PreSonus "Produce me" ad

Meriphew · 26th July 2006

Why would PreSonus think that someone wants to open up a pro audio magazine and see this ad that is almost as thick as the magazine itself, has sticky goo all over it, and has a huge pimply faced kid with the words "Produce me" on top? This has to be one of the worst ad campaigns ever.

dfegad PreSonus ad.

AlexLakis · 27th July 2006

Seriously. At least the old one had a good-lookin girl on there. Now it's just some pimply teenage boy! The first thing I do when I get my copy of Mix into the studio is rip that shit out...The second is throw the magazine away entirely.

Meriphew · 27th July 2006

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Originally Posted by AlexLakis

The second is throw the magazine away entirely.

Improv · 27th July 2006

Hahahaha!!! Good one...

donsolo · 1st August 2006

yea, I miss the old ads, at least when you're sitting around with your buddies you can crack jokes

"Yeah, I'll produce you, the casting couch is right over there"

"I'd produce her...chest"

"She's making me produce something..."

Presonus, I love them to death, I really do but their target market is not the people that the pimply kid would go to to "produce" them. They're trying to sell to that kid so he can put another bad demo together and create a new Myspace Band account...

poncival · 2nd August 2006

I am so glad I am not the only person who is thinking about this! I have a hard time not ripping the page its stuck to and frankly I am not sure anybody who is reading MIX is going to run out and buy anything from Presonus or want to produce either the pimple kid or the dumb looking chick. This combined with the passing of the beloved Stephen Saint Croix are making me look forward to MIX that much less each month.

GilWave · 3rd August 2006

Some times Marketing and Engineering departments don't communicate with each other. Sometimes they do, and Marketing wins out anyway.

I love Presonus. They are passionate about our industry, their products, and their place in our industry. I have to assume this was a Marketing decision, either made in a vacuum or done under protest from some in their Engineering department. Or maybe I'm way off base, and this campaign is a hit and I should shut up.

I can say from experience that the combination of musician-centric engineers, savvy sales and marketing, an open dialog with end-users and a great relationship with its dealers made Eventide the powerhouse it was in 1987-1997.
It didn't hurt Empirical Labs too much, either! Nor Chandler nor Tonelux. But what do I know, I've only been doing this for 24 years.

logicll · 3rd August 2006

dfegad My life has improved since I stopped reading Mix…To corporate and money driven…lol

Chris Kress · 7th August 2006

I hated both of the ads.................... Also that stupid API dinner plate add.... STUPID

e-cue · 7th August 2006

remember back in the day when a crowd would throw rotten vegetables at the performer if they sucked???

perhaps it's a suggestion...

JBRecording · 7th August 2006

I agree. I think that kid/person/whatever is just freaky-lookin'.

26th July 2006	#1
Meriphew Lives for gear Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Seattle USA Posts: 2,874 Thread Starter	PreSonus "Produce me" ad Why would PreSonus think that someone wants to open up a pro audio magazine and see this ad that is almost as thick as the magazine itself, has sticky goo all over it, and has a huge pimply faced kid with the words "Produce me" on top? This has to be one of the worst ad campaigns ever. dfegad PreSonus ad. __________________ *MyspaceMeriphew**

2nd August 2006	#6
poncival Lives for gear Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 685	I am so glad I am not the only person who is thinking about this! I have a hard time not ripping the page its stuck to and frankly I am not sure anybody who is reading MIX is going to run out and buy anything from Presonus or want to produce either the pimple kid or the dumb looking chick. This combined with the passing of the beloved Stephen Saint Croix are making me look forward to MIX that much less each month. __________________ myspace.com/poncival www.thesaltmine.com

3rd August 2006	#8
logicll Lives for gear Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: California....?? Posts: 734	dfegad My life has improved since I stopped reading Mix…To corporate and money driven…lol __________________ WHY...!

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27th July 2006	#2
AlexLakis Lives for gear Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Annapolis, MD/L.A. Posts: 3,631	Seriously. At least the old one had a good-lookin girl on there. Now it's just some pimply teenage boy! The first thing I do when I get my copy of Mix into the studio is rip that shit out...The second is throw the magazine away entirely.

27th July 2006	#4
Improv Lives for gear Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 1,365	Hahahaha!!! Good one...

1st August 2006	#5
donsolo Lives for gear Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Austin Posts: 2,352	yea, I miss the old ads, at least when you're sitting around with your buddies you can crack jokes "Yeah, I'll produce you, the casting couch is right over there" "I'd produce her...chest" "She's making me produce something..." Presonus, I love them to death, I really do but their target market is not the people that the pimply kid would go to to "produce" them. They're trying to sell to that kid so he can put another bad demo together and create a new Myspace Band account...

3rd August 2006	#7
GilWave Lives for gear Join Date: May 2003 Location: New Jersey, Exit 55 Posts: 1,819	Some times Marketing and Engineering departments don't communicate with each other. Sometimes they do, and Marketing wins out anyway. I love Presonus. They are passionate about our industry, their products, and their place in our industry. I have to assume this was a Marketing decision, either made in a vacuum or done under protest from some in their Engineering department. Or maybe I'm way off base, and this campaign is a hit and I should shut up. I can say from experience that the combination of musician-centric engineers, savvy sales and marketing, an open dialog with end-users and a great relationship with its dealers made Eventide the powerhouse it was in 1987-1997. It didn't hurt Empirical Labs too much, either! Nor Chandler nor Tonelux. But what do I know, I've only been doing this for 24 years.

7th August 2006	#9
Chris Kress Lives for gear Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 552	I hated both of the ads.................... Also that stupid API dinner plate add.... STUPID

7th August 2006	#10
e-cue Lives for gear Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Lost Angeles Posts: 4,061	remember back in the day when a crowd would throw rotten vegetables at the performer if they sucked??? perhaps it's a suggestion...

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JBRecording Gear maniac Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Northern New Jersey Posts: 156	I agree. I think that kid/person/whatever is just freaky-lookin'.