HilarityInAdvertisingYou are on the archive wiki. The new wiki is here. After reading a recent rant on the stupidity in advertising, it occurred to me last night that there are a few ads that I really like, either I think they are good at advertising their product or they are funny. Herewith, a list: 1) That Peugeot ad where the Indian dude gets an elephant to sit on his car and smashes it into the wall to transform it. I first saw it in a cinema in London, and I've loved it ever since. I honestly couldn't tell you why. It might be the mack face he gives the girl at the end, it's like he's thinking "Yeh, I'm hot, even though my car is all beat up". Maybe it's the music. Although, I think my inner Ranjit has something to do with it :P. 2) The Citroen C4 ad. I just love the whole Transformer vibe. And the music is cool. And the dancing is cool. And the car is really cute too. I want one. 3) The Netstar ad with the sock. Man, what an awesome ad. I nearly wet myself when I first saw it. Just the idea of one sock of a pair escaping off to a fantasy sock-paradise island somewhere is really funny. 4) The Momentum ads. There's one with a black dude buying a Merc, and he gets in the back and opens a newspaper when the salesman says "well, try it out". It's so cool, I love that idea of dreaming big. The other one, with the white guy who goes to the top floor of his bldg every day and chats to the secretaries before going downstairs again is less cool, but still inspiring. 5) All the Kulula ads. Ever. 6) The Polka ads. Issit? Yaw. :) These are just what spring to mind immediately. I'll no doubt think of more. Perhaps I should have an "ad of the week"? I know it's considered uncool to be all capitalist and marketing-orientated, but I really appreciate people's creativity when it comes to adverts. There are so many ways to sell a product, and the innovative ones stand out to me. Perhaps I'm the John Q they're aiming for? I don't consider myself an average South African, it's not like the ads make me go "ooh! I have to go get me one of those right now!!". I just appreciate that the makers took time and effort to do research and come up with cool ideas. That's about it. Next episode: my theory on why America is behind the London bombings and 9/11. Comment: Advertising! (by LothrielPixie? on 2005-07-08 14:01:41)It's what I'd like to be in... Damn you Mr. Moore. Interestingly the Citroen ad you mention is identical in the UK - except, that the music used is even better! Much better! (And yes, I've hear mention of the 'The CIA did it" theory - which while a little paranoid is plausable since I can't think of any action that could boost Bush's stupid War-on-Terror more!) Comment: Bush (by FirstFallen? on 2005-07-08 15:58:14)Yep, that's exactly my theory, that he's made all these things for people to be afraid of so that he can get more power to his totalitarian ideas. It's so "The Village". CIA dudes in turbans :P. |