I agree with Marco. The Pirelli calendar is a piece of marcom collateral that serves the dual function of promoting Pirelli (not necessarily their tires) as a company that supports the development of art and the humanities as well as provides a venue for photographers to exhibit their works. They have focused on fashion and nudes for most of their history, last year and this year mark an interesting departure as they reach into a broader domain of photographic imagery. The calendars are instantly collectible works.
Frankly, I doubt that many "car people" are even interested. Godfrey -- Godfrey DiGiorgi - [email protected] - 408.431.4601 cell > On Dec 21, 2016, at 10:23 AM, Ken Waller <[email protected]> wrote: > > You have to ask yourself what are they trying to do.... Promote their tires, > sell calendars or cater to older women. > > The photos are obviously well done but I bet they don't sell as many > calendars as in years past - a lot of non car people have never seen/heard of > the Pirelli calendar. > > > -----Original Message----- >> From: Marco Alpert <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: Pirelli goes natural >> >> Couldn’t disagree more. >> >> m >> >>> On Dec 20, 2016, at 9:45 PM, Ken Waller <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Sorry but the new calendar just doesn't cut it for me. >>> I much prefer the earlier editions of the calendar. >>> Its like Pirelli is asking me to like a bald worn out tire instead of one >>> of their new super sticky P-Zeros. >>> I think they've lost their direction with this edition. >>> >>> Kenneth Waller >>> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry Colen" <[email protected]> >>> Subject: Pirelli goes natural >>> >>> >>>> Peter Lindbergh shot this years Pirelli Calendar without using makeup or >>>> retouching. >>>> >>>> https://www.fastcocreate.com/3066063/quick-hit/the-2017-pirelli-calendar-with-nicole-kidman-and-julianne-moore-is-raw-and-unretou >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Larry Colen [email protected] (postbox on min4est) http://red4est.com/lrc > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
