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From: esker@abaa.uucp (Lawrence Esker)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Amiga Commercials
Message-ID: <4307@abaa.UUCP>
Date: 24 Oct 89 14:00:51 GMT
References: <2265@nigel.udel.EDU> <20742@usc.edu> <1848@ucqais.uc.edu>
Reply-To: esker@abaa.UUCP (Lawrence Esker)
Organization: Allen Bradley
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In article <1848@ucqais.uc.edu> ggibeau@ucqais.uc.edu (AMOEBOID) writes:
>                               So, you are a dealer in East Nowhere,
>and think "Great, we will be seeing Amiga ads here finally, I will not only
>order my 20, but will get extras in anticipation of the upcoming swell in
>sales sure to happen once everyone sees these wonderful ads."  However,
>after buying all these wonderful machines, and telling your friends
>and neighbors to start watching TV for the ads, you find out that
>only the top 18 spots in the US are considered NATIONAL, and that
>your area just doesn't happen to be in on this list.  I can see where
>some of the dealers in the other (18 from how many - how high do
>they keep track of advertising areas) areas may get a bit (or more)
>POed at this turn of events.  I still not have seen the ads in
>Cincinnati (we are 23rd) and I have been looking for them.
>	George Gibeau

I have seen a commercial on the Detroit FOX channel and on MTV.  I wasn't too
thrilled.  They move too quick and over too soon before the eye even notices
the special effects or what the amiga itself is doing.  If I saw these before
I bought my A1000 with v1.0, I probably wouldn't be convinced.  (Yes I am an
ancient master for those trivia people talking about v1.0.)

In any event, I doubt if C= would be bothering to monkey with the little
independent stations that carry FOX.  It is possible that they advertise via
the network itself.  Also MTV is national for the cable watching folks.  (BTW,
I don't watch MTV, I just saw it flipping channels.)

It is my guess that C= wants the 18 areas to see the commercials at least 20
times but are putting some effort into penetrating the East Nowhere market.
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