As I was perusing the NYTimes online this morning, I came across a story that kinda disproves Elmer Wheeler’s saying from 1936 – ” Sell the sizzle, not the steak. ” Or was it, ” The cow’s don’t sell the steak, the sizzle does. ” ?
Either way, it may sell steak, but it ain’t selling cars.
In an article titled Car Ads Sell Sizzle. Drivers Don’t Buy It, Marv Salter goes on to show that Mercury’s ads aren’t helping them gain ground on the top-selling Camry, of which I’m a multiple time owner.
The Mercury ads seem to try to use a sexy actress to “sell” you on their product. That tactic doesn’t really work, does it ?
It just might, as that post I referenced has been my number one most viewed each and every month since I wrote it.
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