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marketing
Posted: Fri May 14, 2021 9:36 pm
by daveinem
Just wanted to give props to the person who listed this particular Yamaha trombone on ebay:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/154155687442?h ... SwhG5fa6IL
Marketing at its finest.
Re: marketing
Posted: Fri May 14, 2021 10:56 pm
by robcat2075
So, what is that thing?
Behind the trombone...
Re: marketing
Posted: Sat May 15, 2021 3:44 am
by boneberg
All that is lacking is a scratch-and-sniff function
Re: marketing
Posted: Sat May 15, 2021 8:41 am
by JohnL
It's a the inner side of a bank vault door.
After a little googling, it looks like the building their store is in used to be a bank. They seem to use the vault as a mascot of sorts; it's in the background of a lot of the pics on their website as well as their eBay listings.
Re: marketing
Posted: Sat May 15, 2021 11:11 am
by daveinem
That's what I thought; it's a winner of a background, in any case!
Re: marketing
Posted: Sun May 16, 2021 5:48 pm
by Crazy4Tbone86
I disagree. I think the background is too busy and distracting. Isn’t effective marketing when the advertised item can’t get out of your head? So far, nobody is talking about the trombone on this thread.....we are talking about the backdrop. That’s just like all those cute beer commercials that people bring up in conversation....but they can never remember what brand of beer was being advertised!
Re: marketing
Posted: Sun May 16, 2021 7:22 pm
by daveinem
Merely found it amusing; the "mission impossible" background for a modest student Yamaha...
Re: marketing
Posted: Sun May 16, 2021 7:28 pm
by Peacemate
Crazy4Tbone86 wrote: ↑Sun May 16, 2021 5:48 pm
I disagree. I think the background is too busy and distracting. Isn’t effective marketing when the advertised item can’t get out of your head? So far, nobody is talking about the trombone on this thread.....we are talking about the backdrop. That’s just like all those cute beer commercials that people bring up in conversation....but they can never remember what brand of beer was being advertised!
If it made you look it's good advertising. You've seen it now, haven't you?
Re: marketing
Posted: Sun May 16, 2021 7:43 pm
by brassmedic
The trombone "Has bad smell and a lot of cosmetic wear", so it's probably to the seller's advantage if people don't talk about it.