Make Your Own SUV Ad
by Lloyd Alter, Toronto on 03.31.06
with Warren McLaren- Poor GM can't do anything right these days. Some ad company had the great idea of a contest where you make your own ad for the Chevy Tahoe. They let you pick the pictures, add the text and music. Grist, Worldchanging and others took a shot at it- hilarity ensued. Hop right over to Total Tactics and try them out. Not all work- it appears there are censors ferreting out the subversives. ::Total Tactics
our faves: Total Tactics , Grist
Check out the commercial Warren created . Think you could do better? Think you're up to the task? Then take a shot at the Chevy Apprentice Challenge and create your own commercial that brings the best Tahoe ever to life. It could be your chance to win.
Thanks for the fun tip. I wasn't clever enough to make a link to my commercial, but I made one all the same. I wonder if they forsaw that this might happen or if this twist on their commercial competition is a surprise?
They've made it rather difficult to generate the link. You have to email it to yourself - but it only seems to work half the time.
Here is my stab at it.
I wonder if lots of people create ads like this and they have to be reviewed by their marketing people, do you think they will be affected at all?
Hey,
The Alaska Wilderness League (yes...me) just set up a contest for these things. Whoever can portray the Tahoe with the most honesty gets $150.
http://www.alaskaaction.org/tahoe
I'll be watching the comments.
To make a link to your own commercial, click on 'e-mail toa friend' when watching your preview. It'll create a permanent static link.
Oh, and here's mine.
LINK
i love this!
great commercials, i esp. like chris's. i think you spelled accelerate wrong tho :)
Here's my try. Not an environmental stab, but...
LINK
Whoops! That one I posted is NOT mine. It's good, but somebody else's. This one's mine...
LINK HERE
WHAT FUN!
I really need to get back to work now, but I can guarantee you that tomorrow, I'm going to give GM as much grief as they've given me over the years (I've owned 4 - don't ask me why!).
Too much fun:
LINK
Chevy Tahoe: No seatbelt can protect you from this environmental impact.
hahaha those were funny speed & jake.
hey hank i love that you are doing an alternative contest! if you'd like i can contribute a drapeta t-shirt for the winner.
-zach
Of course Zach...we need a second place prize.
To folks who have submitted videos here? Do you mind if I put them up at The Alaska Tahoe Alliance?
http://www.alaskaaction.org/tahoe
here's mine:
LINK
here's mine:
http://www.chevyapprentice.com/view.php?country=us&uniqueid=c48e2034-1259-1029-98eb-0013724ff5a7
I love this. Here's mine:
LINK
So fun! Here's mine...
http://www.chevyapprentice.com/view.php?country=us&uniqueid=be26d8dc-1261-1029-98eb-0013724ff5a7
ok, here's mine again, grammar corrected.
I wonder if they will make a similer thing for thegas guzzlers that Toyota produces?
Link
Ok, I promised to take the p!ss outta GM. Here we go:
One
Two
Three
nice ones!
cool, hank. Second place winner gets a drapeta shirt of their choice from the site. click on the shirt to check availability/sizes.
yeah, this is fun, here's another one i did last night.
I made one the other night, it seems to still be on the site -here
I couldn't help making a bunch myself...
http://www.chevyapprentice.com/view.php?country=us&uniqueid=639eb8ae-12b5-1029-98eb-0013724ff5a7
http://www.chevyapprentice.com/view.php?country=us&uniqueid=093b55fa-12b2-1029-98eb-0013724ff5a7
http://www.chevyapprentice.com/view.php?country=us&uniqueid=d0fe07b6-12af-1029-98eb-0013724ff5a7
and here are some by others which I think are funny...
http://www.chevyapprentice.com/view.php?country=us&uniqueid=8c6345ca-10df-1029-98eb-0013724ff5a7
http://www.chevyapprentice.com/view.php?country=us&uniqueid=149dd6a8-115d-1029-98eb-0013724ff5a7
http://www.chevyapprentice.com/view.php?country=us&uniqueid=327a7ca8-10ef-1029-98eb-0013724ff5a7
http://www.chevyapprentice.com/view.php?country=us&uniqueid=40a895fc-10eb-1029-98eb-0013724ff5a7
You have to wonder what these guys were thinking... Here is our product, now go ahead and put any message on it you want and mail it around the internet!
Here's one I made to be added to the ever-growing list:
http://www.chevyapprentice.com/view.php?country=us&uniqueid=0637dd74-1357-1029-98eb-0013724ff5a7
i didnt have enough fun the first time:
here is another one
My contribution
I wonder how long it will take before GM wakes up and delete them.
Actually, someone who has the know-how (eliminates me), should save/capture these files someplace before they all get erased....
This one is my favorite. I can't take credit for it, but I have seen lots of entries and this is my favorite one.
Chevy Tahoe is the Penis enlargement needed by reckless men who don't give a damn about the environment.
:)
http://www.chevyapprentice.com/view.php?country=us&uniqueid=0862ec86-11b5-1029-98eb-0013724ff5a7
Here's mine. What fun!
http://www.chevyapprentice.com/view.php?country=us&uniqueid=93cc69b8-13d7-1029-98eb-0013724ff5a7
Here's mine. I've appropriated the Lord's prayer. Sorry Lord! :)
http://www.chevyapprentice.com/view.php?country=us&uniqueid=1cc2e738-13e2-1029-98eb-0013724ff5a7
Some HTML skills for you all:
In order to avoid that ugly, long URL, paste the following HTML code:
<a href="PUT THE URL HERE">LINK</a>
Just copy that code above and paste the URL where indicated and it will create a place people can click.
Great work everyone!!!
Here's mine. I learned about it from the Carfree cities mailing list.
Somebody at The Apprentice should be fired for this dumb idea. Until then...
LINK
OMG, like this wasn't completely predictable!
I made a couple— well, one, with Spanish translation — and didn't get the URLs sent to me. Le sigh.
I bet the prank-earnest entry ratio is out of control.
two other amusing auto related things i've come across on the web, both related to hummers:
http://www.desiredescape.net/node/158
www.fuh2.com
cheers,
rr
Hi. I made one, too! Please check it out:
http://www.chevyapprentice.com/view.php?country=us&uniqueid=82e77b66-1421-1029-98eb-0013724ff5a7
What a bunch of crack heads you all are. There's plenty of room for all of Gods creatures....right next to the taters and gravy!! DUH-HUH!!
Indeed censors have acted quite promptly... but many more ads are available, now that I had the chance to approve all the comments....
how do I get the link to my own commercial? I can't seem to get it to work, even if i try to email it to myself it doesn't work...
http://www.chevyapprentice.com/view.php?country=us&uniqueid=ed602fec-14bc-1029-98eb-0013724ff5a7
Mine.
Here's mine:
http://www.chevyapprentice.com/view.php?country=us&uniqueid=66c6a79e-14d1-1029-98eb-0013724ff5a7
I should be working on my dissertation on renewable energy, but I couldn't resist. Here's what my wife and I made:
http://www.chevyapprentice.com/view.php?country=us&uniqueid=b1a93e56-14dc-1029-98eb-0013724ff5a7
You're right - this is too much fun. Here's mine.
Click Here
heres mine
http://www.chevyapprentice.com/view.php?country=us&uniqueid=e4898340-13cd-1029-98eb-0013724ff5a7
OK. Let's see if the link works this time.
Too fun. I did one that emphasizes alternative sources of energy. Check it out.
I also created a wiki page to index all these great creations by others.
here's mine...enjoy
http://www.chevyapprentice.com/view.php?country=us&uniqueid=878b9cf8-152d-1029-98eb-0013724ff5a7
Trying one last time...
LINK
Gotta love it!
http://www.chevyapprentice.com/view.php?country=us&uniqueid=342af63a-154b-1029-98eb-0013724ff5a7
here is my contribution .
here
Find out what SUV really stands for:
http://www.chevyapprentice.com/view.php?country=us&uniqueid=d15c230a-14d0-1029-98eb-0013724ff5a7