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Retro-marketing - on TV

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heydaybegone

As mentioned on this board, but not promised! ;D

We did our job folks!! (oldtimers know what that means)

I'm listing only 6...so the rest of this board can chime in. Watch TV and see what pops as a "jingle" (not) in our retro-world of marketing. Many of you will get what I mean...the others too young to know the difference. :'(

Here's the starting 6 Baby Boomer "beds" for your "Ah" moments.... AS SEEN ON TV

Don't Bring me Down:(ELO) Select 55 (A-B)
Keep it Coming Love: (KC & the band) Payless ( I think!! Remember the tune...not so much the merchant!!)
Love Train - (O'Jays) Coors Light
Best Friend: (Harry Nillson) Theme from Courtship of Eddie's Father - Amazon.com - video game
Louie, Louie: (Kingsman) Promo for upcoming new show "Louie"
Theme from Bewitched: Electrolux
Turn the Beat Around: (Vicki Sue Robinson) Can't Believe it's not Butter (Ok, we'll change the words on that one!)

Have at it!! If you post more than 1 or 2...you're watching TOO MUCH TV and not addressing the radio issues of today! ;D

HDBG

disclaimer: Yes, TV theme songs are on the "edge", but how many of THOSE did we make "hits"?
Any complaints can be sent to: whatthehellaretheythinking.com....
 
Great thread idea Heyday!

Swiffer has used several retro beds...two I can think of right now are:

Heart - "What About Love"
Human League - "Don't You Want Me"
 
Remember to keep this REAL...not "great ideas"....it has to be out there in "living color"!! ;D
 
The AT&T Wireless commercial featuring Edgar Winter and the radio station contest pigeon is a hoot. It's so dead-on that I still laugh whenever I see it. The team that wrote and produced this spot must have been in radio. The subtle acting is great. The visuals are a hoot. If you've been in radio (for at least six months), you've no doubt spoken to somebody very much like this person. Or worse.
 
On ALL Rochester TV - I Want It All by Queen in the Value City Furniture ads, always run twice in each stop set. This has been going on for months and is a guaranteed hit to the mute button.
 
JohnW said:
On ALL Rochester TV - I Want It All by Queen in the Value City Furniture ads, always run twice in each stop set. This has been going on for months and is a guaranteed hit to the mute button.
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That's running nationwide - except in markets whose Value City stores choose to air ads specific to their area.

How many ads can you think of that have used either "What I Like About You" or "Walking On Sunshine"?
 
I will never again here "Keep It Coming Love" without thinking of the Howard Stern movie, where Howard is doing the all night show. W-NNNNNNNNN-B-C. And you know the rest! ;D
 
Had to dig for this thread
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;D

This marketing continues as we post here! While the players (us) made "radio" back in the day..."TV" promotion is capitalizing on it now (read as "agency" creativity?) :-\

And so it goes.
 
SirRoxalot said:
How about the new commercial with the kid wearing a "Where's the Beef" t-shirt?
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Or a companion spot with a snippet of Clara Peller at the counter going "Where's The Beef?"...classic stuff!
 
And it continues:

It's Volkswagon = Elton John's "Rocket Man" (still hanging in 1972!! ;D)
 
Here ya go...as it continues:

Honey Nut Cheerios using the Andrea True Connection - "More, More, More" !!

Not only has she passed, but as a former porn star...we'll selling to the " youth"!! Heck, they'd never know the background anyway, right? Until they Google it! And why would they even think of doing that? (BTW- no biggie to me, just saying)
(gotta love marketing!!)

HDBG
 
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