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Marketing stunt turns bad.

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  • 16-10-2012 11:05pm
    #1
    MadsL
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    Thread here on Motors, but this is truly stupid behaviour. Hope someone gets prosecuted for this.
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    #2
    Pottler
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    In hindsight, it was dumb, but it probably seemed a great idea at the time. The voice on the video says it all - I doubt they went out to cause an accident, but somtimes, the dumb-side takes over. Probably desperate to drum up some publicity and thought it would be a great marketing shot. Maybe it will be, still?? maybe not... The driver probably had his "Jasus, do I have to Boss?" hat on at the time, in fairness. Not the brightest, but nobody died, so why the big hub-bub?


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    #3
    Boombastic
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    Did the guy in the car not see the truck?:confused:


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    #4
    shopaholic01
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    They should be prosecuted for their annoying TV ads, never mind this.


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    #5
    Celly Smunt
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    only in Ireland.


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    #6
    Kurz
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    Same guy from the audience of the sheep contest in Father Ted?

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


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    120_Minutes
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    Kurz wrote: »
    Same guy from the audience of the sheep contest in Father Ted?

    Graham Lenihan... co creator of father ted?


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    [Deleted User]
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    This one is even worse. Same haulage company. The stupidity on display here is mindbending.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNkcnEcm3go


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    1ZRed
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    Oh Jaysus Kriest!


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    #10
    Pottler
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    pmcmahon wrote: »
    only in Ireland.
    Yeah, right. Ever driven abroad?


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    Celly Smunt
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    Pottler wrote: »
    Yeah, right. Ever driven abroad?

    the thing is,it's not down to driving.It's our apparently educated marketing people.educated idiots.


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    Kurz
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    120_Minutes wrote: »
    Graham Lenihan... co creator of father ted?

    No, the character he played who shouts "Fúcking Hell!"


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    Pottler
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    120_Minutes wrote: »
    Graham Lenihan... co creator of father ted?
    is it not Linehan? I think Lenihan was more into bigger pile-ups, like bank guarantees, etc.


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    120_Minutes
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    Kurz wrote: »
    No, the character he played who shouts "Fúcking Hell!"

    http://www.reactionface.info/sites/default/files/images/tumblr_lo2zqb6h5P1qzsyre.gif


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    vicwatson
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    This one is even worse. Same haulage company. The stupidity on display here is mindbending.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNkcnEcm3go

    Yaris at 24 seconds stopped in hard shoulder almost anhiliated:eek:


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    #16
    My name is URL
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    Distracted speed freak almost kills himself while wrecking a marketing shoot

    /spin


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    Yakult
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    Ahhh, good aul Irish driving. T'will never leave this bumpy island.


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    #18
    MadsL
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    Truly Irish are denying any responsibility for this photoshoot yet have the following out on the web.

    Photos on their own webpage of the trucks parked up - looks like a similar photoshhot
    http://www.trulyirish.ie/company.php

    A recent photo on their facebook of the trucks
    https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151067235769379&set=a.390322844378.167370.97905024378&type=3&theater

    And

    A presentation on the web about their advertising strategy...
    http://imgur.com/QV9UD

    from this presentation - http://www.nrn.ie/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Justin-Kavanagh-Truly-Irish-Country-Foods-NRDC2011.pdf

    So, tell me. You knew nothing about this. Hmmmmm.

    Can't wait to hear what the haulage company say.


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    #19
    ahyeahok
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    mcauliffe trucking seem to have taken down their photoshoot from their facebook... or it was public to view but not anymore.
    It showed the trulyirish photoshoot along with a line up of their staff/drivers I'm assuming.


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    My name is URL
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    Yakult wrote: »
    Ahhh, good aul Irish driving. T'will never leave this bumpy island.

    If only they fixed the roads we'd be grand


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    #21
    MadsL
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    ahyeahok wrote: »
    mcauliffe trucking seem to have taken down their photoshoot from their facebook... or it was public to view but not anymore.
    It showed the trulyirish photoshoot along with a line up of their staff/drivers I'm assuming.

    I'd ask the pertinent question to both companies: who directed the photoshoot?

    Running and hiding, deleting FB posts and taking down photos from websites, and denying that you have any involvement as they are not your trucks is no way to manage your PR.

    Come clean. Who directed the photoshoot?


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    #22
    Gmol
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    My name is URL wrote: »
    If only they fixed the roads we'd be grand

    Ah here leave it ooouutttt


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    #23
    ahyeahok
    Closed Accounts Posts: 743 ✭✭✭ahyeahok


    Now mcauliffe trucking have taken down the vid on youtube where the 3 truly irish branded trucks are going around a roundabout 4 or 5 times blaring their air horns until normal traffic arrives. There were a few other vids of the trucks travelling in convoy making a lot of noise.

    They are hiding as much evidence as they can.


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    #24
    phoenix999
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    Visited Russia a few years ago. I thought I was taking part in a YouTube viral on the 8 lane highways there. Whackiest drivers on the planet.


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    #25
    MadsL
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    Thank you for reopening the thread - I believe both companies deserve to give an explanation for this.

    McAuliffe for their drivers behaviour and Truly Irish as to if this was a official photoshoot. If it was not, then why do they have photos what what appears to be the same shoot on their website?

    Could a mod remove the reference to Truly Irish in the thread title until they make a statement. Thanks.


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    #26
    super_furry
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    Looks like Truly Irish are in damage limitation mode. Every trace of these trucks is being removed from their facebook page, which is being heavily censored.


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    #27
    Korvanica
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    Surely someone saved the images and took screenshots ?


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    #28
    Big Nasty
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    MadsL wrote: »
    Thank you for reopening the thread - I believe both companies deserve to give an explanation for this.

    McAuliffe for their drivers behaviour and Truly Irish as to if this was a official photoshoot. If it was not, then why do they have photos what what appears to be the same shoot on their website?

    Could a mod remove the reference to Truly Irish in the thread title until they make a statement. Thanks.

    If you read through the links you gave yourself above Mads you will see that there is a Michael McAuliffe on the board of directors of Truly Irish.

    Coincidence - not.


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    #29
    MadsL
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    Korvanica wrote: »
    Surely someone saved the images and took screenshots ?
    http://i.imgur.com/GHi2r.jpg

    Yep


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    #30
    My name is URL
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    lmao at the idea of McAuliffe threatening to go to the Gardai about the video. Gobschites!


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    #31
    super_furry
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    It's the Streisand effect, the more they try to stifle conversations about this, the more publicity they give it.


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