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Old Dec 18, 2005 | 08:26 AM
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I rarely ever drive into SF but we had some weekend work going on. As I'm leaving the City, stuck in rain and traffic trying to get to the bridge, I looked over and saw a familiar outline on a billboard. I had to scramble to get my camera and change the settings and I even stopped traffic for a moment to make sure I got a clear shot. This is definitely my favorite ad so far:

Old Dec 18, 2005 | 10:51 AM
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Hahaha, that's awsome.
Old Dec 18, 2005 | 02:06 PM
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that is nice,,,,,,
Old Dec 18, 2005 | 03:05 PM
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yeah, I saw one like that in Houston about a month ago...I almost DIED laughing, it was SO awsome...I like the paintjob on that one too.
Old Dec 18, 2005 | 03:25 PM
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Love that paint job....
Old Dec 18, 2005 | 03:59 PM
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The new ad campaign uses a few things for the xB. One is I (heart) xB ala I Love NY and an imagine of a bulldog with the word inspiration.

I've emailed the folks here at Scion Life to see where I could post them as they are available to the ad industry for download.

Anyway, couldn't be more true "SO WRONG FOR SO MANY"
Old Dec 18, 2005 | 09:06 PM
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they have a good marketing team for scion in general. i like all the commercials and advertisements.
Old Dec 18, 2005 | 09:16 PM
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Creatively, Attik does deriative work (kind of lifting from existing or old campaigns for other cars), like the bulldog ad, it's been done (honda).

So little is spent on this account it is no wonder why.
Old Dec 18, 2005 | 09:54 PM
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that is so true and so awesome
Old Dec 18, 2005 | 11:09 PM
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I enjoyed that particular billboard, because it fits the xB quite well.

Not all of Toyota's marketing for Scion has been received as well...

http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2...30/017546.html

(Yeah, I know the article is from all the way back in January, but that doesn't male it ancient history - yet...

Luckily, they are putting out some very nice product under the Scion marque.
Old Dec 18, 2005 | 11:13 PM
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wow... thats one sexy box!!
Old Dec 18, 2005 | 11:26 PM
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Great ad but ugly car.
Old Dec 18, 2005 | 11:27 PM
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I love it! Why don't we have that here in L.A.?
Old Dec 19, 2005 | 02:23 AM
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We have that same exact ad over here in the western suburbs on I-294, heading south towards I-55. I 've been wanting to take a photo of that ad for some time now. Definitely one of the best ads so far...
Old Dec 19, 2005 | 04:07 AM
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dang, Orlando needs to step up
with Scion billboards, haha.

creative, i like.
Old Dec 19, 2005 | 04:24 PM
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Nice paint and stance. So true on the message also. With ads like this it's no wonder Scion is doing so well. I Like It!
Old Dec 19, 2005 | 06:05 PM
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Cool ad. Its a shame the car apears to be a photochop.
Old Dec 19, 2005 | 06:26 PM
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Originally Posted by mikee1680
I love it! Why don't we have that here in L.A.?
we do, i see it every day... you can see it when you are on the 60 west(i think) right before the fairway exit. i have seen the car in real life to i swear(well i think i did, it was on the 60... and had the same paint job)
Old Dec 20, 2005 | 12:30 AM
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that is cool
Old Dec 20, 2005 | 12:32 AM
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JSYK, there's another thread going on this in Off Topic:
https://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=97980



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