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Old 11-30-10, 04:49 PM
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Smile Acura "Season of Reason"

Acura Marketing is doing their best.

I have to say, I like their current campaign.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VLNnjjhY7A

Fast forward to:

1:10 - 1960's postmodern gingerbread house, but one hesitates to call it a house

and

2:00 - double vented, quad chambered chestnut roaster ... the chestnut, she's a fickle beast.
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Old 11-30-10, 05:01 PM
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The concept of oversaving? The Season of Reason Sales Event? Driven by Reason Sales Event?

I have to say, this is the reason Acura = FAIL.
ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
Pathetic doesn't even begin to describe the failure of their ad campaign.
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Old 11-30-10, 05:10 PM
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Wow, I couldn't even make it through the whole video .

Terrible, absolutely terrible .

This kind of nonsense from Acura and Honda just gives me more passion to hate them.
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Old 11-30-10, 05:17 PM
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Well,

I'm glad I wasted at least a portion of your time.



I also like the local Toyota dealer commercials in the style of "PLEASE TRY MY PRODUCT!" learn computers by CD tutorial commercials.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoCWM-MsUzU
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Old 11-30-10, 05:26 PM
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None of the commercials I see nowadays seems to stir up the soul like they use to. This includes Lexus, Acura, BMW, etc. They're so lame that I wonder why they would waste millions of dollars to get maybe four more customers.
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The concept of saving by buying the less desirable and cheaper product is a very old concept, despite the advertising spin.

btw - I think the "Soul" hamster commercials are good.
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This commercial makes me think that Acura will be doing a lot of saving too...of the cars it can't sell off their lots...
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Darn that chestnut... a fickle beeyotch... ha ha.

I really don't think commercials sell cars anyway. For something that's $10K, no one wakes up, sees a commerical and goes "holy crud... I need to get me one of those..."
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Old 11-30-10, 07:02 PM
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okay the chestnut roaster and the last commercial with the reindeer was clever...
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This is where it's at. (Sorry, I am a little biased towards Legends).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7gT8...eature=related
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Old 11-30-10, 07:42 PM
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Acura commercials are all B.S b/c they try to pawn off "advance" and "technology" and they are behind EVERYONE. They are even behind GM, Ford, Hyundai etc in some areas.

Notice they rarely show the front ends, always the rears and if it is the front 9 times out of 10 the cars are silver. This is a clear message, WE ARE ASHAMED OF OUR FACE. Imagine a Benz, BMW, Lexus commercial or ad where the front isn't shown.

As for Toyota I usually dislike their ads, many are annoying.
 
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just like BOSE (buy other stereo equipment), it's a Season of Reason (to buy other car)
sorry, couldn't help myself........................

I like the hamsters from the "soul" also

MB had an old one where Santa was in a red SL with the reindeers-pretty simple

seemed like Lexus stopped their big bow thing???
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This one stirs up the holiday spirit in me.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2qPbSal3fI
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Originally Posted by GS3Tek

seemed like Lexus stopped their big bow thing???
stopped the bow thing? NEVER!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9QwAS7HF_4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7OJW...eature=channel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTfAH...eature=channel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iw_z7...eature=channel
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the hatorade toward acura is amusing.

get a grip people.
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