Big name brands/things that don't really advertise themselves anymore

Turtyturd wrote: »

Do Levi's still advertise?

Had some of the most memorable ads in the past.

When I was growing up (80s - 90s) people always said Levi's never go out fashion. But they kinda did. Maybe they are laying low and will return with a new ad campaign to blow us all away.

Lee, Lee Cooper & Wrangler are pretty much finished. Only Garth Brooks fans would wear 'em.

Pumpkinseeds wrote: »

Levi's are far too expensive for what they are now. The quality just isn't there anymore and they're more expensive now than they've ever been. There was a time when a pair of Levi's got better the longer you had them, I used to get years out of mine, then the quality went down hill and I stopped buying them.

I remember once my brother came back from a holiday with new jeans - they were called Elvis, had the red tag and everything. Made me laugh anyway!

Marlboro ?

Brasso Metal Polish

Companies probably don't want to spend money of TV advertising now that people record shows and skip the ads.

The likes of pedigree chum is trying to go direct to dog owners advertising and supporting things like dog shows. Another thing papers are doing is switching to editorials, so instead of paying for a traditional ad you're paying for a "news story" about your company.

People are too good at ignoring advertising these days, probably rightly so, it's all misdirection and nobody trusts it anymore, even the people paying big money for for ads. The price of advertising in Ireland can be ridiculous high too compared to the UK.

The internet allows direct advertising but you can just turn off advertising on the internet using an ad blocker so you left with having customers find you and they tend to find you on recommendations or word of mouth. This isn't going to suit multinationals because they usually make a lot of shyte products that people wouldn't recommend.