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Schmeeky

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4,190 posts

216 months

Thursday 3rd December 2009
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I was just walking through town, when I passed a large coach from *****'* Luxury Travel. As is often the case, it had a company motto painted on the side which read 'Taking people to places'. At first I thought I'd read it wrong, but no. How much did they pay to come up with this slogan, and what cockwomble actually came up with it? Then some manager had to approve it.. 'Hmmm, sums up nicely what we do'. Unbelievable.

Surely it can't be too difficult to come up with a better one....

Glassman

22,501 posts

214 months

Thursday 3rd December 2009
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There's a windscreen company based in NW London whose slogan / strapline is:

"We've got your glASS covered".


10 Pence Short

32,880 posts

216 months

Thursday 3rd December 2009
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Admit it, you were looking in the bus windows trying to get a reflectoin of 'Brad Pitt'.

Schmeeky

Original Poster:

4,190 posts

216 months

Thursday 3rd December 2009
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hehe

s3fella

10,524 posts

186 months

Thursday 3rd December 2009
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That is pretty lame!

A bit like some builders lorry having, "building stuff!" on it!! !

V8S

8,582 posts

236 months

Thursday 3rd December 2009
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I think it's a nice middle finger to all the pretentious companies with bullst slogans.

rocksteadyeddie

7,971 posts

226 months

Thursday 3rd December 2009
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10 Pence Short said:
Admit it, you were looking in the bus windows trying to get someone to recongise you as 'Brad Pitt'.
EFA

hehe

simonbrooks

183 posts

180 months

Thursday 3rd December 2009
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The best I've ever seen was on a scaffolding co's van.

"Hoskins Quality Errections!"

eekeek

blindswelledrat

25,257 posts

231 months

Thursday 3rd December 2009
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Schmeeky said:
I was just walking through town, when I passed a large coach from *****'* Luxury Travel. As is often the case, it had a company motto painted on the side which read 'Taking people to places'. At first I thought I'd read it wrong, but no. How much did they pay to come up with this slogan, and what cockwomble actually came up with it? Then some manager had to approve it.. 'Hmmm, sums up nicely what we do'. Unbelievable.

Surely it can't be too difficult to come up with a better one....
rofl I dont know why, but I love that.
I think the exact opposite. ALl companies should do that.

Justayellowbadge

37,057 posts

241 months

Thursday 3rd December 2009
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Volvo.

They're boxy, but they're good.

eldar

21,614 posts

195 months

Thursday 3rd December 2009
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simonbrooks said:
The best I've ever seen was on a scaffolding co's van.

"Hoskins Quality Errections!"

eekeek
Used to be trucks driving around with 'Spook Erections' on the sides, which amused me.

Twincharged

1,851 posts

204 months

Thursday 3rd December 2009
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You think that's bad? When Abbey National were failing they paid £11m for their re-branding, which consisted of the following ideas:

- Get rid of the word "National"
- Four new colours replicating the four seasons of the year
- The slogan "Turning banking upside down"
- The advert representing the above. It had a bank building in it. It was lifted out of the ground. Then it turned upside down.

Presumably the advertising firm that came up with all of this delegated it to their most senior work experience boy who completed it during his afternoon tea break, or they only remembered the project a day before it was due to be presented. Either way, the shareholders did not think it was money well spent, and I'm inclined to agree.



Edited by Twincharged on Thursday 3rd December 17:07

evenflow

8,784 posts

281 months

Thursday 3rd December 2009
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I like it too. Cuts through all the management-speak-pyscho-babble.

Google: helps you find things on the internet.

Coke: Tasty, teeth-rotting pep-me-up.

Yes, I like it...

Gargamel

14,958 posts

260 months

Thursday 3rd December 2009
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evenflow said:
I like it too. Cuts through all the management-speak-pyscho-babble.

Google: helps you find things on the internet.

Coke: Tasty, teeth-rotting pep-me-up.

Yes, I like it...
Welcome to Australia. where slogans are things like

Walls Sausauges - eat 'em




MikeCR

581 posts

224 months

Thursday 3rd December 2009
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Local company has the name "Perfectly floored" guess what they do?

RDMcG

19,096 posts

206 months

Thursday 3rd December 2009
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Saw a septic tank truck in NY....the back of it said "stool bus"

crmcatee

5,691 posts

226 months

Thursday 3rd December 2009
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A fire protection company in Aberdeen quite a few years ago had "No arson about". Must have been good since I've remembered it after 20 years.

BBL-Sean

336 posts

175 months

Thursday 3rd December 2009
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Not a slogan, but... All of the PCs at my place of work have PCVM software. Reading the release notes, I found this gem:
PCVM is undergoing a face lift. PCVM 5.0 has many new features including:
* More info
* AutoFail

There were more, but I can't get past the fact that somebody thought "AutoFail" was a good name for a product feature (although, on a windows-based PC, it probably IS a good name).

Edited by BBL-Sean on Thursday 3rd December 17:38

Steamer

13,845 posts

212 months

Thursday 3rd December 2009
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Gargamel said:
evenflow said:
I like it too. Cuts through all the management-speak-pyscho-babble.

Google: helps you find things on the internet.

Coke: Tasty, teeth-rotting pep-me-up.

Yes, I like it...
Welcome to Australia. where slogans are things like

Walls Sausauges - eat 'em

RizzoTheRat

25,085 posts

191 months

Thursday 3rd December 2009
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There's a few scaffolding firms with tag lines like "a perfect erection every time"