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- BUSINESS, Page 67Business NotesADVERTISINGHe's Retiring (Yeah, Sure)
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- As Joe Isuzu might tell it, he is the most successful figure
- in the history of television, a superstar who sold millions of
- cars and trucks to hordes of adoring fans and turned a small
- Japanese firm into the world's largest corporation. (He's
- lying.)
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- Actually, as portrayed by actor David Leisure, the
- prevaricating Joe Isuzu has become one of the most popular
- figures in advertising. (No kidding.) Since he told his first
- fib four years ago, he has gained wide recognition for his once
- obscure namesake. But after 35 commercials, his extravagant
- claims for Isuzu cars and trucks are coming to an end. The
- automaker said last week that next fall's campaign for three
- new lines of vehicles will rely on humor, but Joe will be
- nowhere in sight. The reason may be that Joe is losing his
- edge, which some ad experts attribute to his becoming too
- sincere in recent ads. But Isuzu's ad agency hints that Joe may
- be only resting. After a brief hiatus, he intends to run for
- President. (There he goes again.)
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