The Weathertech Guy

[cairns]

Hey Cairns, not defending him but... I've often seen that it's not necessarily the owner of the company's idea to be in front of the camera but more like poor advise from his advertising agency

I agree- now that we know he isn't an egocentric moron he shouldn't let himself be portrayed that way. Because that's what I think those ads make him look like......you guys may know differently but the rest of the world doesn't. When I see those ads I want to buy from somebody else....it's like the guy flying his own helicopter for Scotttrade or whatever it was.....

[kaisen]

Originally Posted by cairns

Why not highlight your employees once in a while? The quality of your mats? A happy customer? Show a pretty girl?

You must be 17 and/or have a short memory.

After 9/11 MacNeil ran a multi-page spread that really hit the "investment in America" side of things. Photos of employees? Lots of them. Quality of mats? Even photos of the engineers, and the metal bucks produced as moulds for the mats, and the weight of the vinyls. Pretty girls? They were in *every* WeatherTech ad.

This photo of the plant, the flag, his employees, his family, his dogs took up a full two-page spread:

Originally Posted by cairns

And FWIW I've never seen Griot, Mike Valentine or the Sharper Image guy* tell me their life story in order to get me to buy their products. Much less publish full page pictures of themselves.

[DARISC]

Originally Posted by cairns

Is it just me? Or is the weathertech guy an egocentric moron?

I swear there are two pages of ads in every auto magazine out there with pictures of him needing a shave......espousing his philosphy of life and telling us how nice he is to little children and small dogs.

Is this really how you sell floormats?

If magazine ads upset you to the point that you post this...you really need to get a life.

[URY914]

Funny that he only has one picture of himself on the website. From his print ads you would think it would have been on the home page.

[Chocaholic]

In defense of the OP, the ads get on my nerves too. Nothing against the owner of the company or his advertising style, just my 2 cents.

[pitargue]

I ordered some WeatherTech mats after reading this thread.

[quicksix]

I canceled mine.

[DARISC]

Originally Posted by quicksix

I canceled mine.

Why? Because ass hole Darrell Issa is investigating him for selling Chinese made floor mats and claiming they're U.S. made?

[cairns]

Oh God here we go again....I apologize for offending anyone...I just thought the ads were stupid. And I don't think Darrel Issa has anything to do with them.

As for not having a life (or being 17) I think we ought not go down that path....you can take that crap over to PARF...and try not to offend me.....or anyone else who wants to have a rational discussion.

[kaisen]

Originally Posted by cairns

As for not having a life (or being 17) I think we ought not go down that path....

Then how could you not remember the Weathertech and Valentine One ads from a few years ago?

Either you're too young to have seen them in the first place, you weren't reading car magazines back then, or you have a short memory

There's nothing offensive there, I was seriously wondering

[exc911ence]

Let's bring this thread back with another look at the girl:



I feel better. You?

[quicksix]

[QUOTE=DARISC;6824412]Why? Because ass hole Darrell Issa is investigating him for selling Chinese made floor mats and claiming they're U.S. made?


I was just kidding,I was responding to the post above mine..

[URY914]

She does nothing for me.

[cairns]

Then how could you not remember the Weathertech and Valentine One ads from a few years ago?

Either you're too young to have seen them in the first place, you weren't reading car magazines back then, or you have a short memory

There's nothing offensive there, I was seriously wondering

Or I'm 17 isn't offensive?? Please.

Honestly I don't recall seeing either one of those ads. But I haven't subscribed to Autoweek again until recently and other than Excellence the only other automotive magazines I subscribe to (Motorweek and Car) are British. But I do remember the girl.

[Rot 911]

Originally Posted by exc911ence

Her:

I checked out the ads just for her. Damn she had some great legs.

[kaisen]

Originally Posted by cairns

Or I'm 17 isn't offensive?? Please.

Honestly I don't recall seeing either one of those ads. But I haven't subscribed to Autoweek again until recently and other than Excellence the only other automotive magazines I subscribe to (Motorweek and Car) are British. But I do remember the girl.

It wouldn't be offensive if you really were 17

If you subscribed or perused the US Big Three (Car and Driver, Road & Track, or Motor Trend) you WOULD have seen the WeatherTech ads "back in the day", and also the Valentine One ads that ran for years with Mike's face in that white lab coat.

If you read British mags, you likely missed it
You likely missed all the ads for Rembrandt whitening strips, Invisalign, and Sonicare toothbrushes as well

[widebody911]

Originally Posted by kaisen

If you read British mags, you likely missed it
You likely missed all the ads for Rembrandt whitening strips, Invisalign, and Sonicare toothbrushes as well

Pow! Right in the kisser!

[cairns]

I don't read the "big three", haven't in years and don't even consider them that any more.

When I was 17 - about 40 years ago- I did. Too many Lamborghini Countachs and Mustang v. Camaro contests for me. Brock Yates is dead and Peter Egan might as well be. Satch writes in Roundel now and is a shadow of his former self. He's gone from rallying Saabs to defending an almost 4000 lb 3 series that doesn't have a spare tire or a dipstick. The only Valentine ads I notice are on the back of Panoramas. And my Porsche membership lapsed last Fall (yes I just renewed- I finally noticed the Panos were later than usual) so I haven't seen them lately either.

Do they still run the pheromone ads that will make you irresistable to women???

[Zeke]

Originally Posted by cairns

*BTW I didn't even know there was a Sharper Image guy- that catalog goes straight in the trash. You can only read about the world's best nose hair trimmer so many times....

It sure did. You didn't even get to the inside cover where he parked himself and told his story and introduced new products in a very promoting way.

cairns, you're on the rag today.

[kaisen]

Wasn't/isn't the Sharper Image guy's name Kaplan? I think I met him once