Please everyone call Directv
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I own 1 of these DR® Power Equipment - Brush Hog / Brush Mower the 20 hp model. It is a wonderful machine and is all that is advertised.
It is a little more complicated than what I said but......yes...they do get paid for the ads. And you pay to watch them! Sometimes you even pay to watch ads in HD.
Joe
Joe
I like that one too. Your right on the leased box, and if the son likes Directv so much why didn't he just sign up himself.
It can be spun many many ways. Fact is, most of the ads, especially the ones for the mega-corps are simply a matter of tax write-offs. Either pay Uncle Sam or get rid of the freaking money. They dont bother me, go through them but I do find it confusing that D* does so many that are just on D*.
True too!
Of all the commentary on TV ads it is the effect on children (and child-like political leaders)that gets my attention. At a time in their development when attention span is being nurtured children are exposed to a program on a given subject. Soon after they are exposed to a loud and often irrelevant commercial.
No TV for children under sixty makes sense.
Joe
Could be fun...I'll make some calls. But still...is there any doubt the money for the ads flows to Directv.
Joe
I had always wondered too why companies like Directv, Dish, and cable companies advertise themselves on their own system.. Basically when Directv airs one of their own ads, they are filling up an unsold "local" ad space. There are slots programmed into every commercial channel for "local" ads, which are designed for your local cable or fiber provider to sell time to local businesses. If the slot goes unsold, they have to fill it with something, so they run a commercial for their own services (ever see a billboard that says "You could be seeing your ad here!"? Same idea.). Directv does the same thing with these slots, except they only sell to national companies. But they wind up with empty slots just like everyone else. If they don't run one of their ads, you get to watch 30 seconds of dead air, which is arguably worse than any commercial because dead air always seems longer.
And the Mayhem commercials are awesome!
And the Mayhem commercials are awesome!
A reason the providers advertise on there own service is because people who don't have that service will see it when they go over to a place that has that provider.
For example, you have D* your family member has E*. Your family member comes over to watch a baseball game. You both sit down and turn on D*. During a commercial D* advertises MLB Extra Inning. Your family member might become interested in switching to D* because he is a baseball fan, and he would like to follow his favorite team. He can't do that with E*. The EI commercial will state how someone can follow their team all season long. It will also give the introduction promo price for a new subscriber. And you tell them if he switches over, you can do the $100 refer a friend if he does switch.
D* gets a new subscriber, both of you get the $100 refer a friend credit, just because he went over to your place to watch a ball game. That is why the providers advertise on their own service.
The Aflac commercials with the duck are entertaining.
For example, you have D* your family member has E*. Your family member comes over to watch a baseball game. You both sit down and turn on D*. During a commercial D* advertises MLB Extra Inning. Your family member might become interested in switching to D* because he is a baseball fan, and he would like to follow his favorite team. He can't do that with E*. The EI commercial will state how someone can follow their team all season long. It will also give the introduction promo price for a new subscriber. And you tell them if he switches over, you can do the $100 refer a friend if he does switch.
D* gets a new subscriber, both of you get the $100 refer a friend credit, just because he went over to your place to watch a ball game. That is why the providers advertise on their own service.
The Aflac commercials with the duck are entertaining.
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A reason the providers advertise on there own service is because people who don't have that service will see it when they go over to a place that has that provider.
For example, you have D* your family member has E*. Your family member comes over to watch a baseball game. You both sit down and turn on D*. During a commercial D* advertises MLB Extra Inning. Your family member might become interested in switching to D* because he is a baseball fan, and he would like to follow his favorite team. He can't do that with E*. The EI commercial will state how someone can follow their team all season long. It will also give the introduction promo price for a new subscriber. And you tell them if he switches over, you can do the $100 refer a friend if he does switch.
D* gets a new subscriber, both of you get the $100 refer a friend credit, just because he went over to your place to watch a ball game. That is why the providers advertise on their own service.
The Aflac commercials with the duck are entertaining.
Exactly :up
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