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      08-07-2006, 10:58 PM   #1
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BMW Drops "Ultimate Driving Machine" Slogan

http://www.autoblog.com/2006/08/07/b...iving-machine/

Does anyone else think that this is a bad move for BMW?
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      08-07-2006, 11:02 PM   #2
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Very bad move. That's what everyone thinks of - esp 31 years of carrying the slogan. Is this part of their changing over to luxury-from-performance campaign to reach the "idea" class? Ugh.
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i guess BMW really is a company of idea. and they're showing it now by implementing their idea of changing the slogan.

but i think people will still call them "the ultimate driving machine" even if they use "a company of ideas" more.
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      08-07-2006, 11:41 PM   #4
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That is so so so f**king lame!! It sounds like a tool company slogan! I am so pissed!
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i have a feeling that somebody's gonna start a petition to keep the ultimate slogan.

people are getting furious now.
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      08-08-2006, 12:16 AM   #6
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again............sad
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I heard Lexus has dibs on the Ultimate Driving Machine tagline. I hope Porsche steals it first.
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      08-08-2006, 12:20 AM   #8
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i don't believe it, any other sources?
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So now we will be thinking about Ultimate Idea Machines.
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"A Company of Ideas"?!


Makes 'em sound like a fruity bunch of hippies.

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i don't believe it, any other sources?
I don't believe it either.

They've been using "A Company of Idea" in theire aggressive new marketing campaign, but they haven't dropped the "Ultimate Driving Machine" slogan.
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Makes 'em sound like a fruity bunch of hippies.
I resent that, so watch it.
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As posted elsewhere:

"Okay, this is pure speculation.

BMW isn't run by a bunch of fuckin' retards. They know that if they went out and put marshmellow suspensions on all their cars, that they'd be no better than MB. And to be honest, I think that rivalry just might have the honor of being the single biggest driving factor for the company.

The whole article is talking about targetting certain groups for the sake of MARKETING. Not in terms of product design."
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ultimate fluff machine...
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      08-08-2006, 04:46 PM   #15
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Definetly it's the "New Coke"
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ages944
"A Company of Ideas"?!


Makes 'em sound like a fruity bunch of hippies.
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I resent that, so watch it.

as do i. :finger:

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i don't believe it, any other sources?
i dont either nikki, its too dead. IMO.
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What is Lexus slogan again? Road to Perfection? If so thats still nice. But BMW should have kept it. It makes em sound soft. What next a white and pink BMW symbol?
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"A Company of Ideas"?!
And this is a bad one.
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i hope its not true. but if it is, i have faith in BMW, to replace it with an even better slogan
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      08-08-2006, 06:48 PM   #20
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lol, which? fruity, or hippie?
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well, they've pretty much stopped building the "ultimate driving machine" so I can see why they dropped the slogan



an "ultimate driving machine" isn't a 3600 lb coupe, and doesn't require bluetooth and 46 way heated power seats with CA, Xenons......

it's the "ultimate technology for no apparent reason machine" now
"ultimate make BMW a crapload of money machine" would also fly
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Blame it on Jack Pitney, vp-marketing?

Where's me Ultimate Driving Machine???

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BMW Marketing Machine Ready To Hype Hybrids
August 08, 2006

DETROIT -- Despite a slump in July in which sales fell 12% from a year ago, BMW is having a smooth ride in the luxury auto segment. Sales are up 5.3% so far this year and the brand has maintained its claim as the No. 1 luxe auto brand. All that places Jack Pitney, vp-marketing, in a coveted position. Pitney's strategy since taking the reins last year has been to look at Beemer drivers as unique individuals and deliver the goods. At the same time, Pitney faces the market-leader's task of guarding against complacency. "It wasn't that long ago that we were the second largest premium car company in the world," Pitney said. "It becomes a challenge on how to retain that spot." In a change of direction, BMW's "Company of Ideas" ad theme, via GSD&M, Austin, Texas, speaks of BMW's corporate independence, safety and the refined tastes of its owners. Pitney discussed BMW, marketing trends and technology recently with Brandweek senior reporter Steve Miller.



Brandweek: You've changed the angle of some marketing there, with "the company of ideas" campaign that you kicked off in May, to complement the "ultimate driving machine" theme that BMW has used for so many years. How will new products drive the message for BMW in the future, with, for instance, a hybrid engine that BMW is working on?

Jack Pitney: Historically, if you look back at how different German brands market themselves, they have always tended to market the engine excellence. With the [hybrid] engine, when we bring a different concept to the market, it has to be uniquely BMW's interpretation of whatever product it is. [For instance, we call] our X5 a 'sports activity vehicle' versus an SUV . . . when we launched it, it was all about the drive. SUVs before that had been very practical but didn't drive so well on an existing truck platform. We positioned ours as a perfect driving machine and we've had tremendous success with it. So when we bring a hybrid power train to the market, it has to be the ultimate type of power train and has to remain true to what we do...
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