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mimo7

mimo7 Report 27 Sep 2016 23:26

Victoria Plum ad with the cringeworthy,screechy twin girls :-|

Researching:
Brand/Stow/Garratt/Ransom, Herts,Beds,Suffolk,Southwark

Bobtanian

Bobtanian Report 26 Sep 2016 23:42

LOL my Flabber is really Gasted

Researching:
me and my darling wife at our wedding in 1960

Bobtanian

Bobtanian Report 26 Sep 2016 22:55

this latest ad for maltesers,,,,
the girl in the wheelchair,
is she implying what I think she is describing?

Researching:
me and my darling wife at our wedding in 1960

Sharron

Sharron Report 25 Sep 2016 17:51

I don't see enough of Flearoy.

Dermot

Dermot Report 25 Sep 2016 16:36

Remember that ancient advert for slimming biscuits with the unfortunate name of Ayds?

RolloTheRed

RolloTheRed Report 25 Sep 2016 11:25

ads don't always go to plan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmiSpxblYok

:-D

Researching:
The Man In the High Castle

MotownGal

MotownGal Report 24 Sep 2016 20:38

Really detest The Strutters v. The Builders, it does my head in.

The advert for the same company with Gary the Security Man was much better, but it was only on for a short time.

Still love the Harvey the dog ads.

Don't much like the personal products put into glasses of liquid either.

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Island

Island Report 24 Sep 2016 20:32

I like the ad with the little pony "Little man, la la la" :-D

Researching:
I'd trade all my tomorrows for a single yesterday

JoyLouise

JoyLouise Report 24 Sep 2016 20:11

I like to keep people informed if I have to wiggle as I walk. :-D :-0

Island

Island Report 24 Sep 2016 20:00

Too much information Joy :-0

Researching:
I'd trade all my tomorrows for a single yesterday

JoyLouise

JoyLouise Report 24 Sep 2016 19:54

Here's one for the oldies ...

My girdle's killing me.

:-D :-D :-D

Island

Island Report 24 Sep 2016 17:38

Long time no see McEmma :-D

Researching:
I'd trade all my tomorrows for a single yesterday

'Emma'

'Emma' Report 24 Sep 2016 17:37

Long time no see McIsland <3

Island

Island Report 24 Sep 2016 17:30

Nice one Em :-D

Researching:
I'd trade all my tomorrows for a single yesterday

'Emma'

'Emma' Report 24 Sep 2016 17:29

Sorry Mayfield I've retired :-D :-D

Couldn't resist...lol.

Mayfield

Mayfield Report 24 Sep 2016 17:20

Oh please bring back the Cadburys Flake girl! ;-)

Researching:
Moribus facit homo,

Island

Island Report 24 Sep 2016 17:06

Clearly, the So Money ad worked LOL It never fails to get people talking.

I think it is funny but even funnier are the heated responses. Methinks some protest too much. But Why?

Researching:
I'd trade all my tomorrows for a single yesterday

Sharron

Sharron Report 24 Sep 2016 13:14

Anybody remember Big Fry?

PollyinBrum

PollyinBrum Report 24 Sep 2016 12:39

Some of the adverts are better than some of the programmes. ;-)

InspectorGreenPen

InspectorGreenPen Report 24 Sep 2016 11:54

Back in 2004 Barclays ran a campaign called 'Fluent in Finance' and produced expensive adverts fronted by Samuel L Jackson. The problem was that no one could understand what it was supposed to be about.

Apparently they got great acclaim within the advertising industry who like many similar organisations were very good at patting themselves on the back with complete disregard of what the outside world thought.

The public and even the bank's own staff thought different and dismissed the campaign as complete dingbat, but the management, having parted with their millions, had to keep a brave face.

Within twelve months the marketing director behind the campaign had left the bank who by then had pulled the campaign, admitting it had generated negligible new business and had been an expensive mistake.

On the other hand, the 1960's Barclaycard advert featured an attractive young woman who does her shopping in the High Street clad only in a bikini. She wanders in and out of various shops with her Barclaycard credit card tucked into her bikini bottoms.

Whilst possibly considered a tad sexist today, the campaign was a huge sucess in generating massive amounts of business.

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