Duck Dynasty: Willie Robertson's Character

Duck Dynasty has been one of A&E’s most viewed shows. Willie Robertson has been one of the faces of Duck Dynasty and selling the product. Starting young has helped him to become the businessman he is today. Willie Robertson is one of the best businessman and entrepreneur because he learned how to market and sell things at a young age.
Life was not always easy for the Robertson’s. They did not have a lot of money to spare. Willie was born on April 22,1972 (Robertson 1). When Willie was born Phil was on the river fishing (Robertson 1). Their house that they lived in only had two bedrooms (Robertson 81). Willie, Jase, Alan, and Jep all sleep in one bedroom (Robertson 81). They would catch fish and take them to the local market and sell them …show more content…
When Willie was in college, he and his wife Korie bought a house for $47,500 and they sold it for $60,000. (Robertson 96) That is what a great entrepreneur can do; buy something cheap and sell it and make a good profit. Duck Dynasty has become a ratings and merchandising super seller for A&E Television network. (“Culture Vultures Fuel Drama Over ‘Duck Dynasty’”) Duck Dynasty’s product sales have been around four hundred million and higher the past couple years. (“Culture Vultures Fuel Drama Over ‘Duck Dynasty’”) The average number of people that watched Duck Dynasty’s Christmas special was about 8.9 million viewers. (“Culture Vultures Fuel Drama Over ‘Duck Dynasty’”) The Robertson Family released a statement saying that if Phil was not able to be in the show any more then the rest of the family would not be in the show either. (“Culture Vultures Fuel Drama Over ‘Duck Dynasty’”) The reason for Phil not being on the show was in an interview with GQ magazine Phil quoted saying that “gay marriage is equal to bestiality”. (“Culture Vultures Fuel Drama Over ‘Duck Dynasty’”) Duck Dynasty broke a reality television record in August when they had 11.8 million viewers. (O’Connor) Some of the Duck Dynasty products that have been sold are Chia pets, bobble heads, and garden gnomes with Willie’s face on them. (O’Connor) Wal-Mart says that their best-sold items are Duck Dynasty based items. (O’Connor) Wal-Mart

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