Verizon Pre Plus commercial

Bujin · 02/01/2010, 07:11 AM

Hi,

I just saw my first-ever Verizon Pre Plus commercial. It demonstrated merging of calendars, with the tagline that the Pre Plus "is the only phone smart enough to keep up with Mom".

Pretty good, I thought.

Nomadic · 02/01/2010, 07:15 AM

Where did you see it?

Bujin · 02/01/2010, 07:20 AM

It was at the very start of the Today show.

playboy · 02/01/2010, 07:26 AM

Maybe it is on Youtube.

Nomadic · 02/01/2010, 07:28 AM

Nothin' yet.

playboy · 02/01/2010, 07:36 AM

I checked V's website and the tag line Bujin mentioned is there for the two phones. V also redid the descriptions for the phones by mentioning multitasking for the busy family, synergy, keeping multiple apps open and the mobile hotspot. Much better than what they had on the site before.

And I think that the ad buy for the Today show and the reworking of the Pre on their website shows that they're trying to target the busy mother or father no matter if they're stay at parents or a busy office type.

raremage · 02/01/2010, 07:38 AM

"Smart enough for Mom" is the best they could come up with?

Guess they are trying to appeal to the female demographic with them.

playboy · 02/01/2010, 07:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by raremage

"Smart enough for Mom" is the best they could come up with?

Guess they are trying to appeal to the female demographic with them.

But look, its a phone for everyone. You have to remember that V positioned the Droid as a phone that knocks down doors and crushes rocks, which appeals to guys.

People watching the Today generally fall into the category of mothers or fathers getting ready to head to work, mothers or fathers that stay at home with children and men and women that aren't parents but they lead busy lives that require them to be organized. So in that since the ad buy for the Today show makes since. Mentioning that it is easy for mom to use is genius b/c it makes the phone less imtimdating to a segment of the population that generally sees no use for smartphones.

ddonahueiup · 02/01/2010, 07:55 AM

Iwhat? I am a mac user who felt lost being on verizon. I was waiting...waiting..and waiting for the iphone to come to verizon. Well after palm announced their phone was coming to verizon I decided to research and then ended up getting a pre and a pixi for my fiancee. Now I really don't care if iphone comes to verizon. I finally have a phone that truly allows me to style it the way I need for my life. It's simplicity is what makes the phone soooo nice for the commen user and it's open development makes it great for the computer guy. I have never been so happy with a phone. Do what you want but i'm sticking to with my pre.

bruba · 02/01/2010, 07:57 AM

"They notify without interrupting."
"They organize on command."
"They're nothing like your kids."

Well, at least they're advertising it.. Seems like their point is it's easy to use. They even built a webpage with animated 3D model. Only, the 3D model is, ehm.. a little weird..

http://phones.verizonwireless.com/palm/pre/

Audemars02 · 02/01/2010, 07:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ddonahueiup

Iwhat? I am a mac user who felt lost being on verizon. I was waiting...waiting..and waiting for the iphone to come to verizon. Well after palm announced their phone was coming to verizon I decided to research and then ended up getting a pre and a pixi for my fiancee. Now I really don't care if iphone comes to verizon. I finally have a phone that truly allows me to style it the way I need for my life. It's simplicity is what makes the phone soooo nice for the commen user and it's open development makes it great for the computer guy. I have never been so happy with a phone. Do what you want but i'm sticking to with my pre.

Now if they can only package that up into a commercial!!! Welcome to webOS! Now tell all your friends to go buy one too! :-)

cowgirlupkelly · 02/01/2010, 09:26 AM

It may be smart enough to keep up with Mom but Verizon doesn't offer V-cast/TV for it. LOL! (husband was going to then switch to the Droid but Verizon doesn't offer V-cast/TV for it either).

playboy · 02/01/2010, 09:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cowgirlupkelly

It may be smart enough to keep up with Mom but Verizon doesn't offer V-cast/TV for it. LOL! (husband was going to then switch to the Droid but Verizon doesn't offer V-cast/TV for it either).

Wait, I thought that 'Droid Does'. hehe So Droid Doesn't. Ok. I had a flashback to the initial Droid commercials. Your husband would have hated the Droid's keyboard. It is truly horrid.

cowgirlupkelly · 02/01/2010, 09:34 AM

I told him he could go try the Droid if he wanted to but I told him he should have paid his ETF and just came back to Sprint for his Palm.

rlopin · 02/01/2010, 09:40 AM

I saw a poster sized ad with the same tagline over the weekend. The ad was located in Funtopia (formerly known as Ooba Dooba), an indoor arcade and amusement park for kids located in Queens, NY. Definitley a lot of Moms there.

spare · 02/01/2010, 09:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by playboy

But look, its a phone for everyone. You have to remember that V positioned the Droid as a phone that knocks down doors and crushes rocks, which appeals to guys.

People watching the Today generally fall into the category of mothers or fathers getting ready to head to work, mothers or fathers that stay at home with children and men and women that aren't parents but they lead busy lives that require them to be organized. So in that since the ad buy for the Today show makes since. Mentioning that it is easy for mom to use is genius b/c it makes the phone less imtimdating to a segment of the population that generally sees no use for smartphones.

Yep, this is smart advertising. Moms have a lot of money. Look how rich Oprah is. Look how well the wii sold when it advertised to the casual market. Didn't Ruby intend webos for the casual market and that's why it's so easy to use?

gobanjoboy · 02/01/2010, 09:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by raremage

"Smart enough for Mom" is the best they could come up with?

Guess they are trying to appeal to the female demographic with them.

Maybe they feel that mothers will want one for Valentine's Day.

Complex Pants · 02/01/2010, 09:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gobanjoboy

Maybe they feel that mothers will want one for Valentine's Day.

Some mom's are gadget nerds too!

Tiddlekins · 02/01/2010, 10:49 AM

Here it is:

YouTube - Verizon Palm Pre Plus - Sticky Notes

Tiddlekins · 02/01/2010, 10:50 AM

Here's another:

YouTube - Verizon Palm Pre Plus - Chocolates

02/01/2010, 07:11 AM	#1 (permalink)
Bujin Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: CT Posts: 1,686 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 212 Thanked 453 Times in 301 Posts	Verizon Pre Plus commercial Hi, I just saw my first-ever Verizon Pre Plus commercial. It demonstrated merging of calendars, with the tagline that the Pre Plus "is the only phone smart enough to keep up with Mom". Pretty good, I thought.
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02/01/2010, 07:15 AM	#2 (permalink)
Nomadic Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Jersey Posts: 22 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 3 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Where did you see it?
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02/01/2010, 07:20 AM	#3 (permalink)
Bujin Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: CT Posts: 1,686 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 212 Thanked 453 Times in 301 Posts	It was at the very start of the Today show.
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02/01/2010, 07:28 AM	#5 (permalink)
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02/01/2010, 07:36 AM	#6 (permalink)
playboy Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Not there Posts: 1,153 Likes Received: 3 Thanks: 83 Thanked 141 Times in 84 Posts	I checked V's website and the tag line Bujin mentioned is there for the two phones. V also redid the descriptions for the phones by mentioning multitasking for the busy family, synergy, keeping multiple apps open and the mobile hotspot. Much better than what they had on the site before. And I think that the ad buy for the Today show and the reworking of the Pre on their website shows that they're trying to target the busy mother or father no matter if they're stay at parents or a busy office type. __________________ Are you trying to hurt me?
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02/01/2010, 07:38 AM	#7 (permalink)
raremage Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 93 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 8 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	"Smart enough for Mom" is the best they could come up with? Guess they are trying to appeal to the female demographic with them.
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02/01/2010, 07:55 AM	#9 (permalink)
ddonahueiup Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 147 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 15 Thanked 11 Times in 6 Posts	Iwhat? I am a mac user who felt lost being on verizon. I was waiting...waiting..and waiting for the iphone to come to verizon. Well after palm announced their phone was coming to verizon I decided to research and then ended up getting a pre and a pixi for my fiancee. Now I really don't care if iphone comes to verizon. I finally have a phone that truly allows me to style it the way I need for my life. It's simplicity is what makes the phone soooo nice for the commen user and it's open development makes it great for the computer guy. I have never been so happy with a phone. Do what you want but i'm sticking to with my pre.
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02/01/2010, 07:57 AM	#10 (permalink)
bruba Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 752 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 96 Thanked 218 Times in 78 Posts	"They notify without interrupting." "They organize on command." "They're nothing like your kids." Well, at least they're advertising it.. Seems like their point is it's easy to use. They even built a webpage with animated 3D model. Only, the 3D model is, ehm.. a little weird.. http://phones.verizonwireless.com/palm/pre/
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02/01/2010, 09:26 AM	#12 (permalink)
cowgirlupkelly Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 816 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 44 Thanked 65 Times in 59 Posts	It may be smart enough to keep up with Mom but Verizon doesn't offer V-cast/TV for it. LOL! (husband was going to then switch to the Droid but Verizon doesn't offer V-cast/TV for it either).
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02/01/2010, 09:34 AM	#14 (permalink)
cowgirlupkelly Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 816 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 44 Thanked 65 Times in 59 Posts	I told him he could go try the Droid if he wanted to but I told him he should have paid his ETF and just came back to Sprint for his Palm.
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02/01/2010, 09:40 AM	#15 (permalink)
rlopin Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Queens, NY Posts: 440 Likes Received: 8 Thanks: 112 Thanked 76 Times in 46 Posts	I saw a poster sized ad with the same tagline over the weekend. The ad was located in Funtopia (formerly known as Ooba Dooba), an indoor arcade and amusement park for kids located in Queens, NY. Definitley a lot of Moms there.
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02/01/2010, 10:49 AM	#19 (permalink)
Tiddlekins Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 404 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 10 Thanked 131 Times in 56 Posts	Here it is: YouTube - Verizon Palm Pre Plus - Sticky Notes
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02/01/2010, 10:50 AM	#20 (permalink)
Tiddlekins Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 404 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 10 Thanked 131 Times in 56 Posts	Here's another: YouTube - Verizon Palm Pre Plus - Chocolates
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