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Ad Campaigns That Should Be Toast!

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TANKSBACK

Sometimes ad campaigns run waaaayyy too long. Even great ones get old, stale and tired. Personally I'm incredibly sick of the Budweiser "Real Men of Genius" crap. Yes they were clever and funny for the first 500 times. Now I immediately reach for the volume knob or station selector when one of those spots come on. If you listen to an entire Bengals game you just want to take a 5-iron to the radio speaker. Anyone else sick of this? Any other campaigns you'd like to see deep-sixed in the Ohio River?
 
TANKSBACK said:
Sometimes ad campaigns run waaaayyy too long. Even great ones get old, stale and tired. Personally I'm incredibly sick of the Budweiser "Real Men of Genius" crap. Yes they were clever and funny for the first 500 times. Now I immediately reach for the volume knob or station selector when one of those spots come on. If you listen to an entire Bengals game you just want to take a 5-iron to the radio speaker. Anyone else sick of this? Any other campaigns you'd like to see deep-sixed in the Ohio River?
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Any of these retarded beer commercials. How about those Coors beer commercials with the coaches? Talk about the remote! Oh, let's not forget "drinkability". How stupid is that???
 
About "Real Men of Genius:" maybe that campaign wouldn't have become so intolerable if they'd simply come up with new spots.

There was a time when you'd at least pay some attention when the spot started, because you thought hey, maybe this is one I haven't heard. But there haven't been any new ones for at least a year, maybe two. So now just the start of the spot makes you groan. Me too. A sad end to one of the great campaigns of all time.
 
I want to STRANGLE that obnoxiously loud shouting voice for American Freight!!!!
I will NOT do buisiness with them!

NATIONWIDE WAREHOUSE!!!!NATIONWIDE WAREHOUSE!!!!!

HEAD-ON..APPLY DIRECTLY TO THE FOREHEAD
HEAD-ON..APPLY DIRECTLY TO THE FOREHEAD
(UHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

..and all of those spots with the announcer speeded-up to make the closing disclaimers...I have heard this more often on CC-owned stations. Makes me want to throw my radio in the dumpster...makes me wish Adobe Audition was never invented sometimes!
 
Any kind of comped ads, like the one that airs on Fly 92.9 that says you can own a home for $199 a month...Also the stupid ads for Stafford's Jewelers and International Diamond Jewelers. Also, dishonorable mention to that annoying guy on the Jeff Schmitt commercials("Did someone say something about buying a new car?!?!?). Every time that guy comes on my TV I want to throw it out in the middle of the street.
 
Jeff Schmitt, Dave Hidy, and guys like them bring the question to my mind of why, when I'm spending a boatload of cash, and/or committing to payments for years on end, do I want to make that investment with a clown.
 
gr8oldies said:
Jeff Schmitt, Dave Hidy, and guys like them bring the question to my mind of why, when I'm spending a boatload of cash, and/or committing to payments for years on end, do I want to make that investment with a clown.
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I'm with ya on this one gr8! 8)
 
Amen to the Gecko!

As I listen to the radio, I try to kill the commercials, but sometimes they leak through. Add these to the list that absolutely p**s me off:
Anything saying "pre-owned" instead of "used". Call it what it is!
Anything saying "Holiday" instead of "Christmas". SC**W those who don't like it!
Mike's Car Wash

This list will be ammended as I hear them.
 
I like XM, but pretty much every spot they run is some kind of get rich quick scheme.

The GEICO caveman and gecko got old long time ago.

I have found the louder the spot, the lower the intelligence of the person they are trying to attract. Have you ever heard anyone yelling on a BMW or Kay Jeweler's spot?

Bring back the Budweiser lizards.
 
Yeah, its any insurance company ad anymore.

They are so annoying I switch the station or turn the volume off for a few minutes...I sometimes forget to turn it back up.

Thankfully, if I am not in the need of a news update, you can pretty much shut off the radio between :58 and :07 at the top of the hour. That's nine minutes of quality quiet time.

:)
 
Really Major? If I want to tell you to enjoy your holidays you want to "sc**w" me because I didn't say Christmas? I guess you should "s*re*" all those artists who sang "Happy Holidays", "It's a holiday feeling", "It's a holiday feeling" too.

>>Anything saying "Holiday" instead of "Christmas". SC**W those who don't like it!<<
 
tcsnrayp said:
Really Major? If I want to tell you to enjoy your holidays you want to "sc**w" me because I didn't say Christmas? I guess you should "s*re*" all those artists who sang "Happy Holidays", "It's a holiday feeling", "It's a holiday feeling" too.

>>Anything saying "Holiday" instead of "Christmas". SC**W those who don't like it!<<
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I wish people would let the whole Christmas vs. Holiday nonissue go already. I don't care what some store clerk getting paid minimum wage says to me as I leave the store, I don't understand why some people need their holiday of choice to be validated by the cashier at Walmart. "Happy Holidays" makes more sense anyways, because it can include Christmas and New Year's.
 
Okay I've lived in Cincinnati for about five years now, and have heard the jingle for almost that long. Still...I have to ask....

what are they singing in the Mike's Car Wash jingle???? "Mikes Me...me likey Mikey!"

Is that right? Mikes Me? I don't get it...I can't be hearing it right..or am I?
 
DJJack1 said:
Okay I've lived in Cincinnati for about five years now, and have heard the jingle for almost that long. Still...I have to ask....

what are they singing in the Mike's Car Wash jingle???? "Mikes Me...me likey Mikey!"

Is that right? Mikes Me? I don't get it...I can't be hearing it right..or am I?
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I think you are hearing it right. It says Mike's Me on the plastic bag they put on your rear wiper. Glad I am not the only one
that was wondering.
 
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