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Not with timing like this, which would create such bad blood. This news item has an ulterior motive. Not that that precludes the possibility that Facebook ads
by bgilroy26 14y ago
Not with timing like this, which would create such bad blood. This news item has an ulterior motive.
Not that that precludes the possibility that Facebook ads don't work.
- dkrich 14y agoWell if Facebook ads DO work (at least for GM) I don't believe they would have pulled their campaign no matter what ulterior motives they may have. Sales are sales.
- neilk 14y agoUnless they obtained a better deal with a competitor; a competitor that might have an interest in sabotaging the IPO.
- dkrich 14y agoThat's pretty ridiculous. The marketing department of GM isn't worried about the best deal. It's great if they can save money, but how much could GM really be saving with, oh I don't know, let's just say, Google? Keep in mind they spent $10 million on Facebook. One tv ad during the Super Bowl is probably half that. If GM believed they would lose sales by ending Facebook ads, they wouldn't end them. Even if that were true, you aren't going to sabotage a projected $100 billion IPO with a $10 million account. It would certainly be better for Facebook if this were a conspiracy, but I don't believe that's what's happening here.
- dageshi 14y agoPerhaps the author has been sitting on said story for a while and decided to publish it at point of maximum impact? It's likely to get a lot more attention now than it would do at almost any other time.
- malandrew 14y agoAhh... the good ol' news hook. relevant: http://www.themillions.com/2012/04/the-berenstain-bears-and-the-tyranny-of-timeliness.html http://www.themillions.com/2012/04/the-berenstain-bears-and-...
- bgilroy26 14y agoThe more I think about it, this line of possibility seems at least equally likely to he PO'd GM theory.