While I don’t agree that advertising isn’t marketing I will say that this is an example of someone entirely missing the point of what networking is all about. Someone needs to sit John Mayer’s publicist down and simply explain that what he/she did was the equivalent of rocking up to a party, vomiting on the floor, and then handing the host shamwow while reciting the virtues of the incredible clean up power. It’s like a towel, chamois and sponge all in one!