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Gas buyers favor brand, not price

Oil company advertising is apparently much more effective than we had originally thought. As gasoline prices creep up towards $4.00 per gallon (already there in Southern California), consumers are still more likely to purchase fuel based on brand over price. According to NPD Group analyst David Portalatin, consumers cite "product performance" as their justification for buying one particular brand over another. It's all due to very effective branding and marketing, cites Portalatin. (We'd have to agree, as we've yet to meet anyone who can ... Read more →

VIDEO: the $10,000 car wash

Not many people would list washing cars as a career aspiration, but then they've probably not seen this video. Here's a guy who gets to work over every detail of the most exotic of exotics, and ...

Gas buyers favor brand, not price 1 year ago on Autoblog

Oil company advertising is apparently much more effective than we had originally thought. As gasoline prices creep up towards $4.00 per gallon (already there in Southern California), consumers are still more likely to purchase fuel based on brand over price. According to NPD Group analyst David ...

VIDEO: the $10,000 car wash 3 years ago on Autoblog

Not many people would list washing cars as a career aspiration, but then they've probably not seen this video. Here's a guy who gets to work over every detail of the most exotic of exotics, and gets paid as much as ten grand each time he does. The attention to detail and the methodical steps ...








Autoblog Podcast #156: Paukert comes back for more! 

Chris, Dan, and Editor Paukert chat and give each other grief. Merriment ensues.

 
 

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