Would you buy a guidebook from this obnoxious man in a tank top? Rough Guides hopes so
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It's disconcerting that Rough Guides' last shot at keeping the brand alive is in the hands of this man.
Beleaguered British travel guide publisher Rough Guides emerged from this fall's shut-down scare with a new website and an ad campaign that it hopes will get UK TV watchers and cinema-goers to drop their remote or popcorn and buy a book, or at least visit its website.
The campaign uses a boorish man in a tank top to point out the value of quality travel information over the opinions of the unw
