The marketing downturn is slow to reach the Great Barrier Reef
Posted on Mon Jan 26 2009
They're calling it "the best job in the world," and who are we to argue? It's definitely a plum marketing job, especially in this economy: An organization called The Caretaker of the Islands of the Barrier Reef in Australia is looking for someone to relax on Hamilton Island in the Great Barrier Reef for six months and promote the island by blogging about the experience. Pay: US$100,000.
The group says its site has been flooded with more than 1 million entries, including one from a Greek woman who promised to do all of Australia's laundry and pick up after the kangaroos. The deluge caused the site to crash and forced the group to buy nine new servers, according to the Associated Press.
If you are undaunted by the competition, you still have until Feb. 22 to apply for this dream job, which starts July 1. Good luck. We'll throw an extra shrimp on the barbie for you.
—Posted by Todd Wasserman
