Sometimes a corporation’s need to create a memorable ad produces accidental honesty (Audi Green Police Super Bowl Ad)
YouTube – Audi 2010 Green Car Super Bowl Commercial.
The fact that Audi believes this ad reaches their customer base is a good thing. It means they know the population hates the coming slavery and wants it to not happen.
But it also shows us Audi’s business model: the government is going to punish people who don’t use our product, so we have a viable chance of winning market share. This has been the tried and true method by which robber barons make great fortunes.
Nevertheless, the ad is sickening and it was a miscalculation to think that this will actually sell cars, in my opinion. I’d like to think that someone in Audi hates the coming slavery and loathes having to do business to cater to the slave masters.
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February 8th, 2010 at 1:41 pm
Yeah, it’s pretty disturbing when you consider that it was probably intended to be amusing. I think I usually have a decent sense of humor, but thinking those scenarios are funny isn’t a good thing.