The best thing the Segway has contributed to society are the antics of Will Arnett's character, Gob, on Arrested Development. He showed just how dorky the Segway really is.

I work in advertising, and we are seeing several clients greatly reduce their spend.

What sort of advertising? I can see "brand awareness" advertising being reduced, but why reduce any 'results based' advertising? There's not real reason to reduce advertising that yields a positive ROI - which is easily measurable these days usually.