# Why is there a Boeing ad on my TV?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-there-a-boeing-ad-on-my-tv/453056>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 15, 2008, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-there-a-boeing-ad-on-my-tv/453056 "2008-06-15T22:51:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![Drum\_God](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drum_god/32/44_2.png) [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2008, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-there-a-boeing-ad-on-my-tv/453056/1 "2008-06-15T22:51:40Z")

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Seriously. What does Boeing want me to do? I am not in the market for an airliner, fighter plane, helicopter, or spacecraft. I don’t personally know anyone who is in the market for those things. I would imagine that Boeing advertises heavily to those people who are in the business of procuring airliners, etc. I have ridden aboard several Boeing aircraft and none have crashed. Therefore, I am satisfied with Boeing’s performance. However, I have been aboard aircraft built by other companies and they have not crashed either. I tend to purchase tickets based on when and where the flight is going. I trust, perhaps foolishly, that the airline will provide an aircraft equal to the task. I cannot imagine my calling up the airline and saying, “Please send a Boeing aircraft for my flight. I really enjoyed their commercials.”

So, why does Boeing spend money advertising to me, the non-aircraft purchasing public?

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**Author:** ![Stringer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Stringer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stringer)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2008, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-there-a-boeing-ad-on-my-tv/453056/2 "2008-06-15T22:53:30Z")

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What were you watching? They advertise a lot during the Sunday-morning news shows.

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**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2008, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-there-a-boeing-ad-on-my-tv/453056/3 "2008-06-15T22:54:13Z")

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[Last month’s thread.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=466793)

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**Author:** ![Drum\_God](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drum_god/32/44_2.png) [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2008, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-there-a-boeing-ad-on-my-tv/453056/4 "2008-06-15T23:09:10Z")

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[QUOTE=Stringer]  
What were you watching? They advertise a lot during the Sunday-morning news shows.  
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It was the _Meet the Press_ tribute to Tim Russert.

Thanks **Q.E.D.**. I withdraw my thread.