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Seth Godin<br />
Consider the Beetle<br />
The ad that launched the Beetle to everyone.<br />
The original VW Beetle was not as much of a counterculture<br />
car as you may remember. Its sales languished until<br />
some brilliant advertising saved it. On the basis of this<br />
great TV and print campaign, the car was profitable in the<br />
United States for more than fifteen years. The original<br />
Beetle is a poster child for the power of the TV-industrial<br />
complex.<br />
In this case, it was the shape, not the ads, that worked.<br />
The new Beetle, on the other hand, was a success<br />
because of the way it looked and the way it felt to drive.<br />
Good reviews, great word of mouth, and a distinctive<br />
shape that marketed it far and wide – these factors were<br />
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