What is the oddest thing your dealership (or client) has given away to customers as a promotional item?
Here is mine...
Here is mine...
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Interesting dealership promotional give away
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Automotive professionals share examples of unusual promotional giveaways their dealerships have used, including condom wrappers from a Chicago dealership at a Pride parade and novelty items from industry events like NADA. The discussion highlights both humorous and questionable marketing tactics, with one reply noting a dealership's promise not to follow up on test drive leads as a selling point. The thread suggests that while creative promotions can grab attention, some dealership giveaways risk being more memorable for the wrong reasons.
- Nov 4, 2012
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Yeah, no. I wasn't responsible for this piece. We were discussing this on my local car club forum. One of the members got it at a gay pride parade (which is a big deal in Chicago). I just got a kick out of the "Enjoy your ride" statement on a condom wrapper 
- Nov 4, 2012
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Yeah, it got my attention... Not sure in a good way, though.
At the beginning of this school year there was an advertising piece left on my front door encouraging people to go to a local dealership, get a test drive and bring said advertisement in and they would donate to the school. In big letters it said "We promise not to follow up or call you after your test drive".
At the beginning of this school year there was an advertising piece left on my front door encouraging people to go to a local dealership, get a test drive and bring said advertisement in and they would donate to the school. In big letters it said "We promise not to follow up or call you after your test drive".
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Weirdest one is Infiniti. They added their logo to some dude's arm. I'll get a pic of that some time
Weirdest one is Infiniti. They added their logo to some dude's arm. I'll get a pic of that some time
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Automotive professionals share examples of unusual promotional giveaways their dealerships have used, including condom wrappers from a Chicago dealership at a Pride parade and novelty items from industry events like NADA. The discussion highlights both humorous and questionable marketing tactics, with one reply noting a dealership's promise not to follow up on test drive leads as a selling point. The thread suggests that while creative promotions can grab attention, some dealership giveaways risk being more memorable for the wrong reasons.
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