You're so Moneysupermarket...

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55palfers

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5,892 posts

163 months

Sunday 25th January 2015
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I can't be the only one who finds that chap in the suit jacket, collar, tie and shorts twerking down the road a little sinister and really annoying?


andyxxx

1,164 posts

226 months

Monday 26th January 2015
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No - my wife and I hate it.
He looks nasty and pervy.
Who thinks them up!!

dufflecoat

944 posts

229 months

Monday 26th January 2015
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Advertising to the plebs. They love it, apparently.

TwigtheWonderkid

43,248 posts

149 months

Monday 26th January 2015
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The fact that you remember it and even know who it's for, and have started a thread about it, shows that it's done its job.

Dr Jekyll

23,820 posts

260 months

Monday 26th January 2015
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I remembered it and found it downright unpleasant, but I couldn't remember who it was for.

CBR JGWRR

6,518 posts

148 months

Monday 26th January 2015
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TwigtheWonderkid said:
The fact that you remember it and even know who it's for, and have started a thread about it, shows that it's done its job.
That. You have just justified it's continued inflictance on the rest of us...

Europa1

10,923 posts

187 months

Monday 26th January 2015
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CBR JGWRR said:
TwigtheWonderkid said:
The fact that you remember it and even know who it's for, and have started a thread about it, shows that it's done its job.
That. You have just justified it's continued inflictance on the rest of us...
For annoyance, however, it pales into insignificance besie the current Gala Bingo campaign. Never before have I felt such an urge to hunt down the people appearing in an advert and cause them physical harm.

whysub

125 posts

110 months

Monday 26th January 2015
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You ought to meet some of the arse wipes that write the adverts-I'd like to punch seven shades of stuff out of them, as well as those in the companies that approve the rubbish before broadcast.

I only mention this as my ex-missus was a copywriter for a rather large advertising agency that employed the most obnoxious people in the World (including her).

zeb

3,193 posts

217 months

Monday 26th January 2015
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I actively stick with compare the market because I think the money supermarket ads are plain odd. I must be outside of their demographic....

idibbers

269 posts

127 months

Monday 26th January 2015
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I find the adverts very annoying, I think they should get some sort of animal and use that as a mascot. Say a Meerkat, and whenever someones buys insurance through them they should give them a soft toy version of the mascot! That'd work so much better, and everyone wants a Meerkat toy!!

stephen300o

15,464 posts

227 months

Monday 26th January 2015
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idibbers said:
I find the adverts very annoying, I think they should get some sort of animal and use that as a mascot. Say a Meerkat, and whenever someones buys insurance through them they should give them a soft toy version of the mascot! That'd work so much better, and everyone wants a Meerkat toy!!
Clever that the kids can tug on the folks heart strings influencing a 'grown up' decision.

GadgeS3C

4,516 posts

163 months

Monday 26th January 2015
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idibbers said:
I find the adverts very annoying, I think they should get some sort of animal and use that as a mascot. Say a Meerkat, and whenever someones buys insurance through them they should give them a soft toy version of the mascot! That'd work so much better, and everyone wants a Meerkat toy!!
I'll buy when they do meerkat hats wink

Mike_Mac

664 posts

199 months

Monday 26th January 2015
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Europa1 said:
CBR JGWRR said:
TwigtheWonderkid said:
The fact that you remember it and even know who it's for, and have started a thread about it, shows that it's done its job.
That. You have just justified it's continued inflictance on the rest of us...
For annoyance, however, it pales into insignificance beside the current Gala Bingo campaign. Never before have I felt such an urge to hunt down the people appearing in an advert and cause them physical harm.
Which further pales into insignificance compared to any advert involving brightly coloured things being rescued by slightly odd-looking people in an attempt to get more muppets to spend shed-loads of money playing 'connect the colours' type apps on their iPhone!

y2blade

56,029 posts

214 months

Monday 26th January 2015
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55palfers said:
I can't be the only one who finds that chap in the suit jacket, collar, tie and shorts twerking down the road a little sinister and really annoying?
Not seen it.

stephen300o

15,464 posts

227 months

Monday 26th January 2015
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y2blade said:
55palfers said:
I can't be the only one who finds that chap in the suit jacket, collar, tie and shorts twerking down the road a little sinister and really annoying?
Not seen it.
I am sure you will do, and soon, then nothing else will be the same again.

IATM

3,778 posts

146 months

Monday 26th January 2015
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TwigtheWonderkid said:
The fact that you remember it and even know who it's for, and have started a thread about it, shows that it's done its job.
exactly this - the power of advertising

brillomaster

1,242 posts

169 months

Monday 26th January 2015
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i personally think its a brilliant advert, yes he looks a bit sinister but its really well done. the guy driving his invisible car was pretty good as well.

a lot better than brian the stupid robot, and a lot better than the new landofgogogocompare or whatever it is. I much preferred the tenor singing go compare.

but nothing compares to compare the markets adverts with the meerkats, they've struck gold with that one.

still when it comes to actually using a comparison site, i use gocompare, since thats the first one i used and it seems fine, so why change!

Ari

19,328 posts

214 months

Tuesday 27th January 2015
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TwigtheWonderkid said:
The fact that you remember it and even know who it's for, and have started a thread about it, shows that it's done its job.
A trite line that gets trotted out every time someone comments on an advert negatively.

To take it to the extreme, say Ford ran an ad showing a horrific car crash of a Focus killing everyone inside (for some reason). You'd remember it, know what it's for and maybe even start a thread about it.

So would it therefore have 'done its job' as an advert in your opinion?

The actual 'job' of an advert is to sell. Just being memorable isn't enough.

Europa1

10,923 posts

187 months

Tuesday 27th January 2015
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brillomaster said:
i personally think its a brilliant advert, yes he looks a bit sinister but its really well done. the guy driving his invisible car was pretty good as well.

a lot better than brian the stupid robot, and a lot better than the new landofgogogocompare or whatever it is. I much preferred the tenor singing go compare.

but nothing compares to compare the markets adverts with the meerkats, they've struck gold with that one.

still when it comes to actually using a comparison site, i use gocompare, since thats the first one i used and it seems fine, so why change!
I think the gocompare adverts have now jumped the shark.

Emeye

9,773 posts

222 months

Tuesday 27th January 2015
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If an advert pisses me off I will actively avoid using their services if I can remember who it is advertising - these days I don't see many adverts as most are sped through on Sky+

I wanted to smash that fking robot to bits with a hammer.

I've only recently stepped inside a Salinsburys after seeing their terrible advert before that used the deaths of millions during world war 2 to market their brand.

The frustration comes from how patronising they are - as if they think I'm so fking stupid that I will fall for their "message" - but I guess most TV adverts are aimed at the easily led?

The latest gambling one aimed at convincing people that losing your bet doesn't matter because "it's only a few quid" blew my mind! CAn they really get away with that?