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View kingdowieonthewall's Profile kingdowieonthewall Flag Sussex, ex-Cronx. 28 Mar 21 8.17pm Send a Private Message to kingdowieonthewall Add kingdowieonthewall as a friend

However, a few radio Ads have struck a cord with me & taken note.

 


Kids,tired of being bothered by your pesky parents?
Then leave home, get a job & pay your own bills, while you still know everything.

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View Harpo's Profile Harpo Flag Oxfordshire 28 Mar 21 10.48pm Send a Private Message to Harpo Add Harpo as a friend

Don't get me started. Oh, you have!

a) Most ads are aimed at children, and as such there's no more 'quality', just laziness in ideas. What's minion-proof broadband? Why would I buy financial product upon a promise of a toy. Or because of an overweight tenor. Or from a company who think I am easily confused? Makes me want to puke.

b) Then there's gambling advertising. Deliberately misleading. 95% of bets lose. But on telly you'd be forgiven for thinking that every bet is a nailed on certainty. No you lose, so ads should show people losing their bets, their wages, their jobs, their houses, their mental health.
There should be huge levies on each advert transmitted or otherwise published, of say, £25,000, so that HM Gov can offer more finance to essential services.

With gambling, broadband and comparison sites accounting for perhaps 33% of TV advertising, the remainder are scarcely worthy of comment.

 

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croydon proud Flag Any european country i fancy! 28 Mar 21 11.29pm

Originally posted by Harpo

Don't get me started. Oh, you have!

a) Most ads are aimed at children, and as such there's no more 'quality', just laziness in ideas. What's minion-proof broadband? Why would I buy financial product upon a promise of a toy. Or because of an overweight tenor. Or from a company who think I am easily confused? Makes me want to puke.

b) Then there's gambling advertising. Deliberately misleading. 95% of bets lose. But on telly you'd be forgiven for thinking that every bet is a nailed on certainty. No you lose, so ads should show people losing their bets, their wages, their jobs, their houses, their mental health.
There should be huge levies on each advert transmitted or otherwise published, of say, £25,000, so that HM Gov can offer more finance to essential services.

With gambling, broadband and comparison sites accounting for perhaps 33% of TV advertising, the remainder are scarcely worthy of comment.


Indeed, one advert says "only gamble as long as you"re
still enjoying it" and "only gamble what you can afford"- they leave out the words TO LOSE !

 

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View Rudi Hedman's Profile Rudi Hedman Flag Caterham 29 Mar 21 12.06am Send a Private Message to Rudi Hedman Add Rudi Hedman as a friend

You mean casino online gambling doesn’t make you feel like James Bond and you’re sophisticated and stylish in a plush casino?

 


COYP

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View kingdowieonthewall's Profile kingdowieonthewall Flag Sussex, ex-Cronx. 29 Mar 21 7.57am Send a Private Message to kingdowieonthewall Add kingdowieonthewall as a friend

Originally posted by Rudi Hedman

You mean casino online gambling doesn’t make you feel like James Bond and you’re sophisticated and stylish in a plush casino?

true story,
i had a half packet of fags with a front door key inside, plus keys address, with 'james bond' scrawled on it,
pushed through my letterbox once.
Very perplexing.
About an hour later the police arrived to retrieve the key & briefly question me?
Apparantly the owner was totally barking, living at home with her elderly mother, who'd called coppers incase I'd decided to let myself in & do whatever Mr.Bond would do.

 


Kids,tired of being bothered by your pesky parents?
Then leave home, get a job & pay your own bills, while you still know everything.

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View Badger11's Profile Badger11 Flag Beckenham 29 Mar 21 7.57am Send a Private Message to Badger11 Add Badger11 as a friend

Gambling ads should not be shown before the 9pm watershed

 


One more point

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View Spiderman's Profile Spiderman Flag Horsham 29 Mar 21 10.53am Send a Private Message to Spiderman Add Spiderman as a friend

Originally posted by Palace Old Geezer

If we're watching a TV channel and the ads come on, either the sound goes off immediately or we switch to another channel. But, there's no escape. They're coordinated. All ads at the same time.

But, what is it with using animated or computer generated animals? They seem to be the marketeers favourite. The latest I've seen, which prompted this, is a talking donkey telling me to buy a mouthwash. What!

How often have you seen an ad and thought - I must buy one of those tomorrow. Hardly ever, if at all, I'd wager. Do companies get a return for the enormous cost involved or is it just an awareness thing?

Anyway, I just find TV advertising a big switch off these days. Certainly doesn't work for me. What about you?

Many years ago my parents owned a confectionery shop. We were amazed as to how tv adverts influenced what people bought. Having said that, the adverts then got straight to the point and didn’t faff around.
At least advert breaks allow for natural breaks!
Personally I wouldn’t mind the BBC being made commercial, at least no license payments would be used to make the c**p they priduce

 

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View mezzer's Profile mezzer Flag Main Stand, Block F, Row 20 seat 1... 29 Mar 21 11.19am Send a Private Message to mezzer Add mezzer as a friend

Originally posted by Spiderman

Many years ago my parents owned a confectionery shop. We were amazed as to how tv adverts influenced what people bought. Having said that, the adverts then got straight to the point and didn’t faff around.
At least advert breaks allow for natural breaks!
Personally I wouldn’t mind the BBC being made commercial, at least no license payments would be used to make the c**p they priduce

I had to go into rehab because of my addiction to Curly Wurlys because of that b**tard Terry Scott. The Milky Bar Kid was in the room next to me as well.

The ones I can't stand are the "Give £2 a month to save donkeys in Yemen" or other charity ads that are supposed to make you stick pins in your eyes through guilt at choosing to keep your £2 a month to spend on yourself or give to charities that didn't spend small fortunes on their TV advertising.

In fact, why don't gambling companies donate £2 a month to each of the charities to put on an accumulator of their choice and they can keep the winnings?

 


Living down here does have some advantages. At least you can see them cry.

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View Midlands Eagle's Profile Midlands Eagle Flag 29 Mar 21 11.39am Send a Private Message to Midlands Eagle Add Midlands Eagle as a friend

Originally posted by Spiderman

Many years ago my parents owned a confectionery shop. We were amazed as to how tv adverts influenced what people bought.

Or not bought.

A few years ago Vauxhall advertised one of their cars with a bumbling bearded Griff Rhys Jones and sales plummeted as no-one wanted to buy a car associated with a bumbling fool

 

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Tom-the-eagle Flag Croydon 29 Mar 21 11.45am

Originally posted by kingdowieonthewall

true story,
i had a half packet of fags with a front door key inside, plus keys address, with 'james bond' scrawled on it,
pushed through my letterbox once.
Very perplexing.
About an hour later the police arrived to retrieve the key & briefly question me?
Apparantly the owner was totally barking, living at home with her elderly mother, who'd called coppers incase I'd decided to let myself in & do whatever Mr.Bond would do.


I bet you were shaken but not stirred

 


"It feels much better than it ever did, much more sensitive." John Wayne Bobbit

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View Harpo's Profile Harpo Flag Oxfordshire 29 Mar 21 2.52pm Send a Private Message to Harpo Add Harpo as a friend

Originally posted by Midlands Eagle

Or not bought.

A few years ago Vauxhall advertised one of their cars with a bumbling bearded Griff Rhys Jones and sales plummeted as no-one wanted to buy a car associated with a bumbling fool

Ah yes, I remember. I wondered why we don't often see Vauxhall's like we used to.
Trouble is, so many commercial decisions are made by recent graduates, and that includes rubber-stamping advertising.

 

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croydon proud Flag Any european country i fancy! 29 Mar 21 3.26pm

Originally posted by Rudi Hedman

You mean casino online gambling doesn’t make you feel like James Bond and you’re sophisticated and stylish in a plush casino?

ha ha, I think there message was lost on me!

 

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