Promo on The Rock just now.

BenDee · 09-13-2003, 01:06 AM

It is actually the first taped promo I have heard on any music stream, but it was kind of weird, but it got the message across. It was something along the lines of "Pamela Anderson just turned Jay Leno on --- To Sirius. Listen for her show coming to Sirius soon.

So it is time for that debate: should there be promos/are they commercials?

TulaneJeff · 09-13-2003, 01:21 AM

Definitely not a commercial.

I've heard promos for specialty programs across all the streams, and for OutQ as well.

Sirius is better as a whole package, so I think it's a great idea for listeners to expand their listening palate.

Jeff

satradfan · 09-13-2003, 03:35 AM

Full Frontal Radio...Pamela Anderson is coming to Sirius...Details soon.

I just heard a promo that said something along those lines on Alt Naton.

IMO Promos are very different than commercials!

rickets · 09-13-2003, 10:12 AM

Pre-produced promos and commercials are the same kind of aural clutter and they must not be allowed to invade the music channels.

Get the jocks to casually mention something. Do not play commercials, paid for or otherwise. They still smell bad.

BenDee · 09-13-2003, 10:32 AM

I wonder if they are just doing this to make a mention on the VTed streams about Pam, and that it will stop Monday or Tuesday when the SJs come back?

rickets · 09-13-2003, 11:31 AM

That would indicate a serious lack of coordination and further evidence of chaos in Rockefeller Center.

No one knew this was coming a week ago?

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Originally Posted by siriusatn67

I wonder if they are just doing this to make a mention on the VTed streams about Pam, and that it will stop Monday or Tuesday when the SJs come back?

BenDee · 09-13-2003, 11:56 AM

I'm sure people knew that this was coming, but this seems like a newer trend for Sirius to wait and try to keep stuff under wraps. Just look at the way they are treating the Boombox and JVC PNP compared to the SRS and H2A. It seems that they don't want to let tons of people know so far in advance.

BLCoach · 09-13-2003, 02:41 PM

Limited self promotion is cool to me, it allows me to see what else is going on. If I wanted just music and nothing else, I may as well go back to CDs. I do like the human touch to Sirius, added in the right amounts...not like overkill on regular radio. So for me I dont consider it commerical ads, just self promos and as long as it doesnt get as frequent as ads on regular radio, I dont mind.

rickets · 09-14-2003, 10:18 AM

The human touch is fine. A pre-produced bit with background noise and hustle delivery is not that. It is a commercial.

If they knew a week ago, they should have had the jocks mention it, not suddenly start running annoying commercials for it.

What's the big deal anyway. What's a biker chick with fake breasts going to bring to the table? On the radio? For an hour a week?
At 2 in the afternoon?

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Originally Posted by BLCoach

Limited self promotion is cool to me, it allows me to see what else is going on. If I wanted just music and nothing else, I may as well go back to CDs. I do like the human touch to Sirius, added in the right amounts...not like overkill on regular radio. So for me I dont consider it commerical ads, just self promos and as long as it doesnt get as frequent as ads on regular radio, I dont mind.

rickets · 09-14-2003, 10:20 AM

And she barely mentioned Sirius once, sort of mumbled it under her breath, like she wasn't too sure...