The Marketing of Harley-Davidson
Date Submitted: 07/15/2003 07:21:46
"Nice Harley. I was going to get one of those, too. But I spent $6,495 on a killer dinette set. Harley . . . Dinette Set, Harley . . . Dinette Set. Went with the Dinette Set" (Harley-Davidson, 2004). With its latest commercial Harley-Davidson brings together their two core consumer markets, the hard-core bikers and the up-and-coming baby boomers.
To both of these groups, the Hog represents freedom. To the "biker" it is the open road, no ties left behind, living one day
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generation customers into the fold. And so, the dilemma continues, Harley . . . Dinette Set. Get the Harley.
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