Why No Car Sponsors On WWE Programming?

[MillenniumMan831]

I don't know how good it would look for Snitsky to get knocked down w/ the rainbow-colored Skittles Ring Bell.

[Guest jumpingbombangel]

Not like the WWE has always had the best in advertising (Fruit Stripes gum...?), but I have noticed a decline in quality sponsorship since the end of the late 90s boom in wrestling. It's like the PTC put the first nail in the coffin with the campaigns to alienate the WWE from viable sponsors, and then the WWE piled the dirt on by making no compromises...good for "attitude," bad for business.

[CanadianGuitarist]

when in fact, a lot of wrestling fans do drive cars

 

That's the most thought provoking thing ever said.

Wait. No it's not.

 

As for the topic, I'm indifferent.

[Steve J. Rogers]

Car care products (Castrol), and transportation companies (Greyhound) have spots on WWE programming.

 

Maybe its also part of the demo the WWE is trying to reach (15-30 males) isn't going to be running out to buy the new, fresh off the line models and are more interested in maintaining their current vehicle and/or other modes of transportation

 

I'm more curious as to the alcohol related ads though.

 

There are no beer/liqour ads on WWE shows (which can be considered a "sporting event" ) despite Steve Austin and the APA being virtual advertizers for beer virtually every segment or match. Not to mention beer is quite clearly seen at every event during crowd shots

 

Also I'd love just ONCE the truth.com or antidrug.com or any of the other anti-tobacco, anti-dope, ect comanies to step up to the big plate and run an anti-alcohol ad (I'm not counting actual anti-alcohol ads from MADD or SADD, well plus thats more against driving under the influence more than actual consumption of alcohol)

 

Granted its not an illegal drug of course, but the target demos those ads are supposed to reach for the most part can NOT drink alcohol. In other words, put an ad saying why you have to drink "responsable" or just list the horrors of alcohol abuse, ect

 

Steve

[Slickster]

Car care products (Castrol), and transportation companies (Greyhound) have spots on WWE programming.

 

Maybe its also part of the demo the WWE is trying to reach (15-30 males) isn't going to be running out to buy the new, fresh off the line models and are more interested in maintaining their current vehicle and/or other modes of transportation

 

I'm more curious as to the alcohol related ads though.

 

There are no beer/liqour ads on WWE shows (which can be considered a "sporting event" ) despite Steve Austin and the APA being virtual advertizers for beer virtually every segment or match.  Not to mention beer is quite clearly seen at every event during crowd shots

 

Granted its not an illegal drug of course, but the target demos those ads are supposed to reach for the most part can NOT drink alcohol.  In other words, put an ad saying why you have to drink "responsable" or just list the horrors of alcohol abuse, ect

 

Steve

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Steve Austin and the APA are on WWE programming?

 

Also, everyone knows that pro wrestling is for kids, just like it was in the 80s.

[Steve J. Rogers]

There are no beer/liqour ads on WWE shows (which can be considered a "sporting event" ) despite Steve Austin and the APA being virtual advertizers for beer virtually every segment or match.  Not to mention beer is quite clearly seen at every event during crowd shots

 

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Steve Austin and the APA are on WWE programming?

 

 

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Geez, you know what I meant. I haven't watched regularly in quite a while to know if anyone is carying the beer guzzling torch. And Austin has made frequent cameo apperances using his beer guzzling gimmick through the last few years, and several alcohol related Austin clips (especially the beer truck hoseing of Vince, Shane and Rocky from 98) often get viewed as "All Time Classic moments"

[Slickster]

Kurt Angle has had many milk-related moments but I don't see the Dairy Council breaking down the door to get promos on RAW.

[Jobber of the Week]

There are no beer/liqour ads on WWE shows (which can be considered a "sporting event" ) despite Steve Austin and the APA being virtual advertizers for beer virtually every segment or match.  Not to mention beer is quite clearly seen at every event during crowd shots

 

This confuses me. I've been to events in Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Oakland, San Francisco, and Seattle and I've never once seen them sell beer to the crowd and I've only ever seen one person visibly drunk.

[Steve J. Rogers]

There are no beer/liqour ads on WWE shows (which can be considered a "sporting event" ) despite Steve Austin and the APA being virtual advertizers for beer virtually every segment or match.  Not to mention beer is quite clearly seen at every event during crowd shots

 

This confuses me. I've been to events in Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Oakland, San Francisco, and Seattle and I've never once seen them sell beer to the crowd and I've only ever seen one person visibly drunk.

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Huh? I'm sorry I guess I thought they'd sell beer in all arenas. I've seen beer sold at college basketball games in Bridgeport, CT! And MSG here in New York

 

Maybe it depends on the actual venue

 

Is there a WWE policy or something? Must be recent probably

[Steve J. Rogers]

Kurt Angle has had many milk-related moments but I don't see the Dairy Council breaking down the door to get promos on RAW.

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I don't see them breaking down the door to get promos on Indy 500 either or NASCAR or which other racing sport has its big race winner down a bottle of milk

 

And last I checked beer companies are major advertizers in this country, and all over the world.

 

Dairy Councill is a small patch on their fanny in terms of size and scope

 

Oh don't get me wrong, "Got Milk?" has become a phoenomon and even has its name on the NBA Rookie of The Year Award, but it is nothing in terms of the scope and size of the beer industries advertizing revenue streams