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49. That's not the goal of those commercials you know.

Thu Dec 26, 2019, 12:53 AM

Dec 2019

oh sure. Any automaker would be thrilled to have a huge chunk of people run out and buy a this week as a gift. But that's not expected.

Nope. The goal of those ads is to keep that car maker in mind. Making the ludicrous suggestion that you buy a car for someone makes the company notable in your mind.

And if you always have a particular company in mind, when you DO go to buy a car sometime in the next few years, they have a better shot at you starting with them.

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