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Old Oct 10, 2018 | 04:46 PM
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The Mayans MC TV show has Harley commercials.
 
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Old Oct 10, 2018 | 04:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Cazador
Every Tom, Dick and Harry walking around with HD bar and shield on everything from a hat to their socks is not enough?
And tattoos. Why anyone would want to ink advertising on themselves permanently is beyond me.
 
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Old Oct 10, 2018 | 05:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Cazador
yeah but, progressive insurance does quite a bit of motorcycle advertising.
same with Geico, but still not quite the same. Insurance may be a needed evil, but it doesnt sell bikes.
 
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Old Oct 10, 2018 | 07:08 PM
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I dont see any HD ads on tv, or on the cable channels. Even on the motorhead channels or with motorcycling type shows, there is an absence of ANY manufacturer ads on. No Harley, No Indian, No Metrics, nothing motorcycling related with regards to ads. Now, on my social media feeds, i get tons of ads for Harley, and a few from Indian. These however are likely search/activity driven, and not everyone sees them. Its a shame really. the entire industry is lamenting low sales, yet none actively cough up the advertising bucks to do anything to change it. Really the only powersports ads I see are for the damn side by side thingies.
Yes, my point exactly. The passive advertising only strategy (clothes, hats) doesn't work!

Come on Harley, get a prime time TV ad campaign together!
 
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Old Oct 10, 2018 | 07:37 PM
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I have not seen a HD add on TV for some time now, I have Satellite TV too. I have seen like 3 Polaris Indian adds and still that isn't much, we have the TV on every night when home.
 
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They advertise where the money is. FOX Business news channel.
 
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Old Oct 11, 2018 | 05:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Kawickrice
The Mayans MC TV show has Harley commercials.
Like SOA, The Mayans MC will BE a commercial for Harley-Davidson.
 
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Old Oct 11, 2018 | 07:51 AM
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Maybe they could put their logo on the floors of MMA rings?
seen that. been done.
 
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Cowboy Harley and Central Texas Harley advertise on 590 KLBJ AM on occasion - during their sales events. I've never seen a tv ad.
 
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I remember radio ads back when the big twins went to the five speed. Had two guys listening to Harley go through the gears and one notices that rider shifts four times.
 
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