Meet Kevin Confronts Elon Musk on Advertising!!

[@96ej]

He forgot to tell Elon about his Coupon Code

[@buganvilstudio]

🤣🤣🤣

[@LunaTechLV]

😅🤣😂😆

[@ron8979]

Lmaooooo so epic

[@soyebul]

20% off expiring today

[@96ej]

@@soyebul no more EVER after this one (2 more before the videos over)

[@Alexzw92]

I normally hate on Kevin, but he did good asking this question. He will likely be remembered as the guy who finally got Tesla to advertise

[@Mike604]

Indeed

[@JohnPMiller]

Alleged FTX promotion, allegedly driving drunk in FL, and allegedly pretending to be self-made & self-taught, when he actually lived at his girlfriend's house in high school, whose parents were allegedly both successful SoCal realtors. He does tell a good story on KZbin, in spite of allegedly everything.😉

[@sadizm]

huh whats there to hate about Kevin other than his constant promoting of his stuff. Do share what do u hate about him

[@sadizm]

@@JohnPMiller Haha ok i get you thanks for sharing

[@Alexzw92]

@@JohnPMiller Well Said

[@gentlestorm]

About time. If you tell the general public that the Model Y is really the safest car on earth, it matters A LOT.

[@dogfacedponysoldier87]

Yea, The Y that went off a Pacific Ocean cliff , all 4 survived could be a good safety ad.

[@cobrauf]

Absolutely !

[@nilsfrederking62]

Also that EV batteries can be recycled to 98-99% and that Lithium is quite abundant and that LFP batteries do not contain cobalt. So many FUD topics that I hear from the majority of people when talking about EV´s. It is crazy and really damaged my faith in humanity. Brainwashing is a terrible and sad thing, especially when it is used to prevent the much better and sustainable technology which we need so badly to avoid wars on resources (fossil fuels e.a.) in the near future.

[@Martinmack333]

@dogfacedponysoldier87 not sure that a suicide/ triple murder attempt should be used as an ad.

[@CNT536]

Coupon code expiring soon 😂

[@randomsonmymind6919]

You can see elon think this out loud in real time. Highlighting the safety features, then talking about owning Twitter which is advertising dependent, then talking about Tesla and elon's Twitter accounts already advertising but only reaching those who are interested in Tesla already, to okay we'll do some advertising. Wow, this was incredible. Kevin's approach to the question was the important factor here so good on him for saying it the way he did and bringing up Gordon 😂

[@thordang5124]

Mentioning Gordon may have been the clincher 😂

[@digitalsamurai42]

It would be really hard for me to do that in front of 1,000 people and while on camera.

[@MichaelDFox]

Next MeetKevin video title; Confronting Elon Musk about Advertising 😂

[@arisejeff]

with hellfire in the background thumbnail

[@hungryypweep1147]

@@arisejeff 🤣🤣🤣

[@boulderghost4457]

Thats funny and accurate, but seriously, the guy managed to do what many if others have failed to do. It may lead to billions added to the market cap by next year.

[@uddek]

"Elon gets OBLITERATED by MeetKevin" I wouldn't mind some advertising but in a Tesla way. A short video clip with specs, price, list of features. IDK, not the normal BS car makers usually go with. Like the "These are real customers, we promise." Chevy commercials

[@VRtechman]

WHAT HORRIBLE AUDIO. 😑

[@davidfenwick987]

Result from Kevin, the audiance (Elon seemed surprised by the scale of the enthusiastic reaction!). It may have hit the target. Thank you for sharing.

[@cloobs1]

its more educational than advertising really

[@nilsfrederking62]

Exactly, only educational content on Tesla, EV´s, the cost to transition to sustainable energy (masterplan part 3) to only name a few topics. People were brainwashed by mainstream media (fossil fuel and auto lobby) since a decade.

[@physicsimpossible73]

Advertising is supposed to be educational when done well

[@ttdokes]

😂😂😂Kevin got Elon to advertise thats crazy lol. 🤪

[@bernardbarry447]

All he had to do was lick his bits. How sweet.

[@victorblock3421]

@@bernardbarry447 You should know. You're the expert.

[@bernardbarry447]

@@victorblock3421 super clever Victor. I see what you did there.

[@EVMacD]

Farzan…beating Met Kevin to his own clickbaity ways. Too funny!

[@farzyness]

Who’s meet Kevin

[@roaryscott]

cOnFrONts!!

[@YourMother698tong]

“Meet Kevin DEMOLISHES Elon Musk with FACT and LOGIC” Kevin probably

[@simona4315]

Farxan and his people never contribute anything except terrorism 🤣

[@TheRobidoux1]

Very funny and true comment!

[@jrey4703]

Kevin THOUGHT Elon was going to know who he was 😂

[@Hecticam]

exactly.. that delusional kid is still living in his own world...

[@RealEstateChit]

Hi I'm meetkevin.. "okay"

[@Imafed42069]

Elon does know who he is lol

[@jrey4703]

@@Imafed42069 totally he said heyyyyy Kev how’s it going long time no talk

[@thegorr6184]

@@jrey4703 he likes and retweets his tweets so ya he knows who he is

[@RogerWilsonTodd]

This was the highlight of the entire meeting. You are to be congratulated.

[@mrschuyler]

Seriously?? It was a minor issue

[@RogerWilsonTodd]

@@mrschuyler Not to Kevin and me.

[@MichaelDFox]

Dude that’s no even clickbait! Let’s go!!

[@ianmilham7397]

I think there’s a real missed opportunity (so far) for tesla to and twitter to really do some incredible new types of advertising. It would benefit both his companies and I have no doubt Tesla could really come up with some creative and impactful ads that would blow peoples minds. Tesla should set the standard on how advertising should be done because they’re products are so good

[@chrisnguyen3647]

That was what we've all been waiting for. The words coming from Elon... magical words about the future and advertising Tesla aka education the general public about Tesla. ❤

[@johnpulawski35]

Why didn't anyone ask about the new models?? I want a tesla hot hatch

[@blackcatvibing]

​@Gaye Lorde paying youtubers to advertise and organize events

[@wheelofcheese100]

I think tesla speaks for itself IF you know the company. There is tons of misinformation out there, so some advertisements will likely be helpful.

[@stangreen5920]

MeetKevin hit a grand slam home run for Tesla shareholders 💯👍

[@heyitsanthony6366]

I can’t stand Kevin but that was an amazing moment for sure.

[@BlackSails911]

LOL Meet Kevin asked a good question and Chirped Gordo at the same time :)

[@jiangyi7617]

Meet Kevin’s next video: I just convinced Elon Musk to start advertising for Tesla!😂🎉

[@Kflash3782]

Can't wait to see Meet Kevin's next video. He's going to be going bonkers about this.

[@bigs7817]

Yes!.. finally.. Ross Gerber had solid talking points supporting advertising. Great job Kevin!

[@TurdFergusen]

Ross is not to be trusted

[@robrider838]

That was brilliant. A smart man changes their mind when presented with a different perspective. Good on Kevin. Good on Elon.

[@ASMRMoto]

They didnt clap because they were enthusiastic about the advertising , they were amazed you considered and accepted the guys suggestion

[@oparayev348]

Interesting. I have seen some some informational things from Tesla on KZbin and Twitter. The videos were well made including a nice video about safety. So what are we really asking for? Advertising during the evening news (since some commenters are mentioning older folks)? Advertising during the Super Bowl? Would those be effective? And if they are effective, what Tesla cars are those people going to buy? I had the impression we are pretty much selling every Tesla car made for the USA market. GM ended up driving traffic to Tesla with its ads a few years ago. I expect Tesla to move slow on this.

[@georgebasonathan4784]

I'm so happy I made productive decisions about my finances that changed my life forever,hoping to retire next year... Investment should always be on any creative man's heart for success in life.

[@adamdouglas9888]

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[@findingpath8362]

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[@inicMich-rc5wo]

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[@damiansokratis6928]

I'm honestly surprised that this name is being mentioned here, I stumbled upon one of his clients testimony last week in CNBC world news

[@wilsonrichard440]

Well, you are saying the fact. I invested $4,000 with fergus Waylen. and earned $12,000 in 7 working days.

[@MolinaMonday]

I love that Meet Kevin had the balls to ask this question, and Elon had the humility to listen without ego and execute...Goats

[@skydiver151]

This was epic! Really well done by Kevin.

[@joey1772]

I just wanna see these Tesla ads now. Because you know they’re gonna kick ass

[@ztechrepairs]

I am 100% on board with this. Elon and Tesla have got to start advertising even just a little bit. The amount of disinformation is starting to kind of get ridiculous. And it hurts everybody Tesla and investors. Granted they're doing very well but they could be doing better

[@anthonylosego]

Another thing to consider is that gas car companies advertise all the time. Yet they are shrinking. Tesla focuses all their energy on product. The stock price is not tied to advertising. It's tied to special interest groups. Don't conflate the two. Essentially, don't do what failing companies are doing. I would suggest a mainstream media event to showcase the features and safety ratings along with an overview of FSD. If you don't gain any sales, that's fine. At least people in that consumer branch will pass on the concepts to their influence pools.

[@ztechrepairs]

@@anthonylosego I don't know I disagree. But I also agree with you. The Tesla advertising team needs to be flexible and quick on their feet to respond to mainstream media bullcrap. Maybe coming out in response to criticism at times to defend themselves while also making a constructive and awesome ad would be helpful.

[@philliptemple9841]

I disagree. It doesn't hurt Tesla as they have no demand problem. It doesn't hurt investors. Every dollar in advertising is one that doesn't go into R&D. Phillip.

[@ztechrepairs]

@@philliptemple9841Until their inventory is 0 then I disagree.

[@philliptemple9841]

@@ztechrepairs Their inventory is basically zero. Phillip.

[@JaydenLawson]

Twitter just earned itself a new 100M advertising contract - thanks Kevin!

[@charles6084]

Farzad, thanks for this important clip. i wouldn't call it advertising, I would call it educating the general public.

[@CarlitoswayDR]

Meet Kevin is a winner, a fighter and go getter. I like the guy, from scratch to a millionaire is definitely someone to admire

[@davida.4933]

To the naysayers who I'm sure believe in solar, do you think solar "sells itself"? I had a solar energy company in Hawaii where the price of electricity is very high, and yet very few customers came into my shop or called us up asking for a rep to give an estimate. Good advertising works and I regret not learning this sooner. Yes, I agree "word of mouth" advertising is the best, but it alone will not maximize net profits.

[@MakeAMark1755]

Agree I sold solar and for me it is a no brainer. But there is so many fears in the general public

[@livingalaskanative3301]

His head is going to get so big now! Hahaha meet Kevin wtg!

[@pcnetworx1]

I'm surprised the room didn't run out of space between Kevin and Elon

[@coachmikaellaakso]

Elon is Amazing person. Unlike most people. He actually listens and thinks what people have to say

[@toddbloxham6041]

Advertising doesn’t increase production. Every car built is sold

[@kcstorytime4898]

So Awesome Kevin!!!!! This is so. cool to see...

[@Gerardalba]

MeetKeving had earned the love and respect of millions, with that solid undeniable intervention (if it was someone else, or the question constructed badly, Elon would have dismissed it). Well done MeetKevin, I have been critical in the past, but this time you hit a home run.

[@karmadrone6647]

Wow! Kudos to MeetKevin!

[@TiagoRamosVideos]

Incredible 👏

[@JLizard]

Wow I didn't even think that was Meet Kevin, thanks Farzad.

[@MrBroady02]

They're already pushing insane growth without advertising. The question is can you increase growth without any compromise in quality or service? I can't imagine you can build factories faster than they already are, which is also insanely fast for the industry as it is. If advertising works without compromise we could be looking at +2x annual growth, and even higher margins.

[@andrasbiro3007]

Yes, but the current macro environment is very bad for the car market, so this is the time when ads make sense. Dropping prices further is useless if potential buyers don't know about it.

[@beedee4890]

You're great, Farzad. Yeeck tho - Kevin is NOT a guy to promote. He has swindled sooo many people.

[@AlexAM808]

I don’t think so, he may have educated much more people.

[@grumpyae86]

Seriously how great was that interaction between Elon and Tesla shareholders 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@InfiltrateIndustries]

I don't like it no ads, the best ad

[@stever5359]

Great, more advertising! Just what the world needs.

[@darrenloke5486]

Hi Elon Meet Kevin here… Elon: is this dude high or what?

[@cryptiama]

wow musk is great i wanted to get some cheap stocks in next 10 months i hope this new ads won't be a big problem for lower prices

[@davidr4523]

The no advertisement /no dealership strategy has saved Tesla billions of dollars per year and so far has been highly effective as they had 72% of the EV market. Currently reports show their EV market share is now at 54%, so possibly it is now time to advertise.

[@AliexFolgueira]

tsla is my biggest bag and i didnt even know about those safety features, ads may be good real ads

[@jzorn1772]

Just put the cyber truck in the next Transformers or Fast and Furious flix, it will be all the advertising he’ll need.

[@kamprog]

Wow that's great to know. They will try adverts finally, it won't hurt and you can always cancel it.

[@judd7699]

How cool was that 🎉🎉 well done kevin for finally getting through to the greatest visionary we have ever seen or is he just behind Nicola ?

[@frankhoffman3566]

The problem with advertising is that it is a slippery slope. Arguments grow as to different parts of the process where advertising can be involved. Soon advertisers' views become a part of every production decision. Musk should stick with his disdain for advertising. It is ultimately a negative for manufacturing companies.

[@TheZoneTakesYou]

The company is full of engineers with equal disdain for arts majors. The marketing department will never take over.

[@frankhoffman3566]

@@TheZoneTakesYou That requires some vigilance. Inherent in modern advertising is underestimating the intelligence of consumers. After decades of off-shore companies building better cars and beating legacy auto in sales, the whole underestimating the American consumer remained a stubbornly fixed, damaging philosophy. Even small advertising inroads become cemented in and expansionist. This opposition to advertising was one of the primary factors moving me to invest in Tesla. If they worm their way in, I'll check out.

[@SP30305ATL]

Elon couldn't say, since he owns ad-dependent Twitter now, but I doubt advertising will make any measurable difference in sales demand. If anything, ads might help with short-term stock prices, but for long term value it will mean next to nothing, IMO. But hey, now he has cover to send 💰💰💰 from Tesla to Twitter--the investors demanded it!

[@magnamic5614]

Some investors demanded it. That room does not represent all Tesla investors. I see Polstar, Nissan and Ford advertising their EV’s every single day yet look where they are in sales and educating the public. I was never against advertising. I’m against advertising now. Tesla does a lot of educating. If people don’t care to do the research themselves to find the education before making a purchase of an EV then they deserve what they purchase. My honest belief is that some Tesla investors want Tesla to be like traditional auto WAAY too soon. Build the product and be successful at logistics with every product you make before you advertise to ensure you can meet the demand of the people you are advertising to. Tesla may be the Gold Standard of EV’s right now but can production meet this advertised demand enough to keep the prices fair for the consumer? I doubt it at this stage but I’m a nobody so who cares. Next headline from the mainstream media: Tesla promised to advertise but fails to meet the demand.” “Tesla now advertising like the traditional auto has been doing for years but fails at it.” No matter what happens this will not flow into the mainstream in a positive light until the mainstream media companies change their ways.

[@3triska3]

It's about long term too - pleoples perception of Tesla and informing them constantly about possibilities and improvements.

[@proair12]

Elon laughed at Kevin's PP lol

[@robertanthony3434]

Nice! And couldn't Tesla get the family discount advertising on Twitter?

[@pranavid]

To think of it, Gordon Johnson contributed to this decision. Gordon's contribution will now be remembered forever. 🤯

[@giantarcsfora9279]

When I drove with Uber with my Tesla: I had customers with expensive houses who still thought that electric cars can only go 100 miles or less. He was totally shocked that I used my Tesla to drive coast to coast with no problems.

[@puneetpuri2758]

Love it. MeetKevin has a knack for asking good questions and he hit it out of the park with Elon!

[@myoneblackfriend3151]

The price of a Prius Prime is much lower than that of a Tesla. You can drive over 100,000 miles on gas before breaking even with the cost of a Tesla. Do the math.

[@chrisoconnell8432]

I think the biggest benefit to Tesla advertising could be fewer negative articles about them! Negative articles get more clicks, regardless of topic. But a publication gets more income from advertisers then from subscribers, so they don't want to lose advertisers. For example, Consumer reports posts negative articles about Tesla, but not Ford because Ford is a big advertiser in their magazine. If Tesla were to also become a big advertiser with Consumer Reports, then no more negative articles about Tesla from them.

[@claudiaaquino7238]

It sounded like Elon was already planning on advertising…. Especially after talking to Linda Yaccarino… He answered very quickly!

[@CurieBohr]

He said, “meet Kevin here” then paused thinking Elon would recognize him lol. Wrecked.

[@Ryan-mq2mi]

When I heard about the price, he’s absolutely right I had no idea.

[@ChrisDaubitz]

My hero!

[@AliexFolgueira]

Kevin is smart, i think elon should have him as an adviser sometimes

[@fpsekond]

Can the first ad be filmed in space please Elon??? That would be Epic!

[@jakuil]

"i believe in taking suggestions soo.." much respect, have never heard anyway talk the way Elon does.

[@MrZoltano]

I think advertising is a secret weapon for Tesla not ready to be deployed just yet. Current weapon of choice is price breaks which is actually forward thinking on behalf of Elon - forcing the whole of Tesla to improve the base line accross the company. After the time Tesla is producing 10+ million of vehicles, we'll see plenty of advertising IMO.

[@AlphaCrucis]

I'm good with Tesla educating the public... which they have already been doing on their social media. I just don't want to see ads like everyone else does.

[@andrasbiro3007]

I guarantee you won't. Tesla will be much more creative than that, and they won't just flood the media with ads.

[@jamestrank5928]

Suggestion taken :) If only we have politicians like this, open to suggestion and listening to the public (and actually do what they say)

[@cf4689]

Without a penny in advertisements, Tesla will most likely have the best-selling car in 2023. What is Kevin's point?

[@dylankjustice]

I think his point is something like this... It's not only good for the shareholders, it's also good for the shareholders. More exposure would not only increase demand in their cars, but also demand for the stock... this is good for shareholders.... and people who hold shares... at a shareholder meeting.

[@karmadrone6647]

I drive a Telsa and get constant questions from strangers that could be answered with advertising which would lead to faster adoption of EVs.

[@huhhuhhuh4069]

They can just run some ads on Twitter. He owns it after all 🤷‍♂

[@blu3h4t]

i think its just re right time for tesla to advertise, because the magins have probably changed. Before the idea probably was to not spend unnecessary resources on advertisement, but now when the efficiency of manufacturing has been achieved there can be some leeway that can be spend on advertisement. id suggest to make something between the initial d and wangan midnight :D since he spoke on advertisement approaching content. edit: with elements of cyberpunk ofc :D

[@Jonathan-ru9zl]

Tesla definitely needs to start advertising their revolutionary featurs: safety, convenience, efficiency and more.

[@juanduran6510]

Kevin you did that! That’s awesome!

[@leesweehuat]

Key vehicle features which Tesla spends a lot of money on should be advertised, etc. FSD, battery technologies, facts about battery fires, vehicle safety, heat pumps, efficient motors, comfortable seats, components and weight reduction, components with multiple features, quality improvements, etc.

[@ChicagoTechGuy]

Super Bowl Elon! Tesla commercial during Super Bowl!!

[@MonsterSound.Bradley]

It's still good to remember that Tesla sells every car it produces and that is without advertising, while constantly increasing production. That means it hasn't needed to advertise nor does it need to advertise. You can't sell more cars than you can produce. /2c

[@samgoodwin89]

Increasing demand will increase profits though

[@MonsterSound.Bradley]

@@samgoodwin89 True, but it's Tesla's mission to as rapidly as possible transition the world away from fossil fuels. A lower entry price increases demand which incentivizes the entire car industry to compete and increase EV production. Tesla is ramping up as fast as it can and actually wants more EV competition (weird I know).

[@TheDingsBoms]

This was a great moment!

[@arkcorps9138]

Wow lol can’t believe Kevin actually got him to do ads

[@MountainMenace420]

Kevin your the man!

[@pinonnut]

Is Elon waiting for a non Tesla to make the top 3 safest cars list before he mentions it in an ad?? Come on!

[@allfamyankee85]

Man we are going to make so much money is going to be ridiculous!!!

[@Jessticks2319]

in otherwirds we will do an advertising campaign so people will shut up about it.

[@renethumann4871]

I know how much a awd Tesla is in Canada vs Awd gas and the difference is about $20000 If I was willing to buy brand new

[@yayasharifi5389]

Elon is the best.

[@mmanjin]

What Kevin really should have said was to educate not advertise. Word of mouth education is the best advertising and doesn't cost anything. As word of mouth educating spreads (mostly from Tesla vehicle owners, social media influence and others) about all things Tesla along with it's continuing rapid rise and dominance in conjunction with the exponential market growth of EVs, there is no need to spend money on something whose value is fleeting and is difficult to measure. Resources are better utilized and deliver far more bang for the buck when put toward innovation, manufacturing efficiency improvements and the expansion and building of new Giga factories. If you build a superior product with equally good execution on delivery and customer experience the customers will come and the market will follow. Tesla is doing just fine and will continue to do so without expensive advertising.

[@rmkep]

That was the single best segment in the presentation. As a shareholder, 2 thumbs up! BTW, I gave the credit to Gary Black, not Kevin ... ;-)

[@benjiebarker]

How coukd you introduce yourself as “meet kevin” lol and he was waiting for applause haha

[@BOBFudge]

Tesla is too big not to advertise now. I am a car junky but just took my first ride in a friend's model Y. I had no idea how great the standard tech really is. If I would have known, I would have one in the driverway. But I have always believe they are too expensive and still have tons of recalls/defects. Advertisement is educating your future consumer.

[@rmkep]

You are not alone and THAT is the reason Tesla needs to get the word out. Big event, Cable TV and even automotive print ads are badly needed.

[@LunaTechLV]

MSM finance media loves to talk all the "recalls" when in reality 99% of them are over the air updates like what your phone or computer receive. Lame on their part but bad news gets clicks. People will figure it out eventually and stop clicking on those articles and that is when they will stop.

[@JohnD0129]

Makes sense. But why can’t you do some research and educate yourself ? Just like anything else that you want to learn or understand you do your research correct ? 😎

[@Hammertime86]

Elon believes in educational/entertaining content, we’re dicing words by calling it advertising. Maybe the switch in his mind his to make a more concerted effort and spend “advertising” level dollars to provide this content. They do it some now, but maybe his saying ok, screw it lets turn it to 11.

[@bemvey]

Good for MeetKevin and Tesla! Although all the FSD questions, would have liked a question about FSD transfer when you already have it and purchased another Tesla? Maybe like within a year of your recent purchase if you previously had FSD. 😊

[@marco_solo]

Don't Meet Kevin should be the last person talking.

[@manueldavid7369]

YESSS!!!!

[@TCBYEAHCUZ]

It's good timing now that Elon owns one of the largest advertisizing platforms on Earth.

[@davidgutting4317]

Advertising is for products that suck and are for convincing grumpy people to buy products they don’t need. Any advertiser will tell you, the best advertising is with the products that sell themselves. They don’t have to do any work and the campaign is cheap and easy. Teslas are impressive, anyone that rides in one will be impressed. Anyone that try’s another EV will ALWAYS end up comparing their experience to a Tesla. Even the dissatisfied Tesla customer will ultimately come back. All the hard work is paying off, it’s impossible to not see it. That’s the benefit of being so far ahead of the competition, no matter how much you screw up, the competition is always 10x worse. Save that money for Twitter or SpaceX, or blow it on a goofy idea for fun or buy a country. You don’t need a miserable advertising experience, there is no fun in convincing grumpy people into doing what they don’t want to.

[@ordinaryhuman5645]

No, advertising is for informing consumers of the existence of a product or service. The vast majority of people have not heard of the vast majority of things. Waiting for a single person to tell another single person about how much they love their Tesla is waaaay slower than broadcasting to millions of uninformed people about how great Teslas are now. The vast majority of people aren't just going to randomly decide to ride in a Tesla. But a lot of people might be impressed by a 15 second ad on the idiot box or whatever and decide to try riding in a Tesla sometime. All of the advertising in the world won't help a poor product, but even the best product can't just sell itself, especially when people are misinformed about it. And most people have been very misinformed about Tesla vehicles. Try talking to a boomer who only hears about Tesla from mainstream news. Everything they think they know about Tesla (e.g. price, range, charging time, safety) is wrong.

[@davidgutting4317]

@@ordinaryhuman5645 Then why are the marketing meetings miserable, the advertising poorly executed, the messaging off subject and disruptive and annoying? 75% of TV is advertising, the pop up’s are aggravating, and the ads are not what save the company when all the budget is allocated to them. Marketing is not a Nobel cause, it didn’t stop child slavery, it didn’t feed the hungry, it never won a Nobel peace prize. There is no need to “boost” sales. The demand is over 30million cars a year, Tesla can make 2. What’s the point of telling the world to buy a Tesla when they can’t make enough for the people that want them. All you end up doing is annoying people and making them sad. Any good marketer or sales person knows this. If your goal is to boost the stock price, we’ll, you completely missed the point and I can’t help you.

[@ordinaryhuman5645]

@@davidgutting4317 Why? Because most people are stupid and most corporations have crap with little merit to sell. I would hope that Tesla can do better because they are better. There is a need to boost sales, because Tesla is going to be making far more cars in the future than they do now. Sales will have to improve along with production or Tesla would start losing money and would go bankrupt with how aggressively they're planning to expand. And with Tesla's wait lists already emptied (except for the cyber truck), it's clear that the number of informed customers who correctly want a Tesla is going to be starting to be outgrown by the number of cars that Tesla can produce, which was not the case in prior years. Tesla can only cut prices so much. With most people being misinformed about their products, the low hanging fruit to pluck is informing them so they'll want Tesla's products. The goal isn't just stock prices. It's getting people to transition to EVs and to stop buying ICE cars. If a lot of people learn about Tesla and decide to get on a wait list instead of just buying a gas guzzling Ford or something, then that's a win even if Tesla doesn't increase prices.

[@davidgutting4317]

@@ordinaryhuman5645 you have no idea of what the demand or needs the market has & are holding the belief that you can convince people to change their minds and leave the comfort of their beliefs when they don’t want to & have no idea of how many people who are already waiting for a chance to get a Tesla without needing an advertisement to put them over the apprehension. The demand last year was 15million, this year it’s 30million, next year it’s going to be 60million and it will go up exponentially for the next 5years until we get closer to 30% of the worlds population. (30% of the population is?).Elon has tried to explain this to everyone but marketing and sales people hang on to the idea that they are solely responsible for changing peoples minds and are the only source of information to the uninformed public that can’t make a decision without them. The vast majority of the misinformation is coming from people who want to feel good and get an endorphin rush out of triggering you when you try to change their minds. Most normal people are pretty smart, if they see a bunch of Teslas around , the smart ones look for more information. That’s a lot of people, way more than Tesla can make for at least the next 10 years. And if you think VW, GM, or Ford is catching up, they are 10 years behind Tesla. This whole investors day presentation was explaining why Tesla doesn’t need to start reaching out to the stupid population for 10 years. The fact that you couldn’t put that together suggests that you would prefer to maintain your mind controll belief that marketing is the most important thing to Tesla and not the product. 600 million people don’t like advertisements and don’t need to hear from you about buying one, they are just waiting in line until Tesla can get to them.

[@jamesaspinwall]

Yey! Elon got the message. Thanks Kevin!!!

[@NinjaMaster1]

Planned question, perhaps?