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Old 02-03-14, 03:35 PM
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Originally Posted by bitkahuna
you mean your thread? anyway, not sure we need to put all car advertising discussion in one thread since the topic is very broad and covers every brand.
Make a dedicated The Official Superbowl Advertisement Thread then, there's several ads that could be clustered together for better archiving
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Old 02-03-14, 04:18 PM
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Originally Posted by bitkahuna
maybe like a maserati it was intended to be 'unusual', and maybe they've succeeded because we're talking about it, but i can't imagine it made anyone want to buy one!?
Well the main purpose of a lot of these kinds of ads is just to raise awareness. Even if it didn't sell anyone on the car by itself, it might have made a few prospective buyers aware of its existence. And maybe they then googled the car, found out some more and thought "hey, that's kinda cool! I think I'll go waste some moniez on that!"

... But yeah, with all that said, it was still a pretty strange ad.
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Old 02-03-14, 04:25 PM
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Yea, I didn't get the 'car' part of the commercial either. It was more like someones surreal dream.

And what was the part of changing the plugs in the motor cycle engine? Well maybe the stockholders will understand the money they spent
Originally Posted by bitkahuna
watching it again, yes, the message was great, but it still comes across as a PSA against bullying more than a car commercial.
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That exhaust note was pure sex. No one can compete with that on an oem system. Ad must have worked it drove so many people to Maserati's web site that it crashed.
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Old 02-03-14, 05:02 PM
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lol I guess they see themselves as the underdog. Sounded like something from the hunger games, lol.

Narrator was a poor choice.
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Weird commercial for Maserati - no mention of Italian heritage.

I agree the Jag one was much better.

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Old 02-03-14, 07:39 PM
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The idea behind this style of commercial is clearly to lock one's attention where you can't help but find out what all the drama buildup is about. It succeeds at that but yes there's technical mistakes, such as a child narrator.

Airing the 90 sec spot cost $12 million, not counting production costs. Maserati is extremely low volume. How many cars with they need to sell just to make that money back? And how many will sell because of this commercial ? Worth it?
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Old 02-03-14, 08:05 PM
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It done its job, it has all of you talking about it. I don't see a thread about the silverados ad campaign.
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Old 02-03-14, 08:08 PM
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Originally Posted by -J-P-L-
The idea behind this style of commercial is clearly to lock one's attention where you can't help but find out what all the drama buildup is about. It succeeds at that but yes there's technical mistakes, such as a child narrator.

Airing the 90 sec spot cost $12 million, not counting production costs. Maserati is extremely low volume. How many cars with they need to sell just to make that money back? And how many will sell because of this commercial ? Worth it?
Ghibli has been selling well, U.S sales are up 76%, Keep in mind its priced to compete with GS, E, 5, etc...
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Old 02-03-14, 08:18 PM
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I love how the car sound in the commercial.
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I also thought it was a great ad. Drew the viewer in and really held their attention once the car did appear, vs. just a bunch of car shots as usual.

Funny how Maserati and Infiniti are looking quite similar these days.
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Old 02-04-14, 04:30 AM
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yes, at a glance, you could mistaken it for an infiniti.

commercial is spot on. It's so ugly you'd only want to drive it in the dark, and with black paint, when no one can see you.
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http://press.autotrader.com/2014-02-...er-Bowl-XLVIII


Auto Ads Win Over Car Shoppers During Super Bowl® XLVIII

Feb 3, 2014

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Originally Posted by doge
Ghibli has been selling well, U.S sales are up 76%, Keep in mind its priced to compete with GS, E, 5, etc...

I wish they would have emphasised this. at under 70K (base level 5 series pricing) for a MASERATI, I would have been researching the car too. However many people saw the Trident emblem/Maserati name, and assumed that the car was out of their reach.
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Old 02-04-14, 09:47 AM
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Originally Posted by ExtremeDimensions
I wish they would have emphasised this. at under 70K (base level 5 series pricing) for a MASERATI, I would have been researching the car too. However many people saw the Trident emblem/Maserati name, and assumed that the car was out of their reach.
I think they did that on purpose, people will take to the web regardless. Once you see that they start at 67k its another wow. Now you have two separate events in your mind, the ad and the reasonable price.

Search results are up 26XX%, I think this has done well for them.

Ad's don't have to be funny, macho etc... all they have to do is make an impression and than the subconscious take over. Look how much attention its getting on this forum?
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