Wow. It looks like a Pepsi product promotion went seriously wrong, and well, New Yorkers being the forgiving kind, gave Pepsi a big Bronx cheer. Allegedly Pepsi promised Yankee fans 250 tickets and a chance to meet legendary closer Goose Goosage at a Pepsi event.
Naturally, Yankee fans lined up like exotic car enthusiasts at the New York Auto Show…
Pepsi then moved the event to a venue three blocks away which caused a scene that looked like a Walmart on the day after Thanksgiving. When Goose Gossage appeared, it wasn’t to greet fans and sign autographs, it was to wave from the window of a passing limousine. The tickets, which many of the gathered expected to be for O.D., turned out to be for a game in June.
There is a pretty funny video of the gathered New Yorkers and their vocal reaction to this Pepsi PR fiasco.
http://www.break.com/index/pepsi-promotion-backfires-with-yankees.html
Check it out here. For car enthusiasts willing to make the trip to Texas, DFW Drive Your Dream has an exotic car driving experience called the 2000HP Tour. It lets Lambo and Ferrari fans get behind the wheel of five exotic sports cars and reach Gossage-like fastball speeds.
Image by exotic car photographer Josh Davis. Used with permission. All rights reserved.
The current line up of cars includes these dream drives: The Ferrari 360 Sypder, the Lamborghini Gallardo, the Porsche 911 Cabriolet, the Dodge Viper SRT-10 Convertible, and the brand new Audi R8. No matter where you live, renting a Ferrari or Lamborghini isn’t an impossible dream. Car rental has gone upscale from the days when premium luxury meant an Escalade. Most major cities have a number of car rental companies specializing in six figure automobiles.
One of the easiest ways to fine one is to use an online directory of exotic car rental companies such as http://www.rentexoticcars.net. After the Pepsi promotion, some New Yorkers may need to have a Coke and vent some frustration.
This post written by Tampa FL English Tutor Eric Anderson. If you would like to see more of Eric’s writing visit, PDQ Web Copywriting.com.
