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Mobil gas campaign used to attract male audiences to new High Energy Gasoline (i.isoimc. as demonstrated I at such racing classics as the Pike's !* Peak Hill Climb, the Indianapolis 500 and the Mobil I conomj Run (see illustrations). \ sixth t\ com mercial shows various Mobil dealer sen ices Although t\ is getting the giant's share of the near-$5-million budget, magazines will realize a $750,000 gross from the Mobil campaign. One and two-page, four-color ads will feature a varictv of Mobil services in / ife, I ook, Sports Illustrated, Motional (ieographic, Holiday and Sunset. Also, special material is being prepared for Mobil's 30,000 dealers to introduce the new campaign to them and keep them appraised ol its progress \ dealer's brochure vill contain information about the iompany's High Energy Gasoline, reproductions of the t\ storyboards, schedules and previews o\ magazine ads, plus a calendar of Mobil events. Deluded in the calendar is a list I all the company's promotions rom earlj Jul) until the end of ie \ear. The new Mobil campaign for igh Energy Gasoline replaces the jCOmpany's previous campaigns for Megatane, which have been running isince 1961 I otal advertising e\(penditures for Megatane were as J. D Elgin (I), Mobil's advertising manager, reviews storyboards for network tv campaign with Victor Armstrong vice president and group head of the account Ted Bates follows: $4,150,000 in ll>M (for the Sept. 25 to Dec 31 period onlj i. $5,250,000 in 1962 and $7,250,000 m 1963 Megatane m\ vertising was always tv-oriented, as is the new High Energ) Gasoline campaign. "The Megatane campaign en joyed high public acceptance and helped build our sales." Elgin ports However, oui consumer research has shown the new campaign to be still more persuasive in several ways, and it should do an even bettei job," he s.ivs ■ FINISH . July 13, 1964 39