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F1 advertising – What does it really mean to you?

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  • #127964
    GeeMac
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    This has been bugging me ever since the “subliminal Marlboro” advertising story hit the headlines, and seeing as F1 sponsors no want there own association, I thought this was the right time to raise it. My question is: How many F1 sponsor’s products do you have lying around your house/ do you use on a daily basis? I’m going to exclude actual products marketed by the teams (like team t-shirts).

    I’d be quite interested to know if any of your purchases were influenced by seeing the names on F1 cars, because mine weren’t. I guess this can lead to a debate on how effective F1 is as a marketing exercise.

    My list isn’t all that long. I have an LG TV (an F1 sponsor), an Acer laptop (Ferrari) which uses an Intel processor (ex BMW Sauber), I use Clear shampoo (Virgin), I wear glasses made by Puma (they do the driver overalls for a lot of teams), I have Ray-Ban sunglasses (Honda/Brawn/Button), I do drink Red Bull (mixed with Vodka, mmmm) and I wear Hugo Boss cologne (McLaren).

    Any thoughts?

    #143551
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    I don’t have any. I don’t even drink Red Bull. I did used to drink 7up but that had nothing to do with Jordan :P I do have some money in Santander I think but that’s only because they’re taking over the world and bought my building society or bank or whatever it was.

    I do oddly though remember some sponsors logos quite well from the cars like the Panasonic on the Toyota etc. I remember and know the names but have never bought anything because of it.

    #143552
    sbl on tour
    Participant

    nope, havnt got sucked into anything due to sponsorship/branding in f1, I have followed f1 since 1972 and still dont smoke!!!

    “the man” hasnt got to me yet!

    sblot

    #143553
    TommyB
    Participant

    I never buy anything because it’s an F1 sponsor. Occasionally buy a can of Red Bull.

    #143554
    Slr
    Participant

    I’ve never bought anything because of a sponsor. All I have is a Lenovo laptop and socks made by Puma. I did have quite a lot of Red Bull at my prom last month.

    #143555
    Ads21
    Participant

    I don’t really use only F1 sponsors products either, though often I get half way through a Red Bull and remember I don’t actually like the stuff very much wonder if I only buy it due to the brand

    I would buy a Ferrari though if I had the money :P

    #143556
    Ciaran
    Participant

    I don’t really have F1 sponsors products.I have a pair of Kappa shoes (Virgin) and some Puma gear like socks,t-shirts or shoes.That said I have some F1 officaly branded deodorant.

    #143557
    SoLiDG
    Participant

    In the old days I prefered smoking Luckies because I rather support F1 :)

    But it doesn’t really influence me. I don’t smoke anymore for one.

    I am a fan of Hugo Boss tough :)

    #143558
    Journeyer
    Participant

    The thing with F1 advertising is that while they do want to gain some market share by advertising, the main goal here is usually brand recognition. If you remember the FIA/F1 Racing surveys of previous years, there’s always a section asking us which brands we recognize as F1 sponsors. We may not necessarily buy into the brand right away, but they want us (as well as casual fans) to recognize it, so that when the time comes, we buy their brand. Not because it’s an F1 sponsor per se, but because we remember it.

    Cases in point:

    1. Puma – Before really getting into sponsoring F1 teams, Puma wasn’t really so much of a huge brand. It was very large and sizable, yes, but it wasn’t really so popular. By getting into merch deals with F1 and football teams, they’ve built a significant brand recognition which means people will at least wander over to their shops if they want clothes or footwear. Not everyone who goes there will buy, but some would, and that in itself is already a gain.

    2. Mild Seven – Before sponsoring Benetton and Tyrrell in 1994, Mild Seven had very little recognition or recall outside its native Japan. But by becoming associated with Michael Schumacher’s championships, Mild Seven suddenly became a familiar name in Europe, and that would’ve sold a healthy bunch of cigarettes.

    As for me personally, other than Ferrari or Mercedes merch, I rarely make decisions because of who is or isn’t in F1. But I do have a Lenovo (Williams) laptop running on Intel (ex-BMW) instead of that epic-looking but mediocre-spec Ferrari Acer laptop. I also have some gadgets from HP (ex-Williams, now Renault) and a Canon (ex-Williams, ex-Brawn) camera.

    #143559
    Dan Thorn
    Participant

    I tried Monster because when it was on JB’s helmet last year I thought ‘Hmmm, wonder what that’s like’ and now I’ll buy it over Red Bull any day. Other than that I don’t think I’ve ever really been affected by F1 sponsorship.

    During my brief tenure at Uni I met a German bloke whose mother held a significant position at Puma, and he had loads of clothes BMW Sauber based clothes (even shoes) but the really annoying thing was he didn’t evem like F1…

    #143560
    Mouse_Nightshirt
    Participant

    I must guiltily say I did the same as Dan – Monster was tried because JB had it on his helmet.

    Well, OK, not entirely, one of my housemates had started drinking it, but I would never have thought more of it if I hadn’t seen the brand somewhere else.

    It’s all about brand recognition. I would recognise F1 sponsor brands when I’m out and about. It wouldn’t necessarily make me want to buy them. Infact, nothing in my house is associated with F1 sponsors, but if I was looking for something, their brand would be one I’d at least explore.

    #143561
    Felipe Bomeny
    Participant

    Let’s see.. My cell phone runs on AT&T (Williams)

    I have an HP laptop (Renault)

    That’s about it. I’m not in to energy drinks, but yes, RBR did inspire me to try Red Bull….

    #143562
    chris sz
    Participant

    i find myself quite often googleing for names i see on cars. the weirdest one in my opinion was “aigo” on the mclarens. i just had to know what it stood for. with Monster it was the same, i had to look it up when i saw it on JB. but i never bought it nor Red bull.

    further i am having difficulties explaining my 3year old son that Red Bull is not a car maker…

    #143563
    Lord Stig
    Participant

    I have to agree with Journeyer. The most important thing is brand recognition. I recently bought a new LG TV and did not remember until afterward that LG was a F1 sponsor, Really nobody will go and buy brand x over brand y because brand x sponsors a f1 team. For HP I think the Renault deal is useful as F1 is primarily based in Europe where there market share is not as high as it is in the US.

    #143564
    sbl on tour
    Participant

    tw steel on the regie, thought that was some french steel company, saw these fancy watches in a jewellers a while back, the penny then dropped!!

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