...and yes, if you click on the above graphic, you go to the Toyota Matrix site. They've given me the creeping willies so well that the least I can do is spot 'em a link.
Monday, March 31, 2008
Ad bogosity.
Some of you may be aware of Toyota's strange new marketing campaign for the Matrix, having discovered it by clicking on fake banner ads for a Pub-Fighting School or Animal Lingerie. The best "ad" in the campaign is the one below, however. The image of Mr. Raccoon is, for some reason, just seared... seared into my subconscious:
...and yes, if you click on the above graphic, you go to the Toyota Matrix site. They've given me the creeping willies so well that the least I can do is spot 'em a link.
...and yes, if you click on the above graphic, you go to the Toyota Matrix site. They've given me the creeping willies so well that the least I can do is spot 'em a link.
That is sort of a creepy lookin' critter. My first thought was that it was either molesting the dog, or getting ready to eat it.
ReplyDeleteI don't know what it says about the state of the nation that I was actually moderately surprised to find that Mr. Racoon's Pet Daycare wasn't a real business.
ReplyDeleteTam, I'm surprised you clicked onit to see where it went.
ReplyDeleteOh, I figured it was something I wanted to see regardless. No mortgage refi or Viagra spam banner is that clever...
ReplyDeleteTam, I'm terribly sorry to hijack, but I can't find another way to contact you. I think in another post you seemed very unhappy with Gun Sight; I'm shopping around, and don't have money to waste. Will you think of doing a blog entry on training schools? I'm also at
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I really appreciate your blog, and I'm sorry if my request is inappropriate.
Gunsite is fine. I'm pretty lukewarm on some others, though.
ReplyDeleteWhat quadrant of the country are you in?
All this and Toyota makes a good car too!
ReplyDeleteThe scary thing is it jives well with some pet food commercials.
ReplyDeleteAnonymous said...
All this and Toyota makes a good car too!
7:00 PM, March 31, 2008
Ahhh...Teflon Toyota...
Awesome target!!! Thanks Tam!!
ReplyDeleteI can think of only one word to describe this: Amazing.
ReplyDeleteSouthern California, Tam. 60 miles east of Los Angeles and 80 miles north of San Diego.
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry - your post in question was regarding Front Sight, not Gunsite.
ReplyDeleteYeah, and our trucks aren't bad either.
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