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Why Do You Love Your BlackBerry?

January 24, 2008 by Robb Dunewood 10 Comments

It would appear that re-branding the BlackBerry OS from 4.3.1 to 4.5 is not the only thing the marketing department over at Research in Motion is working on right now.

RIM has started a new ad campaign where they want you to Ask Someone Why They Love Their BlackBerry.

BlackBerry owners can go to the site and share their stories as to why they love their BlackBerrys and there are several videos of featured BlackBerry owners telling there stories.

It’s kind of a cool idea I guess. The main issue I see is that the featured owners all seem to be doctors, authors, TV producers, and successful entrepreneurs, etc. I guess that’s OK if the only demographic you are trying to capture are well to do business professionals. It seems to me, however, that most of these folks already have BlackBerrys.

It would be nice to see featured owners that are school teachers, stay-at-home moms, college graduates looking for jobs, and maybe a factory worker or two. RIM might get a bit more bang for their buck if they target middle class America too…

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  1. Mojo says

    January 24, 2008 at 6:58 pm

    The author of this post makes a damn fine point. Research in Motion, if it intends to really compete in the consumer market, has to actually target demographics beyond corporate America with their marketing.

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  2. Thought says

    January 24, 2008 at 8:04 pm

    Robb, you do make a great point. The idea of getting people to participate and share their stories is a good one. But yes, if they really want to broaden their base, they need to showcase more than just the upper level professionals.

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  3. Nobody says

    January 24, 2008 at 10:36 pm

    This marketing has been around for quite a while… but it is a great one.

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  4. bluehorseshoe says

    January 25, 2008 at 9:17 am

    Not a bad idea, but I wouldn’t mind seeing why Lindsey Lohan loves her BlackBerry. Now that would be more interesting than a factory worker. 🙂

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  5. AC says

    January 27, 2008 at 6:57 pm

    Like the post above me said, this is not a new marketing campaign. I’m not sure how long it’s been in use, but I know it was definitely around last May.

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  6. M says

    January 27, 2008 at 11:08 pm

    It is what we refer to in the business as aspirational advertising. They can get middle class americans to buy into the Blackberry brand by glamorizing it. “If you get this phone, regardless of the fact that you make $50,000 a year, you are just like a young, hip CEO.”

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  7. Doodee says

    February 3, 2008 at 2:02 pm

    Thanks for sharing

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  8. alinnible says

    February 8, 2008 at 2:09 pm

    I’d prefer reading in my native language, because my knowledge of your languange is no so well. But it was interesting! Look for some my links:

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  9. Ss39111778 says

    August 7, 2011 at 9:22 am

    when i first laid eyes on that blackberry  i KNEW i had to buy
    it.. i waited and waited and waited until i finally did, and WOW.. ive
    never had it leave my side ever, im on it while im at work, at school,
    on the toilet, EVERYWHERE!   i go on twitter, facebook, bbm on it.  I
    also check the weather, my banking, my stocks, and everything on it.

    Reply

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