Pontiac’s Oprah Giveaway, Hit or Miss?

Is the G6 a global economic conference, or a new Pontiac?

The fact that tens of millions of consumers in the U.S. could correctly answer that question by the evening of Sept. 13, 2004, is a testament to how powerful non-traditional marketing can be, especially when it is launched through a traditional medium (TV) and amplified by an affiliation with a highly influential celebrity.

OK, maybe everyone does not know the G7 Summit is an international conference that involves ...