

| Subject: | regarding the ad campaign for banks (there is a lie in it ... ?) |
| From: | Roger Whittaker |
| Date: | Wed, 3 Oct 2007 11:36:19 -0700 |
Dear Arthur Sulzberger Jr., Chairman & Publisher:
In a story by LYNNLEY BROWNING covering a banks attempt to reach customers
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/03/business/media/03adco.html?_r=1&ref=todayspaper&oref=slogin
there is a line indicating the bus pictured is a ' 68 ...
i belong to a VW van users group... V
anagon.com whose members are knowledgeable about all things Bus / VAN ...
The scuttlebutt around the users is that the van pictured is really a 72
comments range from ...
If you look carefully, however, the bus appears to be a '72-it's got the
larger tail lights. (name1)
to ...
Hey, the guy has $3,000,000. He built a time machine, went back to 1968 and
convinced VW to make a 1 off '68 that had '72 modifications. (name 2)
and ...
Nah, it's just typical of the world today, sloppy work and no attention to
detail. If they wanted a '68 bus for the ad, they aren't that hard to find!
(name3)
It is none of my concern but i suggest if you want the customer (bank) to
have creditability in their ad program
they may want to employ a technical expert along with an advert agency.
thank you for your consideration
yours
--
roger whittaker (1-604-414-6266)
There are two kinds of jobs in the world:
Picking up garbage and telling people things.
Successful people do both, with the same good attitude. (riw)
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