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I'm extremely confused and I know for a fact that it wasn't the same car that I kept seeing cause I saw it in different colors.
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i believe the Genesis was being considered as the first car in a Hyundai "luxury" brand, such as Toyota has Lexus and Nissan has Infiniti. this was most likely going to be its emblem or logo. instead they are selling the car as a Hyundai after determining the cost of launching a luxury brand would be too much money and may have confused customers. but this way the car raises the image of Hyundai all around and i guess the logo sort of stuck
next up for Hyundai in the luxury car segment is this, and its quite impressive
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFqBdgKi2UQ&feature=related
i believe the Genesis was being considered as the first car in a Hyundai "luxury" brand, such as Toyota has Lexus and Nissan has Infiniti. this was most likely going to be its emblem or logo. instead they are selling the car as a Hyundai after determining the cost of launching a luxury brand would be too much money and may have confused customers. but this way the car raises the image of Hyundai all around and i guess the logo sort of stuck
next up for Hyundai in the luxury car segment is this, and its quite impressive
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFqBdgKi2UQ&feature=related
Has our "pop culture" society gone too far?
imnoangel5
We care more about the lives of celebraties than our own neighbors. If the media tells us to buy this dress, eat this food, vote for this person we usually do it because we are so brainwashed by the tv and can't go a day without turning it on.
I bet 80% of american households have at least 1 tv, 65% have at least 2 and 45% have 3 or more.
I myself have been been guilty of this on a few occasions and my hosehold is in that 45% catagory.
What about you?
Also, do you think we have allowed the media, hollywood and even the fashion industry have too much control over some of our choices?
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Absolutely and really, it all comes down to marketing and advertising. Our entire lives are filled with commercials, whether we're aware of it or not. We are a materialistic culture and we equate happiness with products because marketing emphasizes how a product can make you feel as opposed to its function.
Most products when you break them down, are essentially the same as far as function. But the advertising makes you feel that X brand is better than Y brand and therefore will make you happier. I limit my tv watching to 3 or 4 hours a week and I've tried to debrand my life. I try to be mindful of my purchases between the essentials (like food) and the luxuries (like ipods) and I rarely spend money on the luxuries. And what I choose to buy with the essentials comes down to price and function over brand name recognition. But it's hard to deprogram yourself and I can see why people would rather live a comfortable McLife.
Read No Logo: Taking Aim at the Brand Bullies by Naomi Klein if you haven't. It'll really open your mind.
Absolutely and really, it all comes down to marketing and advertising. Our entire lives are filled with commercials, whether we're aware of it or not. We are a materialistic culture and we equate happiness with products because marketing emphasizes how a product can make you feel as opposed to its function.
Most products when you break them down, are essentially the same as far as function. But the advertising makes you feel that X brand is better than Y brand and therefore will make you happier. I limit my tv watching to 3 or 4 hours a week and I've tried to debrand my life. I try to be mindful of my purchases between the essentials (like food) and the luxuries (like ipods) and I rarely spend money on the luxuries. And what I choose to buy with the essentials comes down to price and function over brand name recognition. But it's hard to deprogram yourself and I can see why people would rather live a comfortable McLife.
Read No Logo: Taking Aim at the Brand Bullies by Naomi Klein if you haven't. It'll really open your mind.
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