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They think, as do I, that there isn’t a more gullible, materialistic, socially irresponsible demagraphic on the planet, than a dull witted golfer. So, when do you pick the new wheels up, anyway?
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That’s why whenever I watch a golf tournament live, I have another channel set to "flash back" during the commercials. In this case the LPGA tournament provided a good alternative in the early going and the NFL at the end.
One trouble with this tournament is that we have to be careful which golf web sites we look at before watching it "live". Some will tell us the final score before the broadcast.
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Must be aimed at senile hippies with brains fried from too many drugs 
Hey, Leave Randy alone !! PS. Ugly my ass! 
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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -I’ve been watching the President’s Cup on NBC and it seems like they’ve shown that Chrysler Pacifica commercial about 1,000 times….probably 6 or 7 times just during the sudden death playoff between Tiger and Ernie Els. Heck, I think I’ve got that thing memorized word for word now ("I see a man who knows where he’s going in the world…"). Why would they show a single commercial so many times in a given telecast? I think that even if I *had* been interested in buying a Pacifica to begin with, being force-fed that commercial so many times would have gone a long way toward making me consider another manufacturer. Oh well, I enjoyed the golf. :-) Ray Pezzi Traverse City, MI
It is called mass marketing. That given, think of who the target audience would be for that product. They state, beyond the SUV, and it appeared they were your typical 4 person family, soccer mom, daughter, son, and pop. They were the only family left in 2003 with the money to buy one! Ken Needs
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But it got you to remember the name of the car!!!!
Actually it didn’t. I got the name of the car from the thread subject line. During the broadcast I just knew it as that damned annoying minivan commercial that kept coming on again… and again… and again… At the end of the broadcast if you had asked me what type of minivan it was, I probably could have guessed Chrysler because of the golf connection. But I would’ve had no clue what the model was. Why doesn’t Victoria’s Secret run commercials during golf? — Neal B. Richmond, VA RSG Roll Call: http://rec-sport-golf.com/?rc=beasleyneal
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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Why would they show a single commercial so many times in a given telecast? I think that even if I *had* been interested in buying a Pacifica to begin with, being force-fed that commercial so many times would have gone a long way toward making me consider another manufacturer. That’s why whenever I watch a golf tournament live, I have another channel set to "flash back" during the commercials. In this case the LPGA tournament provided a good alternative in the early going and the NFL at the end. To answer the question, I have no idea why anyone thinks bombing us with the same commercial over and over will increase my chances of buying the product. For me it’s just the opposite. Chrysler has made a strong impression as a car I won’t even look at. (As has Cadillac, with those ridiculous Led Zeppelin ads. Must be aimed at senile hippies with brains fried from too many drugs
Hey, cool it, man!
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Why would they show a single commercial so many times in a given telecast? I think that even if I *had* been interested in buying a Pacifica to begin with, being force-fed that commercial so many times would have gone a long way toward making me consider another manufacturer.
That’s why whenever I watch a golf tournament live, I have another channel set to "flash back" during the commercials. In this case the LPGA tournament provided a good alternative in the early going and the NFL at the end. To answer the question, I have no idea why anyone thinks bombing us with the same commercial over and over will increase my chances of buying the product. For me it’s just the opposite. Chrysler has made a strong impression as a car I won’t even look at. (As has Cadillac, with those ridiculous Led Zeppelin ads. Must be aimed at senile hippies with brains fried from too many drugs — http://home.att.net/~wamontgomery )
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But it got you to remember the name of the car!!!! and you mention it to this newsgroup. The advertiser did their job. Even though you won’t buy one. btw, I changed channel when the car appeared on TV.
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Tell me about it… The one thing they accomplished it to ensure that that I will never buy a Chrysler Pacifica. Every time that commercial came on I made a dive for the remote control. — Neal B. Richmond, VA RSG Roll Call: http://rec-sport-golf.com/?rc=beasleyneal
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I think Kenny Perry and Nick Price was the best match…. I thought Kenny was a bit chocked up after Nick Price lost the match and broke his putter with his knee ….. Kenny
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I’ve been watching the President’s Cup on NBC and it seems like they’ve shown that Chrysler Pacifica commercial about 1,000 times….probably 6 or 7 times just during the sudden death playoff between Tiger and Ernie Els. Heck, I think I’ve got that thing memorized word for word now ("I see a man who knows where he’s going in the world…"). Why would they show a single commercial so many times in a given telecast? I think that even if I *had* been interested in buying a Pacifica to begin with, being force-fed that commercial so many times would have gone a long way toward making me consider another manufacturer. Oh well, I enjoyed the golf. :-) New concept: mute button. Other new concept, at least here in the Bay Area: on another channel — the Shawshank Redemption. Tim Robbins at his best. And a real treat in between the shots, and after. If you haven’t caught him in Mystic River, do it soon. He’s also great in that, along with Penn, who’s spectacular. Golf wasn’t bad. I tuned in for the best part…when DLIII was hitting up to 17 green. Wonder if the earlier parts of today/earlier days were as dramatic? Probably not. Just enough golf so I didn’t fall asleep.
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Would you have preferred the Neon commercial? With two NFL games going on at the same time, why would you sit through the commercials? Oh, I know, the missus had the remote!
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I’ve been watching the President’s Cup on NBC and it seems like they’ve shown that Chrysler Pacifica commercial about 1,000 times….probably 6 or 7 times just during the sudden death playoff between Tiger and Ernie Els. Heck, I think I’ve got that thing memorized word for word now ("I see a man who knows where he’s going in the world…"). Why would they show a single commercial so many times in a given telecast? I think that even if I *had* been interested in buying a Pacifica to begin with, being force-fed that commercial so many times would have gone a long way toward making me consider another manufacturer. Oh well, I enjoyed the golf. :-)
New concept: mute button. Other new concept, at least here in the Bay Area: on another channel — the Shawshank Redemption. Tim Robbins at his best. And a real treat in between the shots, and after. If you haven’t caught him in Mystic River, do it soon. He’s also great in that, along with Penn, who’s spectacular. Golf wasn’t bad. I tuned in for the best part…when DLIII was hitting up to 17 green. Wonder if the earlier parts of today/earlier days were as dramatic? Probably not. Just enough golf so I didn’t fall asleep.
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Tell me about it… The one thing they accomplished it to ensure that that I will never buy a Chrysler Pacifica. Every time that commercial came on I made a dive for the remote control. — Neal B. Richmond, VA RSG Roll Call: http://rec-sport-golf.com/?rc=beasleyneal
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Agreed! I started flipping channels, especially when the commercial showed up after each shot pair. For a pseudo-live event, I’m surprised NBC couldn’t come up with a better solution. Of course, they gave a lot of commercial play to Chrysler and, maybe, made some extra money for NBC. — Michael L. Wyland Sumption & Wyland 818 South Hawthorne Avenue Sioux Falls, SD 57104-4537 (605) 336-0244 (605) 336-0275 (FAX) (888) 4-SUMPTION (toll-free) http://www.sumptionandwyland.com — free e-newsletter sign-up — new article: "2004 Forecast for the Nonprofit Sector"
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I’ve been watching the President’s Cup on NBC and it seems like they’ve shown that Chrysler Pacifica commercial about 1,000 times….probably 6 or 7 times just during the sudden death playoff between Tiger and Ernie Els. Heck, I think I’ve got that thing memorized word for word now ("I see a man who knows where he’s going in the world…"). Why would they show a single commercial so many times in a given telecast? I think that even if I *had* been interested in buying a Pacifica to begin with, being force-fed that commercial so many times would have gone a long way toward making me consider another manufacturer. Oh well, I enjoyed the golf. :-) Ray Pezzi Traverse City, MI