{"id":1074,"date":"2011-10-10T09:22:50","date_gmt":"2011-10-10T13:22:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/changingchannels\/?p=1074"},"modified":"2011-10-10T09:22:50","modified_gmt":"2011-10-10T13:22:50","slug":"car-dealerships-auto-know-ads-better","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/changingchannels\/2011\/10\/car-dealerships-auto-know-ads-better.html","title":{"rendered":"Car Dealerships ‘Auto’ Know Ads Better"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bru-tal, or as I would say in my classic rock days … Jethro Bru-tull.<\/p>\n

That’s the best way to describe “local” auto dealership ads across the country.<\/p>\n

Having lived in New York, California and North Carolina I have seen some doozies, believe me.<\/p>\n

Two that stand out, and not in a good way, are in the Raleigh-area.<\/p>\n

In one ad campaign, the owner does a “who’s on first, what’s on second” riff with an actor he hired for his commercials.<\/p>\n

Ugh… it’s as painful as it sounds.<\/p>\n

Almost as bad is a Cary, N.C. dealership that has employees sing “Kendrick … we like it like that!” to the tune of the Romantics song “What I like about you”.<\/p>\n

It’s awkward at best, awful at worst … and kind of reminds me of a Florida dealer that does a similar ad to the “Ghostbusters” theme.<\/p>\n

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Ooh… it’s like a kick in the” grown” as Archie Bunker used to say.<\/p>\n

As were all the ads for Chuck (Not Too) Swift and Cal Worthington when I lived in Sacramento.<\/p>\n

Perhaps the ads are my punishment for watching too much TV?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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