Roel de Fietser schreef: ↑di 24 feb, 2026 10:27
De fietswereld begint steeds meer op de auto wereld te lijken, of dat is het eigenlijk al: inspelen op gevoel en emotie.
Inspelen op emoties gebeurt al zeker 130 jaar in advertenties voor fietsen.
Zie bijvoorbeeld o.a. dit interessante artikel over de marketing van fietsen (via kekke posters) in de decennia vóór 1900:
https://colvilleandersen.medium.com/lea ... 5121177e94
"With the invention of the Safety Bicycle — the frame we still know today — the bicycle exploded onto society at large around the world. It was the hottest mainstream product on any market. ... The bicycle captured the imagination of anyone exposed to it. It was the future, it was progress and modernity. It was everything."
"The most iconic posters of the day that are remembered most clearly — even over a century later — feature female protagonists. Many of the posters were famous in their own time, as well. In a modern optic it may appear that women were being gratuitously used in the artwork in order to sell bicycles. Nothing is farther from the truth. What Chéret started, snowballed into a movement. A sea change in society. The freedom afforded by the bicycle carried with it women’s liberation and liberation of the working classes into a bold, new future.
It all started with that powerful symbolism. When women started actually buying and hopping onto bicycles, the market expanded exponentially. The overwhelming dominance of female figures was symbolic of the poetic beauty of the bicycle and it’s positivity and helped convince newcomers about the ease-of-use of the product. It all soon transformed into marketing to the female and male demographic all at once.
There are posters featuring men, of course ... The posters featuring female figures, when you think about selling bicycles to women, were filled with a
constant messaging about simplicity, elegance, freedom [vet en onderstreept door mij] — and all while retaining your womanhood. In the heading days of the bicycle this was an effective marketing tactic that worked — it must be said -incredibly well."
Het artikel gaat ook in op de marketing van andere aspecten van fietsen.