caseys Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 I hate any advert where the volume increases over that I have set for whatever I'm watching. I'll pass on your approval to the people upstairs, personally I don't think they really get the benefits of Cravendale across to the punters. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8519231.stm Me and the missus said about that the other day... I still don't think it's ambient but yes that they ramp up the gain. Do you actually work for them then? I love the milk myself and like that it lasts a little bit longer. The animation adverts are great, the 'cows want it back' adverts were pants. Anything involving pirates = win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 Do you actually work for them then? I love the milk myself and like that it lasts a little bit longer. The animation adverts are great, the 'cows want it back' adverts were pants. Anything involving pirates = win. They are my main client but I don't work for them directly, my company just have me looking after bits of stuff for them and I sit in their offices drinking their free milk The milk is a great product, tastes better, lasts longer etc but I just don't think the general public get it, they see it's "pure filtered" but don't connect that with "lasts loads longer than normal stuff". We get visits from pirates, cows, cyclists etc once in a while, the pirate is always really annoying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tannhauser Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 I saw a poll recently on 'The Most Annoying Adverts of 2009'. Go Compare was there, and rightly so. In fact, I think it topped the poll. Why is an 'opera singer' performing a war-time ditty anyway? 118 24 7 was on the list too. For me, it's any of those adverts for club music compilations with that amphetamine-fuelled girl shouting over the top of it. They're like having your head cut in half with a bandsaw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewOW Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 I like Cravendale (but very expensive), and I also like Tesco's own pure filtered milk too. Which is better? I suppose there's only one way to find out! Drink it. Shame I shop at Sainsbury's then, isn't it?! I also hate the ads being so much louder than the programme I'm watching, especially if it's on Dave or Gold etc, and somewhat older too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merckx Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 Cilla Black and Michael Parkinson selling some sort of life assurance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caseys Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 They are my main client but I don't work for them directly, my company just have me looking after bits of stuff for them and I sit in their offices drinking their free milk The milk is a great product, tastes better, lasts longer etc but I just don't think the general public get it, they see it's "pure filtered" but don't connect that with "lasts loads longer than normal stuff". We get visits from pirates, cows, cyclists etc once in a while, the pirate is always really annoying. Git Well it is a good product, don't get that cheesy smell/tang after 3-4 days of opening it and tastes very nice when near freezing point. Yet to try making ice-cream with it but may give that a shot soon. I'd love to have an office that gets frequented by Pirates and cows, not cyclists though, bi-pedal people freak me out. Sorry Gaz we appear to have gone OT. But I do agree a little after working from home 2 days in a row and seeing that auto-glass advert on dave every 6 minutes or so quite annoying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martini Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 We buy any car dance effort, he wouldn't dance like that when i put some Semtex down his trousers And also that car price checker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz6002 Posted February 24, 2010 Author Share Posted February 24, 2010 Sorry Gaz we appear to have gone OT. Digress away! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewOW Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 And also that car price checker. Yeah, what a con! Your car is worth nowt, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abz Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 Go £ucking Compare! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraD06 Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 I also hate "im a PC and windows 7 was my idea" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caseys Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 I also hate "im a PC and windows 7 was my idea" Actually yes, I agree, this is on par with the Go Compare adverts. The Windows 7 ones make me wish I could recreate the film Battle Royale and drop them all on a little island with 24 hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewOW Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 I also hate "im a PC and windows 7 was my idea" Actually yes, I agree, this is on par with the Go Compare adverts. The Windows 7 ones make me wish I could recreate the film Battle Royale and drop them all on a little island with 24 hours. Yes, and why didn't I think of that one, being a Mac user! What utter crap! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 Go Compare, featuring Rafa Benitez Go compare without a doubt. I have to turn over when it comes on. Defo has to be Go compare! Go compare without a doubt The Go Compare ad is the most annoying, but it's in your head, and that's very effective advertising IMO. Go £ucking Compare! Actually yes, I agree, this is on par with the Go Compare adverts. I would call that a successful campaign You all took notice of it. I work in Insurance and this is commonly known as the sledge hammer effect - bury your prospective customers with an annoying advert until they have it in-printed on their brain. They will then buy from you. A lot of the folks at GoCompare were from the Admiral group... home of the Elephant brand... another annoying set of adverts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewOW Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 I would call that a successful campaign You all took notice of it. I work in Insurance and this is commonly known as the sledge hammer effect - bury your prospective customers with an annoying advert until they have it in-printed on their brain. They will then buy from you. A lot of the folks at GoCompare were from the Admiral group... home of the Elephant brand... another annoying set of adverts. So can we direct our complaints to you then?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caseys Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 I would call that a successful campaign You all took notice of it. I work in Insurance and this is commonly known as the sledge hammer effect - bury your prospective customers with an annoying advert until they have it in-printed on their brain. They will then buy from you. A lot of the folks at GoCompare were from the Admiral group... home of the Elephant brand... another annoying set of adverts. Really though? I generally go out of my way to avoid buying from a company that is blowing a huge amount of money on marketing like that. They're pervasive and annoying and so I loathe the company and so do many others, who'd buy a product or service off a company they loathe or get irate when thinking about? Then again I'm saying that after owning a J-spec then a UK-spec supra, so generally I ring around a few brokers to get a price and those price comparison websites are not competative in the slightest for the Supra I have found.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caseys Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 Yes, and why didn't I think of that one, being a Mac user! What utter crap! I'm waiting for the Windows 7 app saying about 'buffer overflows' 'better RPC' and a 'smaller memory footprint kernel' being 'my idea'. To$$ers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imi Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 We buy any car dance effort, he wouldn't dance like that when i put some Semtex down his trousers a complete and utter CHAV advert. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abz Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 So can we direct our complaints to you then?! Yep I agree! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 Really though? I generally go out of my way to avoid buying from a company that is blowing a huge amount of money on marketing like that. They're pervasive and annoying and so I loathe the company and so do many others, who'd buy a product or service off a company they loathe or get irate when thinking about? It fits their business model to have a huge marketing spend.. they want people to come back every year and go with a new insurer every time. It's how they make their money. It's pervasive and annoying, but it works We're giving them publicity right now... and no publicity is bad publicity ..and no, I don't work for them, I work in the same industry, so I know how their model works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz6002 Posted February 24, 2010 Author Share Posted February 24, 2010 no publicity is bad publicity Tell Tiger Woods that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlotte Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 The tena lady one. All those women are like 30 max and have bladder problems to the point where they can laugh in safety once they have their pads on? Do me a favour. Oh and the bowel ones they show in the ad breaks between GMTV at BREAKFAST time. Dis-grace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fizzle Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 also the newer "hi 5" halifax ads, where its some kind of phone in... followed by Gold (duran duran) the fools dancing around and singing in previous ads was bad enough now this shite!! if an advert annoys the hell out of me enough to change channel when it comes on, i certainly wouldnt buy or use any of the products out of principal... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiceRocket Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 I've not seen an advert since I've obtained Sky+ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 I've not seen an advert since I've obtained Sky+ You won't be aware of SKY+ HD then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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