# GTR marketing questions

**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gtr-marketing-questions/122292
**Category:** SON240sx Automotive
**Created:** [March 4, 2009, 10:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gtr-marketing-questions/122292 "2009-03-04T10:28:35Z")
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### Author: ![matty](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/matty/32/5043_2.png) [@matty](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/matty)
#### Post date: [March 4, 2009, 11:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gtr-marketing-questions/122292/8 "2009-03-04T11:37:34Z")

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your absolutely right mark

they didnt push it onto the market, they left it up to viral marketing and let the public pull it in

> [@swapped festiva's rock](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/swapped-festivas-rock/20618/7):
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> I don’t think Nissan marketed the GTR that much. The GTR already had a history and Nissan pretty much used that. And I can definitely say that the GTR was also geared more towards enthusiasts that already knew about it rather than trying to get new customers.
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> I don’t think I’ve seen a GTR commercial on TV but I’ve seen an Audi R8 commercial on TV.
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> And it worked, because all GTRs are sold out and are still in high demand. It’s kinda like any supercar in general, you don’t really need to create a marketing strategy for things like this.
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> What I’m getting at is that it’s kinda like the Corvette Z06, ZR1, Viper ACR…you don’t really need to market those cars. People already know about them.
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> The only thing I’d say Nissan should do is talk about how efficient / environmentally friendly it is even though it has great performance. But it’s not that great on gas.

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