Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Bored in a Board Meeting

 This Commercial is for the Moto X phone by Motorola. I believe that this commercial is aimed at Apple as the iPhone is the main phone that buzzes when you are receiving texts and other notifications. It brings into question good viewpoints of how and when the iPhone buzzes in awkward situations. I personally do not own a smartphone but I know plenty of people and have been in many classes where their phone has gone off making it awkward for everyone as they know they are not supposed to have it on.

I think that this commercial is highly effective at targeting a target market that would care about these kinds of things. In the ad, it seems like it is aimed at middle class people who wither have a job or are looking for one. Their target market seems to be about 22-30ish range. Before this ad, I did not know about this phone or even thought of Motorola as a contender in the smartphone field. But with this humorous ad, Motorola has become at least noticed in the area. With the new commercials, about 7 or 8 of them, the phone shows off its silent notification setting, along with its flashy voice activation, quick camera, and customization. The phone and website have not increased substantially since the commercials but they have racked up a lot of YouTube hits. One going viral with over 15 million hits already.

Although very few phones can compete with the iPhone, these commercials at least catch your eye with humor and introduce handy features in an appealing way. These commercials highlight a few of the iPhones problems, if this is enough for customers to switch from Apple to Motorola is, still to be seen. 


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