What happened with the Cadillac and Chevrolet ads last week? I’m a fan of the 60-day satisfaction guarantee and applaud GM’s positioning line, “May the Best Car Win.” But McCann-Erickson’s latest creative has choked GM’s reinvigoration program and has left its brands (including consumers) in a cloud of smoke. The cookie-cutter ads have blended both […]
Bob Lutz
The Leno Show, Cars & Star Power.
“I made $5 billion over the summer.” Leno rocks the crowd with his return to TV and his opening monologue. Jay confesses he turned his old cars into a gold mine with the Cash for Clunkers program. (wink) GM and the car industry could learn a lot from the reinvented Jay Leno Show. A couple […]
Kind of Blue Makes Green for GM.
Al Ries and Jack Trout were right (and wrong). The #1 immutable law of marketing is “be there first not necessarily better.” WSJ reported Apple’s 15% revenue growth for its new iPhone. The iPhone 3G S sizzles while its once unflappable cousin the iPod simmers. This reminded me of the late 90’s campaign positioning Apple […]