Nightclub marketing gone too far?

Mr.Biscuits

Have to say I and I think most guys also, going by online forums at the time at least, were wholly against the banning of the Hunky Dory adverts in response to complaints from the NWCI and other feminist groups.

To me, those ads were pretty harmless and were very much done tongue in cheek but should women, of any standing, have an issue with the current Alchemy marketing campaign, I think I would support them, as I feel it is a step too far.

My daughters are a bit off club going age, but if advertising like this is what's to come for them, then we're packing up and moving to Lambay Island.

davet82

I AM SO GOING TO THAT FCUKING NIGHTCLUB ON MONDAY


Thanks OP

Jen Pigs Fly

Alchemy have always advertised like that.
Saw one there that showed a pair of woman's legs with her knickers around her ankles. Not very appropriate, I'll see if I can find it, was on facebook.

Nothingbetter2d

Mr.Biscuits wrote: »

Have to say I and I think most guys also, going by online forums at the time at least, were wholly against the banning of the Hunky Dory adverts in response to complaints from the NWCI and other feminist groups.

To me, those ads were pretty harmless and were very much done tongue in cheek but should women, of any standing, have an issue with the current Alchemy marketing campaign, I think I would support them, as I feel it is a step too far.

My daughters are a bit off club going age, but if advertising like this is what's to come for them, then we're packing up and moving to Lambay Island.

about 18 years ago i bet you wouldnt have thought the same, your getting old man :P

smash

Suits and sluts... kinda like pimps and hoes. Who cares, if people want to be perceived to e be a slut then let them at it.

And lets face it, it's not the worst to come out of Alchemy now is it... Unless you missed all the finger banging pics.

If you did, I have them saved here somewhere

jester77

Something tells me that there will be more suits than sluts at a night like that

rovert

Nothing new.

Owen

Yeah ... focus more on the parenting and teaching kids that just cause you want to dress sexy doesn't mean they actually have to be sluts. F*ckin ell, everyone is offended by everything these days in the 'won't someone think of the children' frame of mind. Be a proper parent to your kid and teach them how to make good decisions and no marketing campaign like this will ever lead them astray.

smash

xxxJennyxxx wrote: »

Alchemy have always advertised like that.
Saw one there that showed a pair of woman's legs with her knickers around her ankles. Not very appropriate, I'll see if I can find it, was on facebook.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=77157424&postcount=8102

TheZohanS

It's not a patch on the new "48" mobile phone adverts from o2.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6SMc98PgL4

minidazzler

xxxJennyxxx wrote: »

Alchemy have always advertised like that.
Saw one there that showed a pair of woman's legs with her knickers around her ankles. Not very appropriate, I'll see if I can find it, was on facebook.

Not very appropriate for a school maybe, but for a night club it sounds pretty appropriate.

Duggy747

Alchemy

Where Ireland's elite go to socialise and discuss the burning Irish topics of the day like economics and business strategies............as in how much beer will I have to buy for yer wan before she lets me shtick a few fingers up her box. :pac:

You really should know what kind of club you're expecting to walk into when you see advertisements like this for it.

chin_grin

Just wondering has Jodie Marsh received any funds for using her image for the club? Wouldn't there need to be some legal BS or her approving stuff like this?

I initially thought this was about that 48 ad. It made my monocle pop out so it did. I gasped so fuggin hard.

(EDIT: That's the one TheZohan..............SHOCKIN' JOE!!!!!!).

Tesco Massacre

Is that Jodie Marsh? If so, I'm going to Alchemy!

I could really go for an std right about now.

davet82

Owen wrote: »

Yeah ... focus more on the parenting and teaching kids that just cause you want to dress sexy doesn't mean they actually have to be sluts. F*ckin ell, everyone is offended by everything these days in the 'won't someone think of the children' frame of mind. Be a proper parent to your kid and teach them how to make good decisions and no marketing campaign like this will ever lead them astray.

Can we get a mod in here and ban this guy, way too sensible advice for AH

Jen Pigs Fly

smash wrote: »

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=77157424&postcount=8102

Thank you, yea that's the one I was thinking of.

Just saw one there saying 'Party like a rockstar, play like a pornstar' or something of that caliber ...

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=122445564498103&set=a.122445561164770.24737.100001979791932&type=3&theater

sunflower27

I never saw the tongue in cheek ones

Logical Fallacy

Owen wrote: »

Yeah ... focus more on the parenting and teaching kids that just cause you want to dress sexy doesn't mean they actually have to be sluts. F*ckin ell, everyone is offended by everything these days in the 'won't someone think of the children' frame of mind. Be a proper parent to your kid and teach them how to make good decisions and no marketing campaign like this will ever lead them astray.

Hah, too much sense going on it this post.

chin_grin

sunflower27 wrote: »

I never saw the tongue in cheek ones

What, literally?

My name is URL

Alchemy is a shithole, and only idiots would be taken in by its brand of advertising.

But hey, people are talking about it so it's win/win as far as they're concerned.

Yakult

Sex sells.

ShadowHearth

TheZohan wrote: »

It's not a patch on the new "48" mobile phone adverts from o2.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6SMc98PgL4

I sow those ****y adds on telly and I still can't put my finger on this.. Wtf are they advertising? Rent-a-slut?! Some dating number?! Night club? I am 25, and honestly I can't understand wtf they advertising in there. Can anyone explain me?!

Logical Fallacy

ShadowHearth wrote: »

I sow those ****y adds on telly and I still can't put my finger on this.. Wtf are they advertising? Rent-a-slut?! Some dating number?! Night club? I am 25, and honestly I can't understand wtf they advertising in there. Can anyone explain me?!

It's what happens when a corporate entity tries to tap into the "youth" mentality and just make the person in the ad sound like a bit of a spastic.

ShadowHearth

Wait, that's a new mobile network?! Are you kidding me?!

Yakult

ShadowHearth wrote: »

Wait, that's a new mobile network?! Are you kidding me?!

I really wish so..

Iago

Appealing to the right demographic obviously

1:10 in

"What's your best chat up line?"

"We just act like sluts and hope for the best"

Sync

taken from YLYL

ShadowHearth

Yakult wrote: »

I really wish so..

So it's aimed for sluts, swingers, one night stand fans?

TheZohanS

ShadowHearth wrote: »

Wait, that's a new mobile network?! Are you kidding me?!

Yup.

The advert states "I will wake up on your couch and have no idea who you are, and if you don't like it you can fuck yourself".

Charming behaviour to promote, I wonder what the Rape Crisis Centre would agree with their philosophy.

smash

Has anyone actually ever been to alchemy?

--Kaiser--

I think I was in Alchemy once. Biggest sausage-fest ever

ShadowHearth

Bejesus lads... I am honestly wasn't pulling your leg on that one. I genuine did not know wtf that adds was about! Now it is even more shocking for me.

So am I getting old and dont understand young people anymore, or is it just the most idiotic and unrespectfull to both genders marketing move?

smash

The 48 ads? The TV ads are fkn stupid too.

"we are 48, the new phone network only for those aged 18 to 22.
why? well, they're the best 48 months of your life. serious can wait. go conquer."

:rolleyes:

subway

TheZohan wrote: »

Yup.

The advert states "I will wake up on your couch and have no idea who you are, and if you don't like it you can fuck yourself".

Charming behaviour to promote, I wonder what the Rape Crisis Centre would agree with their philosophy.

call the rape crisis centre and tell them you woke up on a couch and told the owner to "**** yourself" becuase you couldnt remember where you are?

Mr.Biscuits

smash wrote: »

And lets face it, it's not the worst to come out of Alchemy now is it... Unless you missed all the finger banging pics.

If you did, I have them saved here somewhere

No I missed them, it's true.

Have moved the family to Dublin only in the latter half of last year, so all new to me and my protective gene seems to be on overdrive.

I best get used to it.

"Finger banging" you say? Wowzers.

I guess it just all seems more suitable to a Lap Dancing flyer that would be handed to an adult, rather than something that gets sent to teens via Facebook. Sign of the times I suppose. I am indeed old it would seem, not just getting there

Immaculate Pasta

Anyone found creating a risqué nightclub promotional poster should receive a 5 year minimum prison sentence, no question about that :cool:

daveyboy_1ie

You know you are getting old when you have to google Alchemy nightclub just to find out where it is.

smash

Mr.Biscuits wrote: »

No I missed them, it's true.

Have moved the family to Dublin only in the latter half of last year, so all new to me and my protective gene seems to be on overdrive.

I best get used to it.

"Finger banging" you say? Wowzers.

I guess it just all seems more suitable to a Lap Dancing flyer that would be handed to an adult, rather than something that gets sent to teens via Facebook. Sign of the times I suppose. I am indeed old it would seem, not just getting there

They ran a competition to see who could get the dirtiest photo and some of the submissions were pretty good bad. There was one chick in a pink dress, face visible and all and I think 3 different guys were caught with their hand up her skirt. Another girl was get her ass fingered and I'm pretty sure there was a bj pic there too.

Immaculate Pasta wrote: »

Anyone found creating a risqué nightclub promotional poster should receive a 5 year minimum prison sentence, no question about that :cool:

Eh why?

Carter P Fly

^^

WOOOSH

Logical Fallacy

smash wrote: »

The 48 ads? The TV ads are fkn stupid too.

"we are 48, the new phone network only for those aged 18 to 22.
why? well, they're the best 48 months of your life. serious can wait. go conquer."

:rolleyes:

It's also the dumbest ****ing demographic to chase in telecoms. 18-22 year olds spend the least amount of money on their mobiles of any demo.

It's amazing what you learn when you have worked for 2 telecoms companies.

subway

smash wrote: »

Eh why?

becuase its incitement to rape to run such campaigns (or so facebook tells me)

Stiffler2

Sausage Fest

smash

Some of the pics from last time are here http://www.broadsheet.ie/2011/10/07/mondays-at-alchemy/

Jen Pigs Fly

I feel dirty (and not in a good way) just reading about Alchemy ....

smash

xxxJennyxxx wrote: »

I feel dirty (and not in a good way) just reading about Alchemy ....

Fancy a shower?

Jen Pigs Fly

smash wrote: »

Fancy a shower?

A really hot one .... some things cannot be unseen but I can do my best to scrub them out

ScumLord

Oh, I get it. Men wear suits and women are sluts. Well you learn something new everyday, I hope they're teaching this in school.

Logical Fallacy

ScumLord wrote: »

Oh, I get it. Men wear suits and women are sluts. Well you learn something new everyday, I hope they're teaching this in school.

Imagine if places had to advertise honestly?

I reckon "Sexually Insecure and Chicks with Daddy Issues" would pack out the club.

SEPT 23 1989

Nightclubs on a Monday???

28064212

Logical Fallacy wrote: »

It's also the dumbest ****ing demographic to chase in telecoms. 18-22 year olds spend the least amount of money on their mobiles of any demo.

It's amazing what you learn when you have worked for 2 telecoms companies.

True, except they don't care what they spend in those 4 years. What they want is O2 to be the first port of call when they make the move to billpay, and actually do start spending money

smash

It's funny isn't it that this stuff has been going on for decades in clubs and discos but it's only in the age of digital cameras and widespread internet access that it becomes problematic