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Terrible ad campaigns that are a waste of time

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  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 90,537 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19930726&slug=1712840

    Pepsi lottery backfired, and people died
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    The dispute - on which Pepsi has spent millions of dollars - has sparked a Cola War, Philippines-style. Pepsi records show that at least 32 delivery trucks have been stoned, torched or overturned. Armed men have thrown homemade bombs at Pepsi plants and offices.

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  • Registered Users Posts: 9,475 ✭✭✭John_Rambo


    Don't see it being subtle either.

    Are you talking about the while camping or just one of the radio ads??


  • Registered Users Posts: 10,462 ✭✭✭✭WoollyRedHat


    John_Rambo wrote: »
    Are you talking about the while camping or just one of the radio ads??

    Radio ads.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 37,215 ✭✭✭✭Dudess


    The broadband one with the smart-arse precocious kids.

    The yogurt one with a bunch of bints in a car arriving at a festival in stilleto heels - of course nobody would do that, but these girls are super-girlir and KOOKY!!! They can't walk in the mud so they spot some poor gormless young fella and flutter their eyelashes at him - he unloads all their girlie chick-lit and diet books and creates a path for them with the books, confident he'll get the ride. But those feisty gals storm down the path leaving him bewildered and dejected.
    Kunt of an ad.


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,115 ✭✭✭Pdfile


    Dudess wrote: »
    The broadband one with the smart-arse precocious kids.

    The yogurt one with a bunch of bints in a car arriving at a festival in stilleto heels - of course nobody would do that, but these girls are super-girlir and KOOKY!!! They can't walk in the mud so they spot some poor gormless young fella and flutter their eyelashes at him - he unloads all their girlie chick-lit and diet books and creates a path for them with the books, confident he'll get the ride. But those feisty gals storm down the path leaving him bewildered and dejected.
    Kunt of an ad.



    them plus the coke ad wit the sluts on the strngs...

    we all know women are wired... but come on... their only in the office to make the tea and be pretentious... its clear that the only work they will do is move around like a bunch of G33bags and well.. ruin the flow of work.


    also, who told eircom it would be a good idea to tell som jailbait to talk to her parents about the fella grooming her ( or atleast thats what it seems like )


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  • Registered Users Posts: 7,065 ✭✭✭Fighting Irish


    KeithM89 wrote: »
    Post that shite one more time and youre gone.

    but it makes me look so cool


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,115 ✭✭✭Pdfile


    but it makes me look so cool


    blast him with pish, i dare ya..


  • Registered Users Posts: 7,065 ✭✭✭Fighting Irish


    Pdfile wrote: »
    blast him with pish, i dare ya..

    Just pointing out how stupid the saying is :pac:


  • Registered Users Posts: 8,207 ✭✭✭The King of Moo


    Just pointing out how stupid the saying is :pac:

    Which is why people always use it ironically, like you did.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,761 ✭✭✭AgileMyth


    Just was listening to the Dublin does Fridays ad there. What a crap advertising campaign, just shows how idiotic the Vintners association is.. it basically is saying - The pub is great craic and you should be going more, because you're Irish sure. They'd be better off spending money somewhere else
    Isn't the point of the campaign to raise awareness to the product? Would you agree that you are now aware of the product?

    Hardly a waste of time just because you don't like the product.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 7,534 ✭✭✭KKkitty


    Mine has to be the 48 mobile company ads. Seriously right you can only be with them for 4 years for a start and not all people between the ages of 18 and 22 are as described on the ads. 48 go conquer, 48 gtfo more like.


  • Registered Users Posts: 6,836 ✭✭✭Sir Gallagher


    The ad about rashers with your one getting married talking to her child like a thick, "Gans Gans is gonna bring you to the church" or something to that effect. Twee, smugg bollox.


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