Worst/Best Radio Ads

mike65

True David Norris should have got the gig - or Royale Nugent!

Mike.

mikemac

All the superfoods ads, especially the "bread" one. It's the one where the actor has a strong Yorkshire accent.
There a a few others: "I'm a banana, hear me roar!"

Rubbish ad!

Honourable mention to the blueface ad also

mike65

The weedy-voiced banana ad drives me nuts, the blueface ad is as said creepy - 'its a whopper, l lurrrrrrve you Blue' sounds like audio porn in her voice.

Mike.

Chillwithcian

There used to be one on about 2 years ago for the square in tallaght. it was around xmas time. Has the worst voice overs EVER, lets just say im NOT going to see santa on level 2:o. The jingle was really cheezy 'Bags more, bags better, thats the square tallaght!":eek:

Genghis

Chillwithcian wrote:

''The assocation for the support of the victims of crime'' Pointless advert wit a very strange monotone lady :mad:

Hate this ad too. Useless and grinding. It also sounds like they had her say 'for the victims of crime' once and then spliced it into the crappy script 3 or 4 times.

I have a weird feeling I have heard her on another ad too.

New ad to marvel at for its completely unreal 'slice of life' / marketing message association is the IBM ad where 'Bob from IT' was fired for not saving electricity. Tragically he was the only person in the world who didn't know that some product from IBM actually saves power. And the ad ends with a moral 'Nobody got fired' says Male VO, 'For doing the right thing' says Female VO. Touching.

BrianD

Recruit Ireland had a great radio (and TV) campaign running in Jan. It's the one with the 'Beep' going from answering machine to the censors office. They have three other variations based on sounds - a creak, a ding ....

The Budrising adverts from last year were also quite good. They consisted of the artists in the festival leaving voicemail messages saying they were going to be in town.

Wertz

Yeah I didn't mind the recruit ireland ads either....thought the one with the cork(?) accent with the beep was particulalry well thought out and gave me a chuckle.

It's been mentioned already but that bloody lemsip ad with yer wan sniffling her way through a raft of complaints about some leggy young one working in the same office is positively stomach turning....I've news for people; lemsip is glorified paracetamol with some lemon flavouring, a few hundred mg of vitamin C and a non-precription anti-inflamatory which acts as a decongestant and is not worthy of it's price mark-up. Do yourself a favour and buy some lemons, honey and generic paracetamol if you've got a dose of the cold, and avoid funding a company that thinks an ad like this is good marketing...

J.R.HARTLEY

the chorus or ntl digital ad, can't remember which one it is, but the woman is distraught on the phone cause she saw Gardeners World, i'll tell you, if you hear that ad when you actually have a problem you want to strangle the life out of the wagon.

mike65

Any of the eircom phone watch ads. Granny scaring tactics.

Mike.

swingking

I hate the GE money ads

"the car will be ready on Saturday so put the phone down and eat your dinner"

aargh!!!!!!!

how can any man let his wife treat him like that!!!!!!!

So annoying

el diablo

the new Abrakebabra ad is the worst ad on radio EVER.

the one with the girl crying that her boyfriend was cheating on her because he shouts "Donna Kebab" in his sleep.

whoever wrote this ad should be hung, drawn and quartered....:mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:

god's toy

mike65 wrote:

Any of the eircom phone watch ads. Granny scaring tactics.

Mike.

Have to agree, they also run all year round (well feel like it anyway)

Wertz

mike65 wrote:

Any of the eircom phone watch ads. Granny scaring tactics.

Mike.

Somebody must be listening to the criticism about these ads.....they'rve definitely shortened "buuuhhhhhhrglerss" to a more bearable length even though it's still the same west brit accent saying it.

Eircom phonewatch are another right price tiles or chorus digital; they seem to constantly have limited time offers that never end according to their radio ads...

mike65

Wertz ya did'nt say that in a deep enough tone!

Mike.

J.R.HARTLEY

right price tiles whole philosophy is discounted tiles, their "sale has been extended" bit of the ad is blatantly BS and False Advertising.

Wertz

mike65 wrote:

Wertz ya did'nt say that in a deep enough tone!

Mike.

Aye the baritone key seems to be missing from my kb

Today's annoyance....the supermacs ad about the guy robbing his kid's piggybank....mate, if you're still broke because of christmas (and broke enough that eating in supermacs is your only option) I'd think about going agnostic next year for the sake of the children...
Jalapeno meal? Good god, the food's bad enough without scalding the tongue off yourself whilst trying to swallow it...

el diablo

Wertz wrote:

Aye the baritone key seems to be missing from my kb

Today's annoyance....the supermacs ad about the guy robbing his kid's piggybank....mate, if you're still broke because of christmas (and broke enough that eating in supermacs is your only option) I'd think about going agnostic next year for the sake of the children...
Jalapeno meal? Good god, the food's bad enough without scalding the tongue off yourself whilst trying to swallow it...

what's this Supermacs place? I've heard all the ads for it but I've never seen one. is it a culshie phenomenon?

Wertz

I dunno....the one in Dundalk closed due to lack of interest and an over-abundance of riots many years back.

To hell or to connaught, eh?

eamon234

bigkev49 wrote:

I love the Permanent TSB radio ads with the mafioso and children of the revolution playing in the background.

"We're not like those other bankers"......brilliant the way he says it with such venom. I wonder if theres a hidden meaning or play on words in there

Can't imagine Permanent TSB being too popular with the Gay community considering what he did to his brother in law on the Sopranos!

Worst ad in the universe at the moment is that bloody Mespill Hotel one with the two "Cork" ladies talking crap - that's so offensive and whoever did the voiceovers should never work again.

el diablo

eamon234 wrote:

Worst ad in the universe at the moment is that bloody Mespill Hotel one with the two "Cork" ladies talking crap - that's so offensive and whoever did the voiceovers should never work again.

yes, they're crap ads. there are a few variations of it and they're all rubbish. :mad:

swingking

The most disgusting radio ad on nowadays is the ad for motilium


It basically describes exactly how a frog feels after he has eaten too much. It churns my stomach

Then when he has taken the drug, you get an indepth listening to the sucking of a fly

Argh, disgusting

J.R.HARTLEY

eamon234 wrote:

Can't imagine Permanent TSB being too popular with the Gay community considering what he did to his brother in law on the Sopranos!

i think gay people also have the ability to differentiate between characters and actors.


that motilium ad is a bit sick alright.

Chillwithcian

I hate those age action ads for keep well/warm/safe tips this winter aimed at the old grannys, they obiously must think old people are dumb if there advising them to ''have at least one hot meal a day'' and ''keep your doorways clear'' for gods sake id have that much common sense if i was senile......:eek:

Chillwithcian

swingking wrote:

The most disgusting radio ad on nowadays is the ad for motilium


It basically describes exactly how a frog feels after he has eaten too much. It churns my stomach

Then when he has taken the drug, you get an indepth listening to the sucking of a fly

Argh, disgusting

UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGH!:mad:

DMC

Chillwithcian wrote:

I hate those age action ads for keep well/warm/safe tips this winter aimed at the old grannys, they obiously must think old people are dumb if there advising them to ''have at least one hot meal a day'' and ''keep your doorways clear'' for gods sake id have that much common sense if i was senile......:eek:

Actually, its about time this ad was played. It is not uncommon for old people, especially if once independent and/or widowed start to develop Alzheimer's or lose mobility because of pain or some other disease, to start forgetting things, or not feeling up to the task.

It also serves a reminder for family or neighbours to look out for the signs of deterioration in the elderly.

Big Tone

Radio is full of drab crap ads but the "Autoglass repair Autoglass replace" ranks as one of the worst ads ever to be aired anywhere!

Now some words to the Ad Agencies whose job it is to come up with the creative ideas, concepts, scripts etc HIRE IN SOME AMERICAN WRITERS they are the world's leading experts in this area. Having spent some time in the US I can safely say they have the funniest, most creative, most punchy radio ads I have ever heard. I mean they actually get your attention, instead of making people tune to another station as one is compelled to do in this country.

DMC

Big Tone wrote:

"Autoglass repair Autoglass replace"

That jingle just comes out of nowhere!

In saying that our ad agencies are bad, British radio commercials are atrocious.

Max_Damage

"Autoglass repair Autoglass replace"

Last summer when we went over to France, listening to rubbish French radio stations in the car, there was a version of that ad in French, with the exact same jingle and all to it. It done my head in completely (now I've a MP3 player in the car too put an end to that nonsense).

As for current ads, Daft Dave should be impaled on a stick, as should that asshole in the NTL ads about 'his wifes expensive tastes'.

Chillwithcian

The corous ad with the woman ringing up 999 claiming shes distraught because ''gardners world's on the tv, bad PR for corous

Our man in Havana

That Mastermind parody ad is so annoying. Who in their right mind would get NTL/chorus? :mad: