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The Chase card ads are especially hurtful for the UA brand because they sell against the basic UA product. The key message in those spots is: UA is a big hassle, you need this card / talisman to make it less painful. There are very few companies dumb enough to characterize their core products as bad in order to sell upgrades. Sears bath towels are labeled "Good," "Better," "Best." They're not labeled "Poor," "Marginal," and "Good."
And, the current "advertisement" makes that point clearly.
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WOW what a cheap ad.
Did they pay some AV bachelors students from DePaul pizza n beer to make that?
CHEAP CHEAP CHEAP!
I've already forgotten it and instantly went back to thinking about the "It's time to fly" ads.
All of them.
They're all that memorable.
Did they pay some AV bachelors students from DePaul pizza n beer to make that?
CHEAP CHEAP CHEAP!
I've already forgotten it and instantly went back to thinking about the "It's time to fly" ads.
All of them.
They're all that memorable.
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That's exactly my point and it illustrates the inability of the CO team to think beyond the CO world-view. I've never flown anything other than 777 or 747 on UA between SFO and any European and Asian city. The idea of flying 11+ hours in an sCO 757 or 767 is preposterous. I'd never consider it. So, it might be "like flying international" on sCO from IAH or EWR but it's not "like flying international" on legacy sUA or any other real world class carrier.
I've been on numerous 10-11 hour flights on legacy UA 767's. You're living in a dream world. There is a big, big world outside of SFO.
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The 787 is advertised as having some advantages, e.g., better cabin pressure and humidity. But as far as I know, the air in a 747 is exactly the same as in a 767. What's the difference?
If this is explained in some other thread I would be happy to have a pointer there.
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"Flying United coast to coast is like flying United Internationally" Really????? Such a flat monotone voice, what are you trying to tell me? Are you trying to be a smarta**??? Wake me for the ice cream sundae????? WHAT?????????? This commercial just comes off as incredibly arrogant, kinda like a business passenger parading through the coach cabin showing off his business class boarding pass!
This has got to be the crappiest commercial I've seen, how did this get approved???
United needs to pull this commercial ASAP and come up with something much better.
Look at this AA commercial: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJPTtIOAls4
The music has got drama, it's got some oomph behind it. It draws emotionally showing that this new AA is going to come out much stronger and ready to kick some butt!
Or this British Airways commercial: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5fSLrVzpxg The music really brings out the class of the product.
This has got to be the crappiest commercial I've seen, how did this get approved???
United needs to pull this commercial ASAP and come up with something much better.
Look at this AA commercial: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJPTtIOAls4
The music has got drama, it's got some oomph behind it. It draws emotionally showing that this new AA is going to come out much stronger and ready to kick some butt!
Or this British Airways commercial: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5fSLrVzpxg The music really brings out the class of the product.
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"Flying United coast to coast is like flying United Internationally" Really????? Such a flat monotone voice, what are you trying to tell me? Are you trying to be a smarta**??? Wake me for the ice cream sundae????? WHAT?????????? This commercial just comes off as incredibly arrogant, kinda like a business passenger parading through the coach cabin showing off his business class boarding pass!
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The Rhapsody in Blue fits all the old UA ads. It sounds great in all the pmUA commercials. However, it sounds really odd with the new commercial or safety video....
fits great in those commercials and they don't just use the raw Rhapsody in Blue and use where it should be appeared. As a musician, I feel my ears got raped when I watch the new commercial with the Rhapsody in Blue.....it just doesn't fit ...
The old commercials look and sound elegant and the new commercial is just low and cheap.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9vWC...1CAAFD2374D9BA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frVP9lV_YR4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6LDrVAONII
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87qlW...1CAAFD2374D9BA
fits great in those commercials and they don't just use the raw Rhapsody in Blue and use where it should be appeared. As a musician, I feel my ears got raped when I watch the new commercial with the Rhapsody in Blue.....it just doesn't fit ...
The old commercials look and sound elegant and the new commercial is just low and cheap.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9vWC...1CAAFD2374D9BA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frVP9lV_YR4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6LDrVAONII
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87qlW...1CAAFD2374D9BA
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Look at this AA commercial: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJPTtIOAls4
The music has got drama, it's got some oomph behind it. It draws emotionally showing that this new AA is going to come out much stronger and ready to kick some butt!
The music has got drama, it's got some oomph behind it. It draws emotionally showing that this new AA is going to come out much stronger and ready to kick some butt!
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The 787 is advertised as having some advantages, e.g., better cabin pressure and humidity. But as far as I know, the air in a 747 is exactly the same as in a 767. What's the difference?
If this is explained in some other thread I would be happy to have a pointer there.
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Higher ceilings, more cross aisles, more walking space. I will always prefer a 500 square foot hotel room versus a 150 square foot room even if both have identical King Beds.
I will consider the 787 after teething pains are gone due to the humidity - I dry out too easy, carrying saline with me every flight. That would be a decent trade off v the more space in a 747.
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I only found out from this thread that DL flies some very nice 767's on LAX-JFK. They might benefit from advertising that, too.
That's very different from, "Fly AA because its ads have good music."
OK. It seems strange to me to prefer the 747 because the ceiling is higher above your head. But if that's the important thing to you, who am I to argue? Thanks for answering, anyway.
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We're supposed to discuss the topic of the thread, not attack each other.
In response, what I said is the truth. I've flown hundreds of thousands of TPAC and TATL miles out of SFO, and all of them were 777 and 747.
This is not a dream. This is my experience. And, that's what I wrote about.
Suppose they put exactly the same seats with exactly the same dimensions in the 757 or 767. Then why would you care what kind of a plane you are in?
The 787 is advertised as having some advantages, e.g., better cabin pressure and humidity. But as far as I know, the air in a 747 is exactly the same as in a 767. What's the difference?
The 787 is advertised as having some advantages, e.g., better cabin pressure and humidity. But as far as I know, the air in a 747 is exactly the same as in a 767. What's the difference?
It's no different than driving for 10 hours the cheapest possible rental car vs. driving in a big SUV. Even if both had the same seats, you'd feel more rested in the SUV.
Higher ceilings, more cross aisles, more walking space. I will always prefer a 500 square foot hotel room versus a 150 square foot room even if both have identical King Beds.
I will consider the 787 after teething pains are gone due to the humidity - I dry out too easy, carrying saline with me every flight. That would be a decent trade off v the more space in a 747.
I will consider the 787 after teething pains are gone due to the humidity - I dry out too easy, carrying saline with me every flight. That would be a decent trade off v the more space in a 747.