Return of the IOA Billboard!!

[1stdeadeye]

Did anyone catch the reporting of the AGD billboard by PB2X in their October 2002 Issue:

"Driving to the IAO fields in Butler, PA, I couldn't help noticing the full size size billboards on Rt 422. Kingman and Raven had great billboards, but Airgun Designs' really bothered me. I'm sorry to see Tom Kaye and company resort to the naked chick ads. Tom, it's the quality of the gear that sells your product. If sales are down, change your gear, not your ads. That's my opinion for what it's worth." by Jay Smackowski (PB2X Oct 2002 Page151)

I don't know, but question the taste of the billboard, not the products.

Also, where is the report on the "Angel's Heaven", WGP models and the Kingman/Raven models? Bit biased here?

[xmetal2001]

I'm really suprised to hear all the negative opinions from people. To me its just a clever ad, definatly grabs your attention and gets a chuckle. I certainly dont think it is offensive. But this has been discussed before(alot). Anyway, I thought it was a great billboard.

[magman007]

atupid jay smackowski, aways talkin smack. Tom it was a great billboard, dont let it get you down. it grabbed alot of attention, even my self, and my rather uptight father(one with me on the tour, remember you set up us the tour at the field museam also) thought it was a great add

[Thordic]

Don't be talkin smack about our Raven girls! Black Cell will have to come to your house and smack you around if you keep that up... hehe.

[AGD]

Believe me I am not worried about it. This was the first negative complaint during or since IAO.

AGD

[epterry]

[bornl33t]

what one did AGD go with... I don't keeep up with that sorta tuff here much anymore...

[Riotz]

Originally posted by epterry
I was VERY disappointed at AGD's decision for the billboard even after we voted it down.

Not EVERYONE voted it down. I believe the majority of the people liked it. Only a few people (who type ALLOT ) did not like it.

[Riotz]

For those of you who haven't seen it:

[shartley]

[P8ntballerAK]

here we go again.
Sharley, that is strictly opinion on how many people liked it and how many didn't. I got a lot of fed back all the way up here and very few were negative, I guess its just more of where you are and how the society around handles things like that. But you can't say that alot of people didn't post that they disagreed with it without also saying that alot of people didn't post who did. Its all a matter of what side your on. no heat intended

[shingles]

sex sells, it's proven.

The ad's pretty smart...

I don't think this is a morality contest.. it's about selling products. I don't think that ad is any worse than say if you go to www.jtusa.com and they've got links all over the place to see "bon-bon".

Plus, I showed this to my girlfriend and she thought it was a funny and smart ad.

-S

[aaron_mag]

My uninvited opinion

Am I a real fan of the ad? No. Would it grab my attention driving down the street? Yes (hey I am male). The fact that PB2X mentions it means that it did get noticed. That is half the battle in advertising isn't it?

When I first saw the ad (online I didn't go to IAO) I thought it was in poor taste. Then I realized that I was being an uptight prude and that this was only paintball after all. It isn't a big deal and seems to have caught peoples attention. Unlike most paintball ads with women in them it actually is clever and uses her to draw attention to the benefit of the product (lower profile)

With that rant I'll see if I can actually get back to sleep.

[1stdeadeye]

No No No

Please let's not start another discussion on the billboard. My point was how dare PB2X question the quality of AGD's product line. I would dearly love a one on one speed ball game against this Jay S. It would be interesting to put my Rt Lx with a warp against whatever he brings.

Remember "Quality always shoots straight."

[cphilip]

Well not getting into one side or the other but Jays comments sure sound like he has been cruising our Forum looking for a stone to pick up and to throw. Surely they are similar to some arguments put forth. Do not rule out the possibility his convictions on his argument are mostly personal and not how he may feel about the Billboard. Not that he may not be sincere but they look rather "copied" in a way. I am suspicious.