[Sweet Tooth]

Infiniti released this new video that promotes the QX50. The video shows a woman get into her QX50, throw her jacket on the passenger seat and drive down some pretty roads. And that's it. Not really sure what the goal here was, but it would have been nice to see a bit more purpose behind the video.

 

[justspace]

just a life style ad. good to see the QX50 in an advertisement.

I actually dont think I've ever seen a QX50 ad.

 

[codine]

simply letting people know about the name change. The EX always sold well without advertisements and i dont expect QX50 to be any different. 90% of people don't read auto blogs or forums so mainstream advertisements is the only way to stem confusion.

 

[RHA]

simply letting people know about the name change. The EX always sold well without advertisements and i dont expect QX50 to be any different. 90% of people don't read auto blogs or forums so mainstream advertisements is the only way to stem confusion.

thats exactly how I see it, people will find out one way or another eventually. most are aware of the name change.

 

[Hawkman]

Some people will think it is a brand new vehicle since it has a different name. I don't think the ad does much to make you want to buy the QX50, but it does make people know that the product exists and that is another part of the battle.

 

[codine]

Some people will think it is a brand new vehicle since it has a different name. I don't think the ad does much to make you want to buy the QX50, but it does make people know that the product exists and that is another part of the battle.

no they wont. They've seen the EX, they've now seen the QX50. If they can't put two and two together they deserve to be confused.

 

[RHA]

no they wont. They've seen the EX, they've now seen the QX50. If they can't put two and two together they deserve to be confused.

thats exactly it.
people will remember how it looks more than what it's badged as, people will immediately know its not a new car but question the name change.

 

[Hawkman]

I don't think that people are paying that close attention to the model line-up of Infiniti as you guys think. I think that people will recognize the look of the car (maybe) but with it getting a different name they will assume that something is new and different about it. I don't think that people will just guess that there was a name change and no other differences when they see this commercial. Plus I'm not sure that Infiniti would want people to only see the name change. It would work best for Infiniti if people thought it is a new vehicle. People are willing to spend more on things that they think are brand new.

 

[RHA]

I don't think that people are paying that close attention to the model line-up of Infiniti as you guys think. I think that people will recognize the look of the car (maybe) but with it getting a different name they will assume that something is new and different about it. I don't think that people will just guess that there was a name change and no other differences when they see this commercial. Plus I'm not sure that Infiniti would want people to only see the name change. It would work best for Infiniti if people thought it is a new vehicle. People are willing to spend more on things that they think are brand new.

people will definitely question whats new about it, why they should buy it over say a used QX37, etc.

good questions to ask.

 

[justspace]

unfortunately there isnt much different,

unless you are buying it in canada.

in that case its cheaper and the base model has been dropped.

still the same car though.

 

[Sweet Tooth]

"The new QX50, now cheaper, and that's it." What a great sales pitch. Making new commercials with a new name. It is basically rebranding to try to get some more attention for the vehicle. If sales go up without changing anything, really, this is genius.

 

[RHA]

"The new QX50, now cheaper, and that's it." What a great sales pitch. Making new commercials with a new name. It is basically rebranding to try to get some more attention for the vehicle. If sales go up without changing anything, really, this is genius.

I know it's not for sales, what ever extra sales they get from it, if they do, will be out of luck or poor competition (which i doubt there is)

 

[codine]

what you have to understand is that Infiniti HAD to rename all their vehicles at the same time to stem confusion. I'm not saying people are actively following the infiniti scene but they have seen the vehicle out and about and they will recognize it in the ad.

Infiniti is making moves now to set their lineup for the future.... Its not as egregious as you think

 

[RHA]

what you have to understand is that Infiniti HAD to rename all their vehicles at the same time to stem confusion. I'm not saying people are actively following the infiniti scene but they have seen the vehicle out and about and they will recognize it in the ad.

Infiniti is making moves now to set their lineup for the future.... Its not as egregious as you think

this is true.
they do have to make people more aware of the changes, this is one of the best ways to do it without giving away too much info and useless info.

 

[justspace]

people will pick it up eventually. It looks like the same car which will throw some people off but its not too hard to do a quick google search to find out Infiniti changed the names of all their cars.

 

[RHA]

Yeah they will, the new naming strategy is easy to understand, i wonder if dealers are explaining this to people

 

[justspace]

to think about it. i've never seen a qx50 commercial on tv before

 

[RHA]

to think about it. i've never seen a qx50 commercial on tv before

Less and less people are watching TV and just streaming what they need to see so many you're like that.
I don't want enough TV to even see car commercials.

 

[justspace]

to be honest i dont even have tv or satellite service at home...

 

[QX50Admin]

It is perfect fro holding your jacket and making turns.

Maybe next time they can pump up the jam a bit more.