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Motown_Johnny

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8. ~$4.25 Million for a 30 second ad...

Sun May 20, 2012, 11:17 AM

May 2012

... and a Chevy Volt costs ~$50,000.00 (less but I am rounding up).

So 4,250,000 / 50,000 = 85

Maybe they should raffle off 75 Volts for anyone who takes a test drive, or reimburse the cost of the car for 75 buyers, and just switch some of their usual ads to promote it. Maybe give away one per state plus reimbursing the cost to 25 buyers picked at random.

I can think of a lot of ways to spend $4.25 million to advertise beyond TV ads on the Super Bowl.

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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