Ilovethebomb: “The most amazing thing about all this is the execs…” — Plamenu

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schizoidman@schizoidman@lemmy.zip

BMW Is Showing Commercials On Their Car's Dash Screens And They Want You To Think It's A Treat

www.theautopian.com/bmw-is-showing-commercials-on-their-cars-dash-screens-and-they-want-you-to-think-its-a-treat/

The AutopianBMW Is Showing Commercials On Their Car's Dash Screens And They Want You To Think It's A Treat - The AutopianYou know what would be terrible? Terrible in a sort of dystopian, capitalism-run-amok sort of way? Imagine buying a brand-new, fancy, premium-grade car. From an automaker with a respected name. Like, say, BMW. This is a machine with some status! Let’s say it costs, oh, $61,500, and you’re paying, what, about $1300 a month? Something […]

Ilovethebomb@Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works

Replying to @⁨schizoidman@lemmy.zip⁩

The most amazing thing about all this is the execs that came up with the idea genuinely seem to think people want this.

How out of touch can you get?

⁨Aug⁩ ⁨1⁩, ⁨2026⁩, ⁨03:21⁩en

_wizard@_wizard@lemmy.world

Replying to @⁨Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works⁩

Nope. They didn’t think it was a great idea because people will like it. They thought it was a great idea because of money.

muusemuuse@muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works

Replying to @⁨Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works⁩

No, they think shareholders want it. They don’t care about consumers at all. The shareholders are the only people companies care about. The consumer doesn’t matter at all.

picnic@picnic@lemmy.dbzer0.com

Replying to @⁨Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works⁩

If you have worked with marketing or brand of a large corp, those people are always the furthest away from the real work a company does. They have no idea of the real customer base, only numbers on engagement and NPS reports.