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Old 09-15-05, 06:43 PM
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Default NAME BRANDS on your car?..Trojan , Hersheys, Mr Goodbar, Maguires

have you guys seen these guys driving around with different name brand on there car...and I dont think that these people are put up my companies....whats ups with this

Ive seen Trojan , Hersheys, Mr Goodbar, Maguires, and other brands..

this is what im talking about

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I'm sporting this big "L" on my nose piece.... another on the trunk. :
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Originally Posted by O. L. T.
I'm sporting this big "L" on my nose piece.... another on the trunk. :
Same here, I think i've got some CL stickers too. I don't know what the "L" means tho

we have this crazy PT cruiser with a bunch of clowns on it that says "Party City" He always wants to race me around town and I always destroy him. He keeps coming back for more, everytime I see him he revvs up his Cruiser
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maybe they're trying to be like the nascar cars they see on tv so they can get the hot GILFs.

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They're basically ads on wheels. The company/brand dresses up whatever car with their logos/ads and lends it out to anyone who is willing to drive it around at the cost of the company. It's basically a free car rental with a catch.
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yeah but the guys Im talking about are not ads on wheels ...Its like if I want to get a giant Black and decker logo and put it on my car my self...not getting any money for it ..you can tell the quality of the stickers..they just got them doen at sticker shop ...i gotta get some pics
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these car owners actually get paid anywhere from $100 to $500 a month (depending on the size of the advertisement on their vehicle)... there is a company out here that does this...
Lets say that Best Buy wants to advertise in their local area. They would tell this company to find them a car that travels around that area alot. the newer or flashier the car, the better. Then people that are interested in doing this or need the extra cash goes to the company and fills out a questionare (miles traveled, route taken daily, times of travel, etc.).... and if the two match, they make an offer to the car owner. the contract is about 6months to a year. The company installs the stickers and gets a percentage (of course).... Best Buy gets their advertisement ($500 a month is actually very cheap)... and you get $$$ for driving your normal route every day. Everybody wins!
not that i would ever do this to MY car...
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LOL i seen a ghetto cruiser the other day with some 24's and it said cheetos painted on in big letters on the sides of it
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Originally Posted by lexusondubs
LOL i seen a ghetto cruiser the other day with some 24's and it said cheetos painted on in big letters on the sides of it
Thats what Im talking about !!!......Ghetto cruisers w/ name brands
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Originally Posted by LEXISM
Thats what Im talking about !!!......Ghetto cruisers w/ name brands
Man, you read my mind...these guys are all over LA...I've noticed most of them cruise Crenshaw Blvd and they mostly drive Monte Carlos. I've seen about 20 of them in the last couple of months and it looks ridiculous. I think it's a chevy thing because a few I've seen were Camaro's.

I was getting gas the other day and a guy in a Monte Carlo was at the pump next to me and his car had those damn "Trix" cereal stickers all over it and I was going to ask him what it was about, but then I thought if he was dumb enough to do that to his car then I didn't care what the hell his reasoning was. It's gotta be a damn Chevy thing, because that's all I see with that crap on them...

Do Monte Carlo's all come on knockoff chrome Lowenhart LD-1's?? They ALL have the same damn knockoff rims, all of them!!! I don't get it at all
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Originally Posted by O. L. T.
I'm sporting this big "L" on my nose piece.... another on the trunk. :
Yup, me too!
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well.... these companies have done great ! I've seen lots of them, just passing by Times Square at the peak hours.

cheap advertising for only $500 a month. I would guess this is cheaper than some bill boards, and even cheaper than the ads on the busses.

high-visibility and impact...as you all mentioned, you see these 'fugly' cars running around...and so does many people.
So, the advertising company ads serves to reinforce their brand name in your sub-concious mind.

And its been proven by research in the marketing world, the more exposure and impressions that you have, you will be more likely to pick up the item during your next visit to the grocery store.
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Update on post #1 ...this is what Im talking about
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Originally Posted by timoc42
And its been proven by research in the marketing world, the more exposure and impressions that you have, you will be more likely to pick up the item during your next visit to the grocery store.
" Proven " by " Research " ?

The marketing people HONESTLY believe that? The more ads you see the more likely you are to buy ?

Most people look at ads as one of two things.....either an annoyance or, for the better ones like during the Super Bowl, as entertainment. Almost nobody actually takes ads seriously. That's why I laugh when I hear of companies paying a million dollars a minute for ad space on national TV shows.

However, I won't laugh at this guy using his Monte Carlo as a rolling billboard. He's not stupid........I'm sure HE's laughing all the way to the bank.

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Old 11-27-05, 01:28 AM
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Originally Posted by adidosc
maybe they're trying to be like the nascar cars they see on tv so they can get the hot GILFs.

LMAO !!!!!
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