Whats up with Toyota copying Pontiac commercials?

[Cfour]

Has anyone seen that new Camry commercial? IMO it just screams Pontiac marketing... the angle shots with it doing spins and the whole 9 yards... anyone else notice this?

 

[KingNothing]

Well they did partner on the Vibe/Matrix...

 

[slackerinabox]

Originally posted by: Cfour
Has anyone seen that new Camry commercial? IMO it just screams Pontiac marketing... the angle shots with it doing spins and the whole 9 yards... anyone else notice this?

Toyota marketing seems a little... Confused.. Right now.. I saw an add for a camry with two black people (one young, one old) playing chess.. I liked it because it was showing african americans doing somethign intellectual and not shooting hoops or shooting homies - but I didn't like that the older guy using the word "young cats" to describe young people. Why do all black people, including the elderly, have to use slang in commercials? it was a confused ad in my opinion - both positive but stereotypical

 

[Wolverine27]

I guess Toyota wants to try to give the "boring" Camry a more exciting image.

 

[Pepsi90919]

Originally posted by: freedomsbeat212

Originally posted by: Cfour
Has anyone seen that new Camry commercial? IMO it just screams Pontiac marketing... the angle shots with it doing spins and the whole 9 yards... anyone else notice this?

Toyota marketing seems a little... Confused.. Right now.. I saw an add for a camry with two black people (one young, one old) playing chess.. I liked it because it was showing african americans doing somethign intellectual and not shooting hoops or shooting homies - but I didn't like that the older guy using the word "young cats" to describe young people. Why do all black people, including the elderly, have to use slang in commercials? it was a confused ad in my opinion - both positive but stereotypical

do you see james earl jones using slang in verizon commercials?

 

[slackerinabox]

Originally posted by: Pepsi90919

Originally posted by: freedomsbeat212

Originally posted by: Cfour
Has anyone seen that new Camry commercial? IMO it just screams Pontiac marketing... the angle shots with it doing spins and the whole 9 yards... anyone else notice this?

Toyota marketing seems a little... Confused.. Right now.. I saw an add for a camry with two black people (one young, one old) playing chess.. I liked it because it was showing african americans doing somethign intellectual and not shooting hoops or shooting homies - but I didn't like that the older guy using the word "young cats" to describe young people. Why do all black people, including the elderly, have to use slang in commercials? it was a confused ad in my opinion - both positive but stereotypical

do you see james earl jones using slang in verizon commercials?

I think I did once or twice.. i remember it striking me as odd especially since I've always thought of James Earl Jones as really classy and refined.. It's like hearing the Queen of Egland saying "what's up peeps!"