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He got so drunk his nose got so red it glowed?
He wasn't perceived as valuable until certain traits were made apparent.
What were the Montgomery Wards employee's traits that others found valuable?
It wasn't until he wrote the story, essentially. He provided them further revenue. Although he was already a copywriter.
https://www.si.edu/newsdesk/snapshot/rudolph-red-nosed-reindeer
https://www.npr.org/2015/12/25/461005670/the-history-of-rudolph-the-red-nosed-reindeer