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Years ago, our agency was told in no uncertain terms we could not send any creatives or any proposals to the Merchandising Team until we had traveled with a Pontiac District Manager for a week, and issued a full report...
In Response To: I drove one of these as a company car in late 1979 or early 1980..IIRC there were 10,000 built and with the second middle eastern oil embargo in late 1979, vehicles like this became unsellable. I also recall one of my dealers placing his in service as his personal driver.. ()

"You guys keep bringing the complicated programs and big binders out here. God love ya, but you have NO idea what a District Manager does for a living!"

And thus the writers and account people were dispatched to "The Field" where sales legends were made.

The rep I traveled with for a few days (who I think may still be with GM Fleet, now) gave me the grand tour of greater and lesser Ohio.

His mount: The sale-proof 1986 Grand Prix 2+2 with the Petty-bubble roof.

A nice, comfortable car that looked completely alien in the far reaches of farm country. And yes, his hard-to-access trunk was indeed filled with binders of questionable sales value.

Point made.

Apparently whatever they were getting rid of at the time would be what he was driving, at least until he had ascended to the level where he could order his own car.

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