Nightclub marketing gone too far?

ShadowHearth · 20-02-2012 03:23PM

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 · 20-02-2012 03:25PM

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 · 20-02-2012 03:26PM

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 · 20-02-2012 03:26PM

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 · 20-02-2012 03:27PM

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

daveyboy_1ie · 20-02-2012 03:28PM

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

smash · 20-02-2012 03:29PM

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 · 20-02-2012 03:32PM

^^

WOOOSH

Logical Fallacy · 20-02-2012 03:35PM

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 · 20-02-2012 03:36PM

smash wrote: »

Eh why?

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

Stiffler2 · 20-02-2012 03:36PM

Sausage Fest

smash · 20-02-2012 03:40PM

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

Jen Pigs Fly · 20-02-2012 03:44PM

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

smash · 20-02-2012 03:45PM

xxxJennyxxx wrote: »

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

Fancy a shower?

Jen Pigs Fly · 20-02-2012 03:47PM

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 · 20-02-2012 03:51PM

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 · 20-02-2012 03:53PM

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 · 20-02-2012 03:53PM

Nightclubs on a Monday???

20-02-2012 03:54PM

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 · 20-02-2012 03:59PM

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

TheZohanS · 20-02-2012 04:03PM

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.

Well that's kinda sexist now isn't it...women can wear suits and men can be sluts...

Doc Ruby · 20-02-2012 04:13PM

Logical Fallacy wrote: »

Chicks with Daddy Issues

Hmm?

I don't see why sluts get such a bad rep anyway, people are allowed to have sex with whoever they want in this century, as long as they use condoms or whatever. Let them run down the street naked if they want, and it will not offend me. Why are people afraid of the human body.

I don't think a lot of people have really thought this through fully - plenty of men hold a "slut" in disdain because she what, enjoys sex? Some women don't like them because it cheapens the value of the goods on offer - really love, have you no better way to make yourself useful to society than offering your organs. Its about time we shook off the last of the religious puritanism in this country.

Sex is good and fun, so go have sex everyone.

veloc123 · 20-02-2012 04:35PM

Logical Fallacy wrote: »

Imagine if places had to advertise honestly?

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

That's Glenn Quagmire's theory about propostioning a woman...

kryogen · 20-02-2012 04:50PM

Iago wrote: »

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"

The presenter Aoife, lovely girl. Definitely not a slut

kryogen · 20-02-2012 04:57PM

smash wrote: »

Has anyone actually ever been to alchemy?

Yeah and tbh its a ****hole

smash · 20-02-2012 04:59PM

kryogen wrote: »

Yeah and tbh its a ****hole

Hmmmmm

Logical Fallacy · 20-02-2012 05:04PM

Doc Ruby wrote: »

Hmm?

I don't see why sluts get such a bad rep anyway, people are allowed to have sex with whoever they want in this century, as long as they use condoms or whatever. Let them run down the street naked if they want, and it will not offend me. Why are people afraid of the human body.

I don't think a lot of people have really thought this through fully - plenty of men hold a "slut" in disdain because she what, enjoys sex? Some women don't like them because it cheapens the value of the goods on offer - really love, have you no better way to make yourself useful to society than offering your organs. Its about time we shook off the last of the religious puritanism in this country.

Sex is good and fun, so go have sex everyone.

I love sluts and will fight for their right to **** me, but as someone with both an emotional and financial interest in the club scene in Ireland I am allowed to despair about the state of it.

Interesting that you are focusing solely on my throwaway comment about girls, when i also insulted the blokes in the equation though...****ing feminist!

xzanti · 20-02-2012 05:14PM

smash wrote: »

Hmmmmm

Downlinz · 20-02-2012 05:23PM

Advertising is advertising. Don't like what you see? Then don't avail of their product or service.

Am tired of people who seem to believe theres such a thing as "taking it too far" and expecting it to be censored or removed just because its not tasteful to them.

UsernameInUse · 20-02-2012 05:46PM

Mr.Biscuits wrote: »

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.

Welcome to 2012.

Social conservatism - never cared for it. I think we should all streak in the street. (very srs)

P.S - there is absolutely nothing wrong with that advertising. If there is something off about it, it's because she's wearing too much clothes.

Nightclub marketing gone too far?

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