"The LEAF Guy"? Really?

[mwalsh]

Saw this fellow on the highway this morning. I knew instantly he was a newbie due to the 2015. I thought for a moment that it might viral marketing by Nissan, but looking at the HOV lane video I can't for a second see Nissan's legal folks green-lighting content that contravenes CA's driving laws (hand-held camera use while driving). So I can only assume that it's some dude, massively late to the party, thinking he's some kind of "early-adopter/pioneer" (which, almost 5 years on at this point, is something that always sticks in my personal craw). :roll:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8pD69tZcLRf__-hS69ffXA" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Edit: Ah...it's viral marketing by Tustin Nissan. That would make more sense:

https://instagram.com/thenissanleafguy/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.thenissanleafguy.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

 

[TomT]

What a silly and stupid campaign...

 

[desiv]

Edit: Ah...it's viral marketing by Tustin Nissan. That would make more sense:

But is it effective??

What a silly and stupid campaign...

Sounds like a winner for a viral response.. ;-)

desiv

 

[ishiyakazuo]

Saw this fellow on the highway this morning. I knew instantly he was a newbie due to the 2015. I thought for a moment that it might viral marketing by Nissan, but looking at the HOV lane video I can't for a second see Nissan's legal folks green-lighting content that contravenes CA's driving laws (hand-held camera use while driving). So I can only assume that it's some dude, massively late to the party, thinking he's some kind of "early-adopter/pioneer" (which, almost 5 years on at this point, is something that always sticks in my personal craw). :roll:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8pD69tZcLRf__-hS69ffXA" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Edit: Ah...it's viral marketing by Tustin Nissan. That would make more sense:

https://instagram.com/thenissanleafguy/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.thenissanleafguy.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Did anyone else notice on the last link: "THE ALL NEW 2014 LEAF"? What, pray tell, is all-new about the 2014 model? And why isn't it updated to say 2015?

 

[mwalsh]

Did anyone else notice on the last link: "THE ALL NEW 2014 LEAF"? What, pray tell, is all-new about the 2014 model? And why isn't it updated to say 2015?

There's quite a lot wrong with that page. And it's a good example of why Internet marketing and content delivery needs to be left to professionals with at least an obligation to keep it updated.

 

[jlv]

Welcome To Example Nissan Dealer LEAF Site, In Anytown, California 10009

:lol:

 

[Nubo]

It's easy for those of us who waited eagerly for LEAF to launch, to lose sight of the reality that EVs really are a NEW and unfamiliar thing to the majority of the driving public. They may be dimly aware that EVs are on the road; may notice them occasionally in that carpool lane or sneer at a Tesla headline, but still consider them as odd and as rare as some type of alien artifact.