The continual press releases and very public courtship between Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes is finally paying off. The oft-denied, secret "affair" between Brad Pitt and
Angelina Jolie (or Brangelina, if you like) has now fallen just slightly behind TomKat in the polls blogs. The graph below clearly shows that Brangelina had a slight edge during most of June. Brad and Angelina are clearly the wiser of the two pairs.
By using stealth and denial they have generated great interest in their brand
relationship with much less effort than TomKat. All that work by TomKat -- appearing on talk shows, jumping on
couches and wildly professing their love to millions
of shocked listeners around the world -- appeared unable to overcome the sexy, cunning denials by Brangelina and Angelina Jolie's dominatrix outfit in Mr. And Mrs. Smith. That is until Tom Cruise whipped out the giant diamond engagement ring and proposed to Katie on the Eiffel tower, causing TomKat to surge in popularity. But will TomKat's marriage plans and amorous PR assault plan be enough to hold the lead over the coy denials of Brangelina?
