Filed under: Etc., Marketing/Advertising, India, Humor
Rolls-Royce Phantom mobile phone store in India
It's called ingenuity, and it's given us such things as the cell phone and the Rolls-Royce Phantom. So why not combine the two to create a cell phone store in the back of a Rolls-Royce Phantom? That's evidently what some well-heeled entrepreneurs in India did, purchasing a Phantom instead of a brick-and-mortar storefront, painting it up, and traveling the hillsides hawking mobile phones. It got caught in this regrettable pose - with rocks bracing its tires, because after getting a flat tire, the provincial tire shop had no idea how to fix it. But back to the ingenuity, mad props to the folks who came up with this: more attention-getting than Aishyarwa Rai, more convenient than Domino's Pizza, and more comfortable than... a real store. The world is an amazing place, no?
[Source: NFS Cars]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Kotse 8:15AM (12/24/2008)
The Mobile Store...on the Roll(s-Royce)!!
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Avinash machado 8:21AM (12/24/2008)
The Mobile Store on the Auto-Mobile.
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Preus 8:25AM (12/24/2008)
Oh no, oh freakin' no...
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GenoMalice 2:00PM (12/24/2008)
The funny thing about it is, I bet anytime anybody goes in the back to sign a contract they'll feel they're dealing with a drug dealer!
Preus 4:26PM (12/24/2008)
Indeed.
Nitin 8:25AM (12/24/2008)
i hv seen one of these on roads. This was used by Vodafone to promote their exclusive stores in India (during take over of Hutch). they offered a 3 km ride to any one who purchased a thing from their store. Was a huge hit indeed.....
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Mobius_1 8:53AM (12/24/2008)
I'd buy a phone, take a ride, buy a charger, take a ride, buy a memory card, take another ride, buy another charger, take another ride, etc etc etc... :P
scott 8:49AM (12/24/2008)
a nice rightoff
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scott 8:50AM (12/24/2008)
write off^^
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luv_my_car 9:04AM (12/24/2008)
THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS.
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Michael 9:15AM (12/24/2008)
"...more attention-getting than Aishyarwa Rai,"
LIES.
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geo.stewart 9:19AM (12/24/2008)
d am n able lies
harshit coutinho 9:25AM (12/24/2008)
just so that everyone knows the truth. There is a retail chain called "the mobile store" in India and they have stores in almost all cities to sell phones. The above rolls royce does not serve as a store but it is a form of marketing where the advertisement is displayed on the car and nothing more. It was even used in a drag racing event which was organized here in India.
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Sofa King Fast! 9:30AM (12/24/2008)
The combination of a tasteless paint job and the missing center cap on the wheel makes me think some people have too much money to appreciate this fine car.
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Blake Luttrell 10:41AM (12/24/2008)
This post brought this video to mind.....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QA_bzk_DcHQ
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ken_aisin 12:01PM (12/24/2008)
hate to see beautiful cars being ruined like this for marketing purposes.
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moryarti 4:00PM (12/24/2008)
And you say these things only happen here in Dubai! suck on that!
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oneviwatara 8:14PM (12/24/2008)
Aishwarya Rai has about a billion fans and counting.
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pheer6224 10:59PM (12/24/2008)
How many phones do they need to sell to pay off the car...
This really doesn't add up in the slightest.
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Bilaltq 12:11AM (12/26/2008)
Wow. This is old actually. I remember seeing this car no less than a year ago.
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