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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Amiga Ads
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Date: 30 Oct 89 00:57:33 GMT
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>>27-Oct-89  uucp%"esker@abaa.uuc" writes;
>>  Commodore should have a hotline setup until Christmas.

   Commodore (I here) does have such a hotline set up.  I don't know the
number, but it does exist.
   I doubt, though, that putting such a number at the end of every TV ad would
be enough.  The ads, in my opinion, seem to show off the celeberties more than
they show off the Amiga.  Notice that when IBM used Jammie Farr, from MASH in
their ads, the ad still centered around the IBM PC.  Jammie actually sounded
like he knew what he was talking about.  In the Commodore ads, on the other
hand, it looks more like they are showing off the Pointer Sisters, La Sorda,
and Stevie.  NOTE:  I recall the Sisters wanting advice from Stevie, not
Stevie AND his Amiga.  And, when Stevie is shown, he's just there pecking
away at the mouse and keyboard, but he's not telling anybody why they should
use the Amiga (well maybe the announcer does, but if you're going to have
somebody using something in an ad, they should be the ones doing the explaining.
  In conclusion, there IS a hotline, and it's great to see C= advertising
again, but the efforts could have been alot better for the amount of money
spent.  They could've used more substance and less celeberties.

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  \/CSD29_R3@UNO    David Vazquez.