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Feb 14, 2015, 06:12 PM
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Watch Geek
Worst ad campain/slogan/jingle/image etc.
Most of us are exposed to thousands of adverts weekly. In print, on signage, the web or broadcast via radio or t.v. there are just so many. But some come to mind as standing out by being a bit awkward, quirky or even downright bad, perhaps some bother you or strike you as odd or even funny.
Thought I'd post one of mine and ask for yours, just to see what others are seeing/hearing that may (or may not) just miss the mark.
My nominee for one of the worst, for an incontinence protection product from a firm called Tena. Their ad catch phrase? "Let yourself go". That one just seems a bit "off" (and maybe just mildly amusing) to me. Perhaps I'm just missing the point (then again, fortunately for me, I'm not in their target market). Any others come to mind?
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Feb 14, 2015, 06:41 PM
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Has to be this one.
Why oh why did they think a little, orange, pinched off turd would be a great mascot for an energy company???
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Feb 14, 2015, 07:08 PM
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Random guy
Originally Posted by
ro63rto
Why oh why did they think a little, orange, pinched off turd would be a great mascot for an energy company???
Maybe that's what they're burning in their power plants.
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Feb 15, 2015, 12:11 AM
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Savagely Average
Originally Posted by
ro63rto
Has to be this one.
Why oh why did they think a little, orange, pinched off turd would be a great mascot for an energy company???
You remembered it, didn't you?.......it was successful
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Feb 16, 2015, 04:13 AM
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Originally Posted by
Mediocre
You remembered it, didn't you?.......it was successful
Remembering an ad, and opening your wallet are 2 very different things. Just because I remember an ad doesn't mean I will subscribe: sometimes remembering it helps to make the decision to stay away.
It is now my duty to completely drain you.
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Feb 14, 2015, 07:45 PM
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The recent crop of "Wocha!" adverts. They might as well say "Aimed at thick chavs!"
The target audience, amongst other things, can't use chopsticks or walk through glass doors.
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Feb 14, 2015, 08:00 PM
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ALL OF THEM !
Nuff said 
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Feb 14, 2015, 10:37 PM
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Mmmmm... Danone!
Mmmmmm.... P155 off ! Really ?... That's the best you could do ?.... and how much did you spend on marketing/advetising gurus to come up with that one?
Last edited by crownpuller; Feb 15, 2015 at 10:13 AM.
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Feb 14, 2015, 11:22 PM
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The current "You're so moneysupermarket" ad. The one with the idiot in the jeans mincing to a beyonce tune.
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Feb 15, 2015, 12:35 AM
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The Dude Abides
Back a few years, but I always cringe at this one-
"Chevy Runs Deep"
Sounds like a bad knife wound.........
"Either He's Dead, Or My Watch Has Stopped....."
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