Comments on: ABN is PR BS: CBS News in the Tank for Car Dealers http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/abn-is-pr-bs-cbs-news-in-the-tank-for-car-dealers/ The Truth About Cars is dedicated to providing candid, unbiased automobile reviews and the latest in auto industry news. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:04:18 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: BlueBrat http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/abn-is-pr-bs-cbs-news-in-the-tank-for-car-dealers/comment-page-1/#comment-972992 BlueBrat Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:51:36 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=160792#comment-972992 <em>50merc</em>: How's that any different than what people talk about in a garage anyway, as well as a dealership sales floor? Seriously, ever shop for a sportscar? <em>Well your sure to get a lot of pussy with this thing, heh heh heh.</em> 50merc:
How’s that any different than what people talk about in a garage anyway, as well as a dealership sales floor? Seriously, ever shop for a sportscar? Well your sure to get a lot of pussy with this thing, heh heh heh.

]]> By: 50merc http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/abn-is-pr-bs-cbs-news-in-the-tank-for-car-dealers/comment-page-1/#comment-970482 50merc Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:56:03 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=160792#comment-970482 It was a relief to see the video and learn the poor folks in service department waiting rooms will be seeing reruns of CBS shows rather than what your picture of "Assholes By Nature" suggested: pitches from the dealership's used car salesmen. The remaining question is, how much "family friendly" programming can CBS come up with? Its prime-time schedule is mostly about tits, ass, fart jokes, sadism and bloody corpses. It was a relief to see the video and learn the poor folks in service department waiting rooms will be seeing reruns of CBS shows rather than what your picture of “Assholes By Nature” suggested: pitches from the dealership’s used car salesmen.

The remaining question is, how much “family friendly” programming can CBS come up with? Its prime-time schedule is mostly about tits, ass, fart jokes, sadism and bloody corpses.

]]> By: BlueBrat http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/abn-is-pr-bs-cbs-news-in-the-tank-for-car-dealers/comment-page-1/#comment-970182 BlueBrat Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:07:51 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=160792#comment-970182 It actually looks like a very good example of American Ingenuity; developing a product that doesn't exist and selling it to people who don't need it. It's not too far off from commercial-satellite radio that is store-friendly for the same reasons, only this channel has opportunity for further commercial-space selling with non-automotive products, while recycling/re-using their own generated content. I'd expect it to be a cash-cow with the advertising space it permits instead of the actual dealer-buy in. It actually looks like a very good example of American Ingenuity; developing a product that doesn’t exist and selling it to people who don’t need it.
It’s not too far off from commercial-satellite radio that is store-friendly for the same reasons, only this channel has opportunity for further commercial-space selling with non-automotive products, while recycling/re-using their own generated content.
I’d expect it to be a cash-cow with the advertising space it permits instead of the actual dealer-buy in.

]]> By: brettc http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/abn-is-pr-bs-cbs-news-in-the-tank-for-car-dealers/comment-page-1/#comment-969611 brettc Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:10:41 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=160792#comment-969611 I completely agree with the friendly mildly attractive white lady on ABN. I hate inappropriate daytime television, so that's why I would hate ABN. I'm glad I only go to the stealership to buy parts, because I can't imagine having to sit through even 10 minutes of that channel! I can see why CBS is doing this. If anyone else is like me and uses their DVR to record anything on CBS, then their advertisers aren't getting much money out of me. Watching DVR'd shows goes so much quicker when you fast forward through all the ads that are supposed to pay the bills at CBS. Too bad Katie has whored herself out for ABN, maybe it's in her contract. I completely agree with the friendly mildly attractive white lady on ABN. I hate inappropriate daytime television, so that’s why I would hate ABN. I’m glad I only go to the stealership to buy parts, because I can’t imagine having to sit through even 10 minutes of that channel!

I can see why CBS is doing this. If anyone else is like me and uses their DVR to record anything on CBS, then their advertisers aren’t getting much money out of me. Watching DVR’d shows goes so much quicker when you fast forward through all the ads that are supposed to pay the bills at CBS. Too bad Katie has whored herself out for ABN, maybe it’s in her contract.

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