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EYESORE 9001

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1. I believe the brand name played a role in its demise

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Mon Apr 29, 2024, 05:58 AM

Apr 2024

Anything with ‘old’ in the name turns off customers from younger demographics. I remember a slogan GM ran, something like, ‘this is not your father’s Oldsmobile’. I knew that ad campaign was bound to fail.

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On this day, April 29, 2004, the last Oldsmobile was built. [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2024 OP

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