Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/04/14

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica Advertising, was How could the R8 be bettered?
From: Donal Philby <donalphilby@earthlink.net>
Date: Wed, 14 Apr 1999 07:26:16 -0800

LEICAMAN56@aol.com wrote:
> 
> Stay tuned everybody.  With the change in management in Solms, Leica's
> advertising will be changing big time.  They will abandon the Leica as male
> jewelry ads in favor of the Leica as a tool for photography.  They will
> emphasize Leica's links to the great photographers of the past.
> About time, wouldn't you say!
> 
Bill,
That would be like Nikon today advertising using Vietnam era pix to sell
current F5s.  If this happens, they still don't get it.

donal
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Donal Philby
San Diego
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