Corporate video so bad it's, er dreadful

Corporate video so bad it's, er dreadful

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simonrockman

Original Poster:

6,843 posts

254 months

Friday 12th February 2016
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There should be laws against getting staff to take part in this kind of thing..


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqlagXEBirA&fe...


option click

1,164 posts

225 months

Friday 12th February 2016
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Crush

15,077 posts

168 months

Friday 12th February 2016
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Reminds me of the ste that Top Banana used to put out for Mitchells & Butlers. Looked like a failed GCSE project.

NelsonP

240 posts

138 months

Friday 12th February 2016
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That Ogilvy one makes my skin crawl. But if you think ad agencies are bad....

https://youtu.be/aBhhl8uLjaY?t=50


Edited by NelsonP on Friday 12th February 12:07


Edited by NelsonP on Friday 12th February 16:33

HarryFlatters

4,203 posts

211 months

Friday 12th February 2016
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Has anyone had to sit through "Who Moved My Cheese"?

Patronising in the extreme...

Scotfox

582 posts

184 months

Friday 12th February 2016
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simonrockman said:
There should be laws against getting staff to take part in this kind of thing..


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqlagXEBirA&fe...
Dear God ! Has anybody managed to suffer that to the very end ?

boxst

3,699 posts

144 months

Friday 12th February 2016
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The one we did was quite cool I thought: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWCA5Ttw3Bs

Pixel Pusher

10,188 posts

158 months

Friday 12th February 2016
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Some may be able to forgive Michael Owen anything after tha goal against Argentina.

Their resolve will be tested by his promo video for Dubai though.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTl5FDI7Gk4


technodup

7,576 posts

129 months

Friday 12th February 2016
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boxst said:
The one we did was quite cool I thought
You and I obviously have different definitions of cool. It's better produced but it's still complete and utter turd.

I'm guessing the first one had some work experience teenager behind it, but then he got a lot of people buying into it so maybe not. Beggars belief that anyone would think that is a good image for a tech giant to be offering up.

MitchT

15,789 posts

208 months

Friday 12th February 2016
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simonrockman said:
There should be laws against getting staff to take part in this kind of thing..


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqlagXEBirA&fe...
I feel sick after seeing that. I daren't even watch the others. I want to show some of my colleagues but I'm afraid someone with 'chief' in their job title will see it and think it's a good idea to do the same.

Pixel Pusher

10,188 posts

158 months

Friday 12th February 2016
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technodup said:
ou and I obviously have different definitions of cool. It's better produced but it's still complete and utter turd.
laugh

Don't hold back, what do you really think?

MitchT

15,789 posts

208 months

Friday 12th February 2016
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option click said:
"you want to know what we've done before, things that haven't been done before"

Come on, make your mind up. Have they been done before or not?

p1stonhead

25,489 posts

166 months

Friday 12th February 2016
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Loughborough Uni one. Proper car crash but ive watched it so many times! hehe

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=dfc_1383290719



Edited by p1stonhead on Friday 12th February 13:47

Europa1

10,923 posts

187 months

Friday 12th February 2016
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Pixel Pusher said:
Some may be able to forgive Michael Owen anything after tha goal against Argentina.

Their resolve will be tested by his promo video for Dubai though.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTl5FDI7Gk4
Is it is good as the legend that was Tell Savalas extolling the virtues of Birmingham? Yes, Birmingham.

Crush

15,077 posts

168 months

Friday 12th February 2016
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p1stonhead said:
Loughborough Uni one. Proper car crash but ive watched it so many times! hehe

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=dfc_1383290719
I couldn't watch, my face started to collapse in on itself.

technodup

7,576 posts

129 months

Friday 12th February 2016
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Pixel Pusher said:
laugh

Don't hold back, what do you really think?
I really think that by and large corporates just can't do edgy or risque so they resort to this sort of bks to appear down with the kids but end up looking like dicks.

Paddy Power are a good example of how to do things on the edge, Irn Bru likewise from time to time. But faceless backroom corporates trying to ride the social meeja, Youtube bandwagon doesn't work. As we can clearly see.

There was one by a travel agent went viral a year or two back, dancing in the street. Proper amateur cringe stuff but it was a wee family business. If Ericsson are going to do a video ffs they could throw a few quid at it.

I just can't understand the thought process that's gone into these. What the expectations and objectives were. I can't imagine they were fulfilled, and if they were they're easily pleased.

Foliage

3,861 posts

121 months

Friday 12th February 2016
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HarryFlatters said:
Has anyone had to sit through "Who Moved My Cheese"?

Patronising in the extreme...
Was handed the book by a manager a few years ago, what a load to patronising crap... I handed him a copy of 'the art of war' and 'Zen and art of motorcycle maintenance' as it was apparent he'd read neither.

northwest monkey

6,370 posts

188 months

Friday 12th February 2016
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simonrockman said:
There should be laws against getting staff to take part in this kind of thing..


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqlagXEBirA&fe...
What the fking fk was thateek

Is that for real or a spoof?

If that's for real and my boss told me we were making a video like that I'd leave.

Goaty Bill 2

3,393 posts

118 months

Friday 12th February 2016
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Scotfox said:
simonrockman said:
There should be laws against getting staff to take part in this kind of thing..


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqlagXEBirA&fe...
Dear God ! Has anybody managed to suffer that to the very end ?
48 seconds...
did I win? bounce

northwest monkey

6,370 posts

188 months

Friday 12th February 2016
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option click said:
My industry has form when it comes to terrible agency videos:
SapientNitro
http://www.adweek.com/adfreak/sapientnitro-unveils...
laugh

What's an "idea engineer"?

laugh