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Bmw Ad Not The First

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March 16, 2026

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Real-Time Ad Measurement Across Linear and CTV TV Ad Attribution & Benchmarking Marketing Stack Integrations and Multi-Touch Attribution Real-Time Video Ad Creative Assessment Check out BMW's 30 second TV commercial, '100% Electric: Not the First [T1]' from the Auto Makers industry. This provocative advertisement was created for car manufacturing giant BMW in 2008 as part of their used-car marketing campaign. The image features an attractive, youthful female model with a seductive pout and reads "You know you're not the first.

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But do you really care?". The advert was withdrawn after an outbreak of fury among the public and vast amount of negative media attention. This ad is saying, "You know you'd like to drive a BMW, if you could, just like you know you'd have sex with her anyway, even if it/she has already been used and isn't as valuable as a new one/virgin." The car/woman might not be as valuable as it once was, but it's still more valuable than others because it's a BMW/beautiful.

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What's wrong with. Let's be realistic: getting a BMW for a good price is like scoring with a beautiful woman, "You know you're not the first." But hey, not everyone is lucky to get first dibs on something so gorgeous. I am referring to the car of course.

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Focus your dirty mind! Although the June 2008 ad is a bit unorthodox (remember, they are trying to sell you a used car!), I think it is wicked funny and. The Print Ad titled You know you're not the first. was done by BBDO Athens advertising agency for BMW in Greece.

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It was released in Jul 2008. BMW Blows It With Ad Campaign Innuendo Quick. What comes to mind when you see a close up of a flaxen-haired young lass with pouty lips and bedroom eyes that includes this caption, "You know you're not the first?" A slightly used BMW, no doubt!

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The content is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or officially connected to BMW or its partners. Viewers are invited to interpret which moments feel authentic and which feel conceptual. BMW had some pretty racy ads for their previously owned cars that were, well put it this way, not very tasteful.

It's amazing they got away with it. Dale Wurfel Used Vehicles located somewhere in the cold of Canada ran a newpaper ad very similar, and apparently it didn't go over very well. You know you aren't the first, but do you really.

The majority of women viewing this ad, however, would most likely be repulsed by its imagery and would not be enticed to buy a BMW. So, how could this ad have gotten past BMW's review board if it polarized half of the audience from buying their products? The 2010s were a big decade for BMW that saw some major firsts - like the first fully electric models to come to market - and the 100th anniversary of the company's founding.

Over these last 10 years, the German automaker also produced a lot of ads - a few of which stood out more The 15 Best BMW Commercial Ads of the Decade →.

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