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7seven 12-10-2013 11:15 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Gumby (Post 8379392)
They're not mentioned in the credits, but BestBuy is, so more likely BestBuy donated them.
Mostly likely the case, just gets factored into their marketing budgets. I would suspect it's a lot like what we do in film/tv production. For example, in addition to traditional purchasing of ad time in commercial break slots, Microsoft gave our production a giant case of Surface 2 tablets to litter throughout our shots, they aren't expecting them back, its just factors into the cost of advertising basically, lol we now have too many Surface 2 tablets than we know what to do with.

Still, pretty neat thing to do by Westjet

highfive 12-10-2013 12:11 PM
I feel like shopping at Best Buy and flying with Westjet now...

LP700-4 12-10-2013 12:35 PM
Fuck socks and tablets, i would've asked for a Lambo :lawl:

radioman 12-10-2013 12:47 PM
Apparently theres a blooper where someone had asked for a car and santa just laughed at her and said be more realistic.

:troll: Lambo

bballguy 12-10-2013 01:53 PM

Manic! 12-10-2013 02:20 PM
This was on CNN. They interviewed the VP of communication. If they reached 200k in views they were going to bring one needy family together. They also do charity work for Ronald McDonald, house make a wish, Boy scouts, Girl guides and a bunch and a bunch of other charities. If any of there workers does 40 hours of community service they get 2 free tickets to anywhere West Jet flies.

falcon 12-10-2013 04:02 PM
Westjet is a very well run company, once I'm finished my commercial pilots lic. and rack up some experience I've already decided to pursue WJ rather than AC. Might try to weasel my way into Encore somehow and then try to turn that into a future job at WJ.

Manic! 12-10-2013 04:08 PM
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Originally Posted by radioman (Post 8379468)
Apparently theres a blooper where someone had asked for a car and santa just laughed at her and said be more realistic.

:troll: Lambo
3 women asked for a man and got Ken Dolls.

FerrariEnzo 12-10-2013 04:37 PM
Im not greedy.. All I want for Christmas is 1 night with any playboy model :badpokerface:

PeanutButter 12-10-2013 04:46 PM
I wonder if everyone on the flight did this?
I would love to see the faces of those who were too "cool" to do this and them end up getting nothing!

xmisstrinh 12-10-2013 06:17 PM
brought tears to my eyes

JSALES 12-10-2013 08:36 PM
that was awesome

LiquidTurbo 12-10-2013 08:43 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by xmisstrinh (Post 8379647)
brought tears to my eyes
Seriously? Man. This is just nothing more than a complicated advertisement for Westjet. It's so smart. Tear-jerker is a stretch for me though.

falcon 12-10-2013 08:57 PM
You have no soul.

Razor Ramon HG 12-10-2013 09:06 PM
I did a case study on the corporate culture of WestJet and found out what a great company they are. This video just supports that.

bing 12-10-2013 09:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Ronin (Post 8379160)
I mean...that's cool and all but they just gave a bunch of people on a random plane some baller ass gifts.

I don't know how the logistics would work but this would've been more of a feel-good thing if the people getting stuff were poor and homeless rather than middle class white folk. I get the marketing but that kid probably would've gotten an Android tablet from his parents.

Sorry to Grinch it up but I don't know...seems like it would've been a better video if they gave gifts to some Oliver Twist lookin' kids that don't get to have much or anything for Christmas.

WestJet VP Richard Bartrem: "More than 7 thousand flights are given away each year to our community investment partners so we can actually help with fundraising and actually help people activate the very thing that they do... and that is whether reuniting families or getting sick children the opportunity to fly..."

quasi 12-10-2013 09:55 PM
I think it's a good gesture. Some excellent viral marketing and they give a little something back to there customers as opposed to a giveaway where some random person could win.

Soundy 12-10-2013 10:14 PM
Closing on 5M views now...

rslater 12-10-2013 10:29 PM
Can someone figure out who that girl is before the video starts (at the screen before you hit play). Also at 4.28.

I want to see some pictures of her! So hot....

LSF22 12-10-2013 10:45 PM
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Originally Posted by rslater (Post 8379841)
Can someone figure out who that girl is before the video starts (at the screen before you hit play). Also at 4.28.

I want to see some pictures of her! So hot....
not much to figure out... shes a WJ employee


Big ups btw to WJ for spreading the christmas love

v_tec 12-10-2013 11:53 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by falcon (Post 8379569)
Westjet is a very well run company, once I'm finished my commercial pilots lic. and rack up some experience I've already decided to pursue WJ rather than AC. Might try to weasel my way into Encore somehow and then try to turn that into a future job at WJ.
WS. :badpokerface:

Soundy 12-11-2013 10:02 AM
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Originally Posted by v_tec (Post 8379881)
WS. :badpokerface:
WS is the IATA prefix for WestJet (flight numbers would be WSxxxx). An aspiring pilot should know that ;)

falcon 12-11-2013 11:17 AM
Yeah I know that, but WJ is easier to understand. I'm not going to go start calling british airways speedbirds because no one will know what the hell I'm talking about.

tiger_handheld 12-11-2013 11:50 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by falcon (Post 8379569)
Westjet is a very well run company, once I'm finished my commercial pilots lic. and rack up some experience I've already decided to pursue WJ rather than AC. Might try to weasel my way into Encore somehow and then try to turn that into a future job at WJ.
Quote:
Originally Posted by v_tec (Post 8379881)
WS. :badpokerface:
Quote:
Originally Posted by Soundy (Post 8380026)
WS is the IATA prefix for WestJet (flight numbers would be WSxxxx). An aspiring pilot should know that ;)
Quote:
Originally Posted by falcon (Post 8380069)
Yeah I know that, but WJ is easier to understand. I'm not going to go start calling british airways speedbirds because no one will know what the hell I'm talking about.
Thanks for not using WS. I would've been like wtf is WS.
Good job communicating to your audience - a useful skill for an aspiring pilot!

Soundy 12-11-2013 05:39 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by falcon (Post 8380069)
Yeah I know that, but WJ is easier to understand. I'm not going to go start calling british airways speedbirds because no one will know what the hell I'm talking about.
Coulda used the proper ICAO code then, WJA.


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