How thick do advertisers think we are ?

Liam Byrne

While browsing boards the Google Ad in the top right just presented me with this

Barack Obama in Limerick
Single? See Barack Obama interview for single people in Limerick!

How idiotic is that, and how the feck does some idiot advertiser reckon that's going to make me click on it ?

Have advertisers lost the plot ?

And yes, I know that it's "achieved a result" by making me discuss it, but a headline like that is pure SPAM - there's no way whatever's on the other end has anything to do with Barack Obama in Limerick, or him interviewing for single people.

Oh to go back to the days when ads everywhere used to be factual.

Mr. Presentable

They know how thick we are. One of the UK channels has been running two ads back-to-back for an Irish clinic.

The first ad is for "unsightly hair removal"
The following ad is for hair implant and restoration.

Ugh. :eek:

I am pie

No publicity is bad publicity, we're talking about it, highlighting their ad on a widely read internet board,somebody here might even click the link. Free advertising.

Evidently they know exactly how thick we are.

kittenkiller

I totally would have clicked on that if I had noticed it.

Cianos

They're after the "How thick do they think we are?" dollar.

AckwelFoley

its google adsence, its as thick as it needs to be

Captain_Generic

Oh the ladies know how thick i am, penis pills ftw

NothingMan

So i'm not going for drink with Barrack next week in Limerick? But I gave them my creit card details.

bonerm

Cianos wrote: »

They're after the "How thick do they think we are?" dollar.

That's a big dollar. They've done research - huge market.

Cookie_Monster

I'm sure there's more than one Barrack Obama in the world, how do you know he doesn't live in Limerick

Rented Mule

How thick ?? See Celtic Tiger.

Ireland has more millionaires per capita than any other country in the world.....

starbelgrade

Radio ads are the most annoying - even the Ad for the National Radio Advertisng Awards is annoying.

SoulTrader

I once typed "buy pets" into Google, and the sponsored link for Ebay or Amazon (can't remember which) on the right hand side advertised "buy pets online, new and used". Poor pets. :eek:

Liam Byrne

I am pie wrote: »

No publicity is bad publicity, we're talking about it, highlighting their ad on a widely read internet board,somebody here might even click the link. Free advertising.

But whose ad ? I certainly haven't a clue, and because the content was so blatantly untrue, it was more like a scam than an ad...

So no-one in their right mind would click it.

Terry

Meet singles in Limerick.
Click here to meet your perfect match.

I've no idea why these ads throw up people in Limerick when it's 200 miles away from anyone who doesn't live there.

Borneo Fnctn

If I want to buy car insurance, I'm going to shop around. I'll look for quotes, discounts blah blah blah. It costs so much money that you couldn't afford not to research your purchase. At no stage will a mangey fucking talking CGI dog be a factor in my considerations.