Rya

:D Are you selling Lexus or Hyundai?

Cannibal! The Musical (and ewwwww btw!)

Right............. no whiskey or brandy. How did I survive in the great tundra.........

The dog (There was a farmer who had a dog and Bingo was his name-o.... come on you know you want to sing it!!)

Management and Organizational Behavior

Something else they left out in drivers ed..... :( Maybe it's cuz I didn't live up their my whole life, neither did my parents. No to the ice fishing (or even regular fishing) - yes to watch the houses fall into the lakes every year cuz people didn't move them in time.

Cool! Should be exciting! Somday we'll be able to go elsewhere on vacations, but since my G-Ma is older, it's a priority to get to see her every year.

Yikes....

Naw, I love reading your posts & how excited you get about your car. Hehehe! They never taught us about the thermos of whiskey in Minnesota driving school... :D

Oooooo, I'm making the yuck face just thinking about it. You'd really need 7 or 8 oz to get ripped? What's a normal shot, 2 oz? I say keep it & think of papa....

Steaks!

OMG..... you're so worked up over tires. Too...

It's the largest "equipment" show in the world. Not only does it take up the 2 LV convention centers, it also took up the convention center at the Sands. Ugh... lots of work. We used to have to walk almost the entire show b/c the booths for our vendors were mixed in with everyone else (electronics, performance, wheels, etc). Finally they changed it so that all of the truck accessories were grouped together - much easier! I think my last year was '04. Passion ---> Fire

If you're legal, then it's ok. I just don't want you getting used to it then coming back here & not have the same luxury. :P

Shiny (SEMA - Been maybe 7 or 8 times... I can live without it anymore)

I know you are, just making sure. Lots of things to get into w/o any parents around, alcohol around, etc.

Steve - You know I'm not arguing with you right? I'm merely suggesting that there's more than one way to market a product. I have a good analogy about doing things differently sometimes, but it's not appropriate for this forum - I think you get the idea. I think it's AWESOME that you followed your passion in school then had the brass to start your own company. That's a really gutsy move & I have the highest respect for you. I'm not suggesting that you ideas & statements aren't valid. I agree that false advertising is not only a bad idea, but a bad business decision. I wasn't suggesting false advertising, just clever advertising (IMHO). Ok - so you don't like the Camry comparison, replace it with an American vehicle (drove a Fusion last week - supprised it got over the hills along the Pacific cost) or just show a non-descriptive vehicle. If you & I were in an advertising meeting - you could have said something like "good concept - let's tweek a few things" or you would have said "next idea". If you're appealing to the masses, you need a broad yet simple concept. I never said the "Duh" campain was bad - Smooth1 questioned the appeal of it (if you look back - I defended the simplistic approach that appealed to the masses). I wanted to see what he would come up with - he's super creative & I wanted to see what he could do. A few posts above you said this: Effective advertising first of all has to be true or at least have a grain of truth to it. A few posts latter, you said this: Consumers don't seek truth, they just know lies. Are you saying from a marketing standpoint, you need to advertise truthfully but from the consumer standpoint you look for lies to lead you, therefore the marketing efforts are defeted by being truthful? Can you please clarify for me?

Good!

SEMA (anyone ever been?)

Which part of the "Duh" campaine speaks to the truth seeking consumer? I think there are several ways to advertise, but I'm getting away from the topic at hand which is Hyudai compared to Lexus.

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Eyes (Window to the Soul....)

Your own. You don't like the duh camp. so give me something that will bring in customers. I might focus on the 10 year warranty. Showing a Hyundai driving strong at 10 years, a 8 year old Camry in the shop, a 6 year old whatever limping down the road. A slogan like 10 years and going strong (I would rather go with 10 years and still going - but Enegizer might have a problem with that). I just saw an Odyssey commercial that was "Bringing Back The Van" with disco music, a disco ball, flower power, shrooms... very fun. Several posts in here have talked about the quality of Hyundai getting better. I think that has been proven with the awards they've been winning. I still don't believe they're comparable to Lexus, BUT, I do believe they are sneaking up on Toyota & the others (the rental car last week was a Focus.... awful!). So good for Hyundai.... they took a company with poor quality products & have really turned things around. But what do I know, I'm just a girl.....

Your own. You don't like the duh camp. so give me something that will bring in customers. I might focus on the 10 year warranty. Showing a Hy. driving strong at 10 years, a 8 year old Camry in the shop, a 6 year old whatever limping down the road. A slogan like 10 years and going strong (I would rather go with 10 years and still going - but Enegizer might have a problem with that). I just saw an Odyssey commercial that was "Bringing Back The Van" with disco music, a disco ball, flower power, shrooms... very fun. Several posts in here have talked about the quality of Hy. getting better - they're even winning awards. I still don't believe they're comparable to Lexus, BUT, I do believe they are sneaking up on Toyota & the others. But what do I know, I'm just a girl.....

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