1960s TIRE SALES “MAN ON THE STREET“ MARKETING RESEARCH FILM JC10154a

Want to support this channel and help us preserve old films? Visit Visit our website Shot with an early portable television camera, this film from the 1960s was probably used as a sales research tool by a tire company or an advertising agency working with a tire company. The film features “man on the street“ type interviews, asking both customers and employees about their experience buying and selling tires. Close up of a man in a suit being interviewed about how he trains his tire sales men to be personable and presentable. Close up of man talking about the vehicles at his company, including welders and air compressors (2:13). A young man is interviewed about if he would like to buy a tire. A woman in sunglasses explains she had a blow out and that is why she is at the tire store. Another woman says her husband called the tire store to see if they could get them quickly. An older man in a ball cap waits in a tire store for service. A man is interviewed about going to different tire stores and leaving due to poor service. The older man in the ball cap is still walking around the empty tire store waiting to be helped. A different man looks at tires while the employee tells him he will be with him in a minute. The woman in sunglasses says she was treated very nicely and taken care of immediately. Close ups of different people explain why they came into the tire store. A salesman inspects a costumer’s tires. The salesman in a suit is interviewed about the value of knowing your product (6:03). The woman in the sunglasses describes what kind of tires she bought and that she believes they are Goodrich (6:36). The man in a suit continues to describe the best way to sell tires. Two men inspect various tires. A man talks about the brands of tires that he trusts, including Goodrich and Firestone (7:45). The man in the suit explains how he comes to a price for the tires. Customers are interviewed about how the price was decided when buying tires. A man in glasses describes why he believes the salesman was good at his job. The salesman explains getting a car on the lift and not letting them leave -- will help close the deal. We encourage viewers to add comments and, especially, to provide additional information about our videos by adding a comment! See something interesting? Tell people what it is and what they can see by writing something for example: “01:00:12:00 -- President Roosevelt is seen meeting with Winston Churchill at the Quebec Conference.“ This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit
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