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Zered almost died

Eli Morgan Gesner2 skaters recommend it · 2 mentions in 2017
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46K views · 20 years ago · Other

35 second Mazda 3 commercial from 2006 starring pro skater Zered Bassett, staged as a near miss with a car. Reads as an early viral marketing stunt.

Why skaters like it

Comes up in threads about big gap stunts with cars. Skaters point out it was viral marketing, not a real accident.

“A lot of companies were trying this stuff when “going viral” became a buzzword for marketing people”

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What skaters said on Reddit

u/HellaNahBroHamCarter2017 · 4 points

[VIDEO] This points towards what the other poster here found on that dudes Instagram. This is really weird, possibly mazda trying for a viral video? I can’t see any other reference to it with a quick google search. A lot of companies were trying this stuff when “going viral” became a buzzword for marketing people

u/the_sky_was_pink__2017 · 1 points

[VIDEO] viral marketing unfortunately

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