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Old Aug 5, 2012 | 02:37 AM
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Creepy or Clever Marketing

Stealing the title from autoblog

<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/46439060" width="500" height="281" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe> <p><a href="http://vimeo.com/46439060">Pfaff Auto: Instant Direct Mail</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/loweroche">Lowe Roche Advertising</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>

http://www.autoblog.com/2012/08/04/c...r-house-in-di/

pretty neat if you ask me haha, this wont work in "lesser" neighborhoods though haha
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Old Aug 5, 2012 | 10:15 AM
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Old Aug 5, 2012 | 10:27 AM
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extremely smart!

When my dad was a GM, he used to check the books, see who hasn't bought a car in around two years or test drove a car recently. Park the car they were interested in right on the street and leave it there for the perspective customer to call his dealership up.

He said a third of the people went for it since their neighbors were commenting how nice their new car was.
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Old Aug 5, 2012 | 11:54 AM
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Very clever!
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Old Aug 5, 2012 | 12:07 PM
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Cool.
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Old Aug 5, 2012 | 12:34 PM
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I'm pretty sure this would get you shot in Texas

I have a friend that lives in an affluent neighborhood and a lawn service took a picture of his house to use it on their promotional material, without asking. They had to service his lawn for free for like 3 months or "deal with the consequences".

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Old Aug 5, 2012 | 05:23 PM
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It's cool to have the perrsonal touch, but it would be an awkward situation if I walked (or drove) in on them.
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Old Aug 5, 2012 | 05:26 PM
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Interesting concept, but it would definitely take a lot of time for the average dealer to pull something like this off without someone calling the cops on them for trespassing..In NY, at least.
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Old Aug 5, 2012 | 07:45 PM
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would it be considered trespassing??

They arent going on the driveway, just snapping a pic of their car?
I dont see how this violates a law?

I know some people wont be happy with it.
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Old Aug 5, 2012 | 08:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Shoofin
Interesting concept, but it would definitely take a lot of time for the average dealer to pull something like this off without someone calling the cops on them for trespassing..In NY, at least.
Originally Posted by speedemon90
would it be considered trespassing??

They arent going on the driveway, just snapping a pic of their car?
I dont see how this violates a law?

I know some people wont be happy with it.
Google Street View + Photoshop. That's really all that's needed.
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Old Aug 5, 2012 | 08:28 PM
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Cool. Cool.
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Old Aug 5, 2012 | 10:28 PM
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Does Toronto not have mailboxes at the curb?
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Old Aug 6, 2012 | 10:12 AM
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Originally Posted by speedemon90



this wont work in "lesser" neighborhoods though haha
Yep, I'm the "wealthy" guy on my block, people in my neighborhood only have one front door and the cars are either Hyundai's or on cinder blocks .
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Old Aug 6, 2012 | 11:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Shoofin
Interesting concept, but it would definitely take a lot of time for the average dealer to pull something like this off without someone calling the cops on them for trespassing..In NY, at least.
Things are a lot more lenient in Canada.
At worst you would just be asked to leave.

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Does Toronto not have mailboxes at the curb?
Most neighborhoods have a big mailbox almost like an apartment with 20 or so boxes.

Also convenient as you can drop off mail to the box.

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