in real life?

I do like the fact instead of doing their homework, they start a company.

Buttrubs.

Professional Branders? Sure, and I’m George Clooney

Bet you get a lot of traffic from poor spellers looking for bathtubs.

can we re-brand Stef as a mime?

Great businesses from little ideas grow.

:-X

Now kiss!

I don’t care what you say: This was cute. That last panel was very cute!

This arc makes my skin crawl. Especially when I read “Batubs.” That doesn’t say successful branding, it says Bruce Wayne has a bathroom remodeling business.

They could always use the Colbert Questionnaire.

You just have to know how to find where to push the right button.