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Old Jul 21, 2009 | 12:32 AM
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Bob Lutz unhappy with new Buick campaign?

http://www.autoblog.com/2009/07/20/b...uick-campaign/
Looks like there could be too many cooks in the Buick PR kitchen, and the soup is looking worried. For the new GM to get on its feet, Buick has to find its feet. To do that, Buick has created a number of ad campaigns meant to showcase its new product and bring new, younger buyers to the brand. One of the commercials in the campaign is called "Photo Shoot," and according to a report, the recently empowered VP of marketing, Bob Lutz, isn't particularly pleased with the spot.

Both Lutz and GM CEO Fritz Henderson don't believe the commercial positions Buick as a luxury brand that competes with Lexus. They have told GM's ad agency, Leo Burnett, that it needs to do better. However -- and here's where it gets convoluted -- the ad was created by an independent shop that Leo Burnett was told to hire to do the work. Mark LaNeve, GM's head of marketing, allegedly instructed Burnett to hire Gary Topolewski, a former creative director at Burnett who worked with LaNeve on Cadillac's Break Through ad campaign, and who now runs another ad agency.

The other character in the middle of all of this is Buick VP Susan Docherty, who defended the commercial. She said it fulfills its role of promoting a revamped Buick brand, adding that she looks "forward to working with Bob and sharing spots two through six with him." Follow the jump to watch the commercial, and you can decide if it makes you put the word "Buick" in the same sentence with "Lexus."
Old Jul 21, 2009 | 01:05 AM
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I'm confused...

They intend to target young, upscale, fashionable buyers by parodying youth, pop, and fashion culture? And then Ini Kamoze is playing...
Old Jul 21, 2009 | 08:40 AM
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That commercial is the ghey...
Old Jul 21, 2009 | 09:11 PM
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Lol. My first thought after seeing the commercial and b4 reading any comments was, the commercial was extremly homo.
Old Jul 21, 2009 | 10:14 PM
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Pretty LAme.

Fire Everybody, especially Mark LaNeve.
Old Jul 22, 2009 | 12:08 AM
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I didn't think it was that bad.
Old Jul 22, 2009 | 02:00 AM
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Bob is gone this year.

He won't let Fritz call the shots....Because Fritz CAN'T call the shots!
Old Jul 22, 2009 | 09:43 AM
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I wish I had audio at work, but the director in the shots, without audio, looks like he is about to dry hump the car.

Failed commercial. I also think they could get better angles of the car in the commercial.
Old Jul 22, 2009 | 10:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Josh452
Bob is gone this year.
Not any more -- he's no longer planning on retiring at the end of the year.
Old Jul 23, 2009 | 01:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Plague
I wish I had audio at work, but the director in the shots, without audio, looks like he is about to dry hump the car.

Failed commercial. I also think they could get better angles of the car in the commercial.
LMAO !!!!

The first time I saw the commercial, I thought it was just wierd. The second time, it started to look obscene............ much like you commented on.

Since then, whenever it comes on, I just go "Ewwwwww" and change the channel.
Old Jul 23, 2009 | 09:42 AM
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Originally Posted by 94LightningGal
LMAO !!!!

The first time I saw the commercial, I thought it was just wierd. The second time, it started to look obscene............ much like you commented on.

Since then, whenever it comes on, I just go "Ewwwwww" and change the channel.
Damn, these are actually on TV? I haven't seen them yet. That is pretty bad.
Old Jul 23, 2009 | 10:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Plague
Damn, these are actually on TV? I haven't seen them yet. That is pretty bad.
It's not a bad commercial. It's just (as someone said most correctly) it's extremely lame.

It might work with a perfume or as a service oriented commercial, but it's limp as far as car commercials go.
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