Beanz Meanz Heinz

Jesus Wept

Beanz Means Heinz,

Guinness is good for you,

and

Mr Muscle loves the jobs you hate.

Common knowledge of course, however despite the fact that advertising clearly doesn't work, they have got some catchy slogans!

What ones can you rattle off the top of your head? (sans googling).
And which one is the best?

Pighead

That'll be the bounce. Simple yet effective.

meep

A Mars a day helps you work, rest and play.

MonkeyTennis

Im lovin it. da da da da da.

Crap food. Clever campaign.

Jesus Wept

When Parker Pen marketed a ball-point pen in Mexico, its ads were supposed to have read, "It won't leak in your pocket and embarrass you." The company thought that the word "embarazar" (to impregnate) meant to embarrass, so the ad read: "It won't leak in your pocket and make you pregnant."


Clairol introduced the "Mist Stick," a curling iron, into Germany only to find out that "mist" is slang for manure. Not too many people had use for the "Manure Stick."


Coors put its slogan, "Turn It Loose," into Spanish, where it was read as "Suffer From Diarrhea."


Pepsi's "Come Alive With the Pepsi Generation" translated into "Pepsi Brings Your Ancestors Back From the Grave" in Chinese.


When Gerber started selling baby food in Africa, they used the same packaging as in the US, with the smiling baby on the label. Later they learned that in Africa, companies routinely put pictures on the labels of what's inside, since many people can't read.


Colgate introduced a toothpaste in France called Cue, the name of a notorious porno magazine.


Frank Perdue's chicken slogan, "It takes a strong man to make a tender chicken," was translated into Spanish as "it takes an aroused man to make a chicken affectionate."


The Dairy Association's huge success with the campaign "Got Milk?" prompted them to expand advertising to Mexico. It was soon brought to their attention the Spanish translation read "Are You Lactating?"


General Motors had a very famous fiasco in trying to market the Nova car in Central and South America. "No va" in Spanish means, "It Doesn't Go".

Saint_Mel

Birds Eye Potato Waffles are waffly versatile: they go with beans, bangers,
bacon, burgers, fish fingers, FISH FINGERS, eggs, on gammon, steak, chops.
Grill 'em, bake 'em, fry 'em, eat 'em,
Birds Eye Potato Waffles are waffly versatile!

The-Rigger wrote: »

Clairol introduced the "Mist Stick," a curling iron, into Germany only to find out that "mist" is slang for manure. Not too many people had use for the "Manure Stick."

Irish Mist Whiskey had to change thier advertising over there too
when they realised theit posters translated into "Drink Irish Sh!t"

spacecoyote

Do the Shake'n'vac, and put the freshness back

Pherekydes

The-Rigger wrote: »

Common knowledge of course, however despite the fact that advertising clearly doesn't work, they have got some catchy slogans!

Eh? Where did you dig that nugget up? Or did you make it up?

Hagar

[SIZE=-1]Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Führer![/SIZE]

Jesus Wept

Slow coach wrote: »

Eh? Where did you dig that nugget up? Or did you make it up?

Of course I did. :cool:

It was semi-quasi tongue in cheek.

Pherekydes

The-Rigger wrote: »

Of course I did. :cool:

It was semi-quasi tongue in cheek.

OK, then. Carry on...


Tesco: every little helps!

Boards: Now ye're talkin'!

boneless

Hagar wrote: »

[SIZE=-1]Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Führer![/SIZE]

"A song, a smile, a Stalingrad!"

jester77

While we are on the German theme:

Vorsprung durch Technik

jay_haych

now hands that do dishes can feel soft as your face
with mild green...fairy liquid


eircom.....11 eight 11

Pompey Magnus

Cilllit Bang: "Hi. I'm Barry Scott"..."Look what it does to this penny"..."BANG! And The Dirt Is Gone!"

The Novacastrian

Tesco: every little helps

This, of course, should read:

Every Lidl helps

And

Ryanair, the low fares airline
Just do it
We're not there yet, but we're getting there....(yeah right)

mickd

Lino Richie floor coverings
You will get laid,not screwed !

WexCan

Depeche_Mode wrote: »

Cilllit Bang: "Hi. I'm Barry Scott"..."Look what it does to this penny"..."BANG! And The Dirt Is Gone!"

Argh that guy drives me crazy.

RubyXI

"Oh man it's total gridlock"


"I am late because you are late!"

Love that ad. I miss it

Cathmandooo

Move closer, Soft & Gentle lets you...move closer


Woah bodyform, bodyform for youuuuu (bit of an embarrassing thing to randomly sing, i remember somebody doing that in school)

WindSock

jay_haych wrote: »

now hands that do dishes can feel soft as your face
with mild green...fairy liquid

My green hairy lip squid

Also the Mitsubishi Pajero, Pajero meaning wanker in spanish.
God the spicks must be having a right old laugh when it comes to ad time.

Quality

Have a break have a kit kat


ONly the crumbliest flakiest choclate tastes like choclate never tasted before

ANd god forgive me that ****er from
HARVEY NORMAN

Shouting and Roaring

Lola123

cadbury's creme egg.... how do you eat yours?

Also "Ronseal quick drying wood stain, does exactly what it says on the tin"

Pompey Magnus

How about old Mr Brennan: "Brennan's Bread, today's bread today."

chopperbyrne

We had a discussion on this in school years ago and decided that the greatest advertising slogan/jingle is "Washing machines live longer with Calgon!"

However, I recently heard and ad on the radio that may well top it: "Supermacs it tastes nice!"

How I lol'd!

Dun laoire

"It does exactly what it says on the tin"

Jesus Wept

chopperbyrne wrote: »

We had a discussion on this in school years ago and decided that the greatest advertising slogan/jingle is "Washing machines live longer with Calgon!"

Oh, that's a good one! I've often said that randomly to people and pondered why I remembered it.

They must of used some subliminal messaging it that Calgon ad.

Apparently It's an ancient Chinese secret.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojm1Xzwlc9Q

marcsignal

Dun laoire wrote: »

"It does exactly what it says on the tin"

Zyklon-B ??

Hagar

WindSock wrote: »

My green hairy lip squid

Wild green hairy lipped squid to be precise.

Scraggs

All because the lady loves Cadburys milk tray.

It does exactly what it says on the tin.

Washing machines live longer with Calgin.

Probably the best lager in the world.

Every little helps.

Homestead, ag teacht chun tí. [or is that even it? hmmm]

chopperbyrne

Mama don't want no greasy food from no cooking oil!

Mama don't want no greasy food from no cooking oil!

Mama wants a nice cooked piece,

That does not swim in grease!

Mama don't want no greasy food from no cooking oil!

katieboo

A finger of fudge is just enough to give your kids a treat.

RadioCity

Captain Birds Eye: Come on my boat and I'll give you a fish finger (I'm not sure that was actually used)

Government advice: Don't drink and talk

Re-record not fade away, re-record not fade away....etc

RubyXI

"If you want this and this and this, we will do that"


Typical really lol

BeansMeansHynes

Beanz Means Heinz

Not too fond of that add myself. Thats where I got my nickname from in school and it has stuck ever since.

Lola123

KFC- finger lickin good.

"carry on down to bargaintooooooooown, where the prices are only famous".

RadioCity

Open tonoight til Noyen

(Some Dublin based electrical shop)

WindSock

RadioCity wrote: »

Captain Birds Eye: Come on my boat and I'll give you a fish finger (I'm not sure that was actually used)

hahaha , still laughing

RadioCity wrote: »

Open tonoight til Noyen

(Some Dublin based electrical shop)

I love that ad

nines sung to the theme of jingle bells, then NOYINE!

Exceedingly good

Jesus Wept

And on and on and ariston.

Snap. Crackle. Pop

jester77

You know when you've been Tango'd

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apRFKW0s2yg

brilliant

WindSock

The-Rigger wrote: »

And on and on and ariston.

Awesome ad. Here's one to the tune of da da da

Snap. Crackle. Pop

I'd rather have a bowl of coco-pops

Jesus Wept

This ad was very weird looking.
Kinda freaky as a kid. :eek:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ecBl2HK60Y

RubyXI

Mister Soft!!! He brings back like sooooo much memories!!!

RubyXI

Mister Soft!!! He brings back like sooooo much memories!!!

Dun laoire

The-Rigger wrote: »

This ad was very weird looking.
Kinda freaky as a kid. :eek:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ecBl2HK60Y

That ad annoys me because it's too unrealistic. For example there's no way he could've kept the mints in his hand when he had his hand open like that. Stupid

Genghiz Cohen

"Oh, Mr. Sooooooooofft! How come everything in-the-world-in-which-you're-living is so strange?"
*Bom bom bom bom
"Mr. Sooooofft....."

Terry

Hagar wrote: »

[SIZE=-1]Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Führer![/SIZE]

You're on fire today, HAgar.

katieboo wrote: »

A finger of fudge is just enough to give your kids a treat.

Think about that for a few seconds.

Cool_CM

This is a cool slogan thats floating around for Pilsner Urquell in Germany at the moment. "Ohne" translates to without or no.
http://buckhornproductions.ca/blog/wp-content/bull****.jpg
That link wont work, basically it says
Pilsner Urquell
No Lemon
No Cranberry
No Bullsh*t

Sinfonia

phi3 wrote: »

"Oh man it's total gridlock"


"I am late because you are late!"

Love that ad. I miss it

"Not by my watch!":D


"When orange fizzes, when orange fizzes it's Fanta!" (nobody seems to remember that one)

"Northside *boom* Northside *booooom* The great, great shopping centre!"

"It's Miller time"

MarkR

And for the festive season..

Penny's... Have a whole lot of things for christmas... For all of the family..

Holidays are coming... Holidays are coming... (was that coke or budweiser? obviously money well spent on advertising!)

RubyXI

"taste the rainbow"