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But wait, there's more!" You may be accustomed to hearing that line during an infomercial for a steak knife sharpener, but what about when the talking head is pitching a brand new car?
Toyota is doing just that in a new partnership with
HSN. The result of this partnership is a show called "Discover Toyota," which first aired on Sunday, October 7.
HSN has been around for more than three decades, and Toyota is the first automaker to appear on the network. The aim of the show is to highlight Toyota's hybrid lineup, including the
Camry Hybrid,
Highlander Hybrid, all-new
Avalon Hybrid, and of course, the
Prius family.
According to Toyota Motor Sales VP of Marketing Communications and Motorsports Ed Laukes, "HSN has a really loyal and engaged base of viewers, so it was a natural partner to help us expose out growing lineup of hybrids to people across the country." Appearing on the show were Micah Muzio of
KBB.com and Tara Weingarten of Vroomgirls.com. The two appeared as the program's auto experts - one must carefully consider the objectivity of any subject matter expert brought on to a program this is so clearly backed by Toyota, however.
The show apparently also featured quizzes and Toyota-themed games, allowing fans to earn point towards sweepstakes to win a new Avalon Hybrid. Do you think this is a smart move for an automaker? Is Toyota targeting the Avalon's target demographic with the HSN program? Let us know what you think in the comments
below.
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