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exboyfil

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3. Actually I think it is a wonderful free market response

Reply to Turbineguy (Reply #2)

Sun May 20, 2012, 10:39 AM

May 2012

I guess the CEO from GM missed his golf game with the CEO of CBS. I have thought for years that companies that advertisement at the Super Bowl (with a few rare exceptions) are out of their minds.

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GM says Super Bowl ads too expensive and bows out [View all] marmar May 2012 OP

I would almost structure an ad campaign to mock the exboyfil May 2012 #1

Oh dear..... Turbineguy May 2012 #2

Actually I think it is a wonderful free market response exboyfil May 2012 #3

GM also dropped Facebook as 'not worth it.' Good for them. CurtEastPoint May 2012 #4

Yes, good to see these smart calls. JNelson6563 May 2012 #5

There's also an East Point, GA, near Atlanta. marmar May 2012 #6

heh Then my post should render a "Huh?" JNelson6563 May 2012 #9

I drive through SCS almost every day Motown_Johnny May 2012 #10

Grew up by 10 Mile & Jefferson. JNelson6563 May 2012 #12

Class of '81 Motown_Johnny May 2012 #15

Wow! Class of '81 Lakeview here. JNelson6563 May 2012 #16

I did 6 weeks of summer school at Lakeview Motown_Johnny May 2012 #18

Yeah, I'm in EP, GA. Two words. I have heard of Ep, MI, one word. CurtEastPoint May 2012 #13

I love the smell of capitalists shitting on each other in the morning - n/t coalition_unwilling May 2012 #7

~$4.25 Million for a 30 second ad... Motown_Johnny May 2012 #8

Lots of good ideas! JNelson6563 May 2012 #11

And that's just the airtime. msu2ba May 2012 #14

Very good point! JNelson6563 May 2012 #17