This video was recently posted on YouTube, although details on it aren't really available (comments are turned off on YouTube). It seems like consumer-created content since the clips used are from different sources (movies, music videos, etc) but it could also be a Sirius promo video. Either way the overall message is a neat one, I wish they could translate the same thing into a 30-second spot. UPDATE: Thanks to the commenters, this is a promo video from a couple years ago which explains some of the footage used. I still like the bolder approach.
Worth the watch if not just for the entertainment purposes alone.
They quickly show Al Franken, though...and SIRIUS doesn't carry Air America or the Al Franken Show anymore...
Sirius used this video 2 years ago before introducing Joe Clayton at the 2004 CES. This video is not new, nor did a consumer or fan make it.
Yeah. Uh...If you're advertising Stern, why would you advertise with clips from Private Parts? And Ellen's not on Sirius.
It's a video made by a fanboy. "Alpha", "big dog", Stern.
Ryan - On XM411, they are reporting that it was used as an intro at CES 2 years ago before Clayton spoke. Make sense...
It's too bad we can't channel all this fanboy "we're #1!" energy into real ways to get more people to subscribe to either service.
What is it about XM and Sirius fanboys that they need to be convinced they made the right choice over the other? Do they have secret doubts over their decision?
This is actually a video made for the Sirius sales and field team. It is used during sales meetings, trainings and presentations to give the audience an overall feeling for what Sirius offers.
Why is it when anyone says ANYTHING good about the service they CHOSE and PAY for they are called a "Fanboy." Who the heck decided to (over)use this trendy bumper sticker name to try and smash others?
Call me a fan boy, but yes, I am a fan of my XM. I chose XM over Sirius (As I am sure Sirius user chose it over XM). I said I CHOSE it. We are not assigned a service, we choose.
To say we should channel all this "Fanboy energy" into getting subscribers is doing just that. No one tells their friends they should get SatRad and then says it in general. They talk about what they know and love, and that is their XM or Sirius.
XM and Sirius are competitors, so duh, people pick sides or at least their favorite. I am a Bengal fan so if I talk trash about Baltimore, are you going to try to discredit me by calling me a fanboy?
Throwing around that crap term of fanboy is your way of trying to seem like you are above it all and some sort of enlightened pseudo-intellect.
What I have found is that Sirius and/or Stern fans drop the "fanboy" comment the most. Of course if I had Sirius or their stock, I would be bitter too :-) See, there I go again with the fanboy stuff, right?
(Ryan, sorry for the long comment but I had to say something)
"What is it about XM and Sirius fanboys that they need to be convinced they made the right choice over the other? Do they have secret doubts over their decision?"
They don't need to be convinced. Rather, they want to convince the opposing fanboy that they made the wrong decision, even though it shouldn't matter. Each of us made a decision to purchase the service that meets our individual need for technology and content.
It really boils down to virtual pissing matches, similar to other arguments like XBox vs. PS2; Coke vs. Pepsi; Communism vs. Capitalism; Boxers vs. Briefs; Real vs. Fake. And because both O&A and Stern fans are rabidly protective of their shows, it's mostly between them. You're not going to convince a fanboy that their decision was wrong, but it continues to happen day after day.
For example, the only way a Sirius/Stern fanboy will realize they made the wrong decision is over time. It will happen eventually, but they have to discover it for themselves, but only if they are smart enough. ;-)
"They don't need to be convinced. Rather, they want to convince the opposing fanboy that they made the wrong decision, even though it shouldn't matter. Each of us made a decision to purchase the service that meets our individual need for technology and content."
Ding. That's exactly the point I was trying to get to. The internet has enabled these kind of pissing matches to an incredible level. It's also made people very touchy, as seen by Squeaky Wheel.
You may be a XM fan, or a Bengals fan, but what is the point of trash talk, exactly? Is it to convince the other guy to switch sides (which he won't), or to make yourself feel better about your current favorite? If your answer isn't either of these, then what is it?
The only thing that bothers me more than these "fanboys" (besides the term itself) is people who choose one side or the other without doing the research behind the two companies.
Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go buy a Cola from the vending machine.