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[QUOTE="Okiewan, post: 635636, member: 16119"] I guess (in reply to Ivan's last) one of the reasons the mfg's and others will advertise in the rags over the big sites is they feel a certain comfort level. This doesn't necessarily mean the mags and companies scratch each other's backs (nah), but more so that they believe the sites aren't "controlled". I'm sure they've seen their share of poorly run sites where the bickering, foul language and general crapola runs rampant. I've seen these sites and if that's the extent of their exposure to the web, I really wouldn't blame them. Advertising in the mags is "just how it's always been done" and feels safe. It's kinda like their dealer network... it saves them from direct contact with their customers. To many, the dealers/distributors ARE the customer. I'm quite sure this mentality carries over to their advertising attitudes. The mags are their PR dealers. Perfect example. I read recently about a ride < 3 letter company > puts on each year for their top dealers. <large 3 letter company > GM says "it's our way of giving back" (paraphrased). Giving back? To the folks that made money for themselves and < 3 letter company >? If you want to "give something back", give it to the people BUYING your stuff, not only the people selling it. I believe it's a case of < large 3 letter company > feeling their dealers are the customer, not Joe Public (that person I've been talking al lot about today, lol). So will it come around for the web? I believe so. Seems to me the days of printed pubs will go away eventually; the overhead of a web delivery system of some kind is far less expensive than printing on paper.... and just a tad more efficient, lol. I kinda prefer to get race results as they happen, I can't imagine waiting the 3 months it takes for a mag to get it to my door. I see a day when the mags will be published online... you want it, pay the $ and download it / print it. Seems that even with the high tech delivery systems, MXA will still end up on my bathroom floor :p [/QUOTE]
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