Things in advertising that piss you off?

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The most annoying commercials are those where a short clip is played in a loop 4 or 5 times. Absolutely not subtle but probably efficient, it's like a torture for the mind...
 
Alx said:
The most annoying commercials are those where a short clip is played in a loop 4 or 5 times. Absolutely not subtle but probably efficient, it's like a torture for the mind...
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Ah Mercurochrome :D
 
Promotion of lifestyle over product/service:
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(though it's not always a bad thing hehe)



Another thing that pisses me off... cool commercial music that isn't publicly available. I can't think of any examples.
 
Few things in ads irritate the shit out of me more than movie commercials that try to make conversations out of disjointed clips of dialogue. Which is 99% of them. How did that even become a thing?
 
Why do companies think that I want to eat food that they advertise using anthropomorphic mascots? Seeing a sentient Chips Ahoy cookie being eaten against his will does nothing to make me want to eat Chips Ahoy.
 
SexyNerd said:
Advertising products that have been around for decades.

Seriously, does Coke and Pepsi need advertising anymore? Are consumers going to magically forget about them if they don't see them in a commercial?
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They're called image ads. They're used to associate an emotion or style to the company/product and sometimes change between advertising campaigns. They're also effective in bring the product to your attention, you may not know you were craving a Coke until that ad popped up. Also, like the poster before said, they are used to let the viewer know the company/product still exists.

As for my contribution, it's probably bandwagon ads. I don't care if celebrity A likes the product, it's not going to convince me to become a customer. What's even more annoying about those ads is that they work.

baultista said:
Another thing that pisses me off... cool commercial music that isn't publicly available. I can't think of any examples.
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Yeah, it really annoys me with some of the adultswim bumps. A lot of them are taken from actual songs, but there are still some that are part of a private library.
 
I noticed a rise in using "your average Joe" or "your average family" characters in ads these days. Perfect during this time when there is a huge anger towards big bad corporations. It's a smart move on their part but I don't really like it.
 
NetMapel said:
I noticed a rise in using "your average Joe" or "your average family" characters in ads these days. Perfect during this time when there is a huge anger towards big bad corporations. It's a smart move on their part but I don't really like it.
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Fresh & Easy does this out here. "We use real customers for our ads so we can bring you better prices", yet mashed potatoes are still all ass expensive there.
 
J. M. Romeo said:
I got my degree in advertising. I love the medium and I believe that it has been one of the main causes for the incredible downfall in mankind's spirituality. Despite that though, it's a beautiful medium. Or at least I find beauty in the way it manages to permeate human beings.

Kinda reminds me of religion, but with a modern makeover.
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Anything "non-said" and underlying their beautiful way to put things to us. And especially since I can read thought all of them. It's like they really think people are a bunch of retards.

oh wait,
 
Those stupid fucking cave man ads

and whenever a company doesn't change up their advertisements for years. Garnier, I'm looking at you, you literally had that same damn song in the commercial for 5 years.
 
Advertising in general :lol

Blowing shit out of proportion and putting things on pedestals. I hate those BlackBerry commercials, with that Beatles song. It's such bullshit. That new HTC commercial too. Hell, ALL phone commercials. iPhone, AT&T, Boost Mobile, Sprint, Verizon, Metro PCS, you name it. They make it into this life saving, all holy device, that will, somehow, make everything work out and give you everything you've ever wanted. They talk as if it were some sort of amazing technology, equivalent to shit they send to Mars or something. It's a fucking phone. You use to call people and them stupid ass text messages full of useless information. God damn.

Other than that, anything targeted towards kids. Food, toys, clothes, tv shows, movies, ect. It's so mindless. I don't remember shit being so annoying and just so mind numbing when I was a kid (which wasn't too long ago) Kids these days are going to grow up into zombies, unable to think for themselves. God help us.

baultista said:
Promotion of lifestyle over product/service:
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This too. Holy shit.

Trying to give substance, to things with absolutely NO value. That is a great example above. I hate that commercial. People acting like they're hip and unique. "ROCK ON! I'm an individual". Everything has to be turned into a lifestyle or some kind of sub culture. It's motherfucking MAYONNAISE. It's white shit you put on hamburgers. GAAAAAAH!!!!
 
Also, whenever they add the word "technology" at the end of stuff, to make it sound hi-tech and complicated. Pfffft

New Trojan condoms! Now with Expanding Reservoir Technology!!!

*sigh*
 
freecreditreport guy and band. It was fine for a while, then the latest one at a phone store has devolved into self-referential parody.

Also, Levi's "Go Forth" ads. Old timey and pretentious.
 
hate the Go Compare ad - one with a chick saying. whats the average size of a males ....go compare

don't wanna hear that shit when I'm with my family.
 
When they say shit that doesnt make sense.

"We will match any competitors price, if not, it's yours for free, guaranteed"


In what scenario would this happen?

"Hi, competitor offers the sofa 10$ cheaper, will you match it?'
"No, we wont match it, so you can have it for free"
 
GrotesqueBeauty said:
I find it irritating on pretty much every level, but especially how pervasive it is. I consider it a societal ill.
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Yeah, advertising at it's core is pretty much what we would define as evil. It's manipulative, deceitful, invasive, and cruel. It plays upon your insecurities, and generally will do anything that isn't illegal to get as muchmoney out of you as possible. It's the reason why television is a bankrupt medium of entertainment.

It kills anything it comes in contact with, like a huge turd in my cereal.

Drink coke!
 
oracrest said:
Yeah, advertising at it's core is pretty much what we would define as evil. It's manipulative, deceitful, invasive, and cruel. It plays upon your insecurities, and generally will do anything that isn't illegal to get as muchmoney out of you as possible. It's the reason why television is a bankrupt medium of entertainment.

It kills anything it comes in contact with, like a huge turd in my cereal.

Drink coke!
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Count Dookkake said:
-husbands dumber than wives (should happen as often as husbands smarter than wives)
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Goddamnit, a million times this! Though the reason for it has to do with the pussification of the American male (another topic completely).
 
BMW commercials.

The background of the end part of the ad is white but there is an off white gray box around the BMW logo that would look oh so much better if it were white like the rest of the background. It looks like they just cut it from an ad with an off white background.
 
I hate those "Look how hip and cool these people are don't you wish you were as hip and cool as they are?!" ad's. And they'll usually be trying to sell something that is in no way shape or form "cool".

Hate that fucking bullshit. Fuck off.
 
Holepunch said:
Shiiiiiiiit, why aren't our trucks selling? How are people not willing to drop fifty thousand on a truck I guess it must be too MANLY for them. We need another baiiiilouuuut
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I'd like to point out that Ford Trucks are like the top-selling vehicles.


For Canadians:
Telus commercials. "Aw look there's some cute animal doing stuff with some shit indie music in the background".

However, there are people that work at Telus whose jobs are specifically to go to concerts and find this stuff.
 
Black versions of basic ads. Particularly the McDonalds ones. Car companies do it alot too. They even put in the little hip hop jingle n' everything. It's so horrible. That shit ain't necessary lol.

I also hate the over marketing of films like 2021. Fucking marketing blitzes drive me nuts.

Oh and beautiful puffy curls black girl. They are always advertised lookin' like that. Mad suspicious. Plus I just find that hairstyle unbelievably sexy. Damn ads catch my eye every time.

I hate to get specific, but i also hate those jean ads that are like all hipster n' shit. They are just running out in the woods, driving in no specific direction, and havin' bon fires n' shit. Fuck that and fuck those people.
 
Some people claim that the sole purpose of ads, is to inform you and make you aware of a product, not necessarily making you want to actually buy it. Like right now, we're mentioning specific ads we've seen that we hate. We're talking about them, discussing them, what they entail and informing even more people about them.

I think it's BS, because what is the point of advertising something that no one is going to buy? Thinking about something and knowing something is useless without an kind of action. Sure, there is a chance that I may pique someone's interest, and perhaps, eventually cause them to buy whatever product is being advertised. But how effect is that, if it works at all?

Sol.. said:
Black versions of basic ads. Particularly the McDonalds ones. They even put in the little hip hop jingle n' everything. It's horrible. The regular jingle they use is already relatively hip-hop. But they make it more hip-hop with DJ scratches n' shit.

I also hate the over advertisement of films like 2021. Fucking marketing blitzes drive me nuts.

Oh and beautiful puffy curls black girl. They are always advertised lookin' like that. Mad suspicious. Plus I just find that hairstyle unbelievably sexy. Damn ads catch my eye every time.
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I too dislike how black people are portrayed on TV. Borderline minstrel shit. Might as well have Al Jolson with black face doing jazz hands. Racist as fuck. But hey, for every ignorant black person they show on TV, they show 100 ignorant white folks, so I don't mind that much.
 
There was a mcdonalds commercial for the big mac that says "You SO want one." I said "fuck you" and now I don't buy bigmacs. Advertising backfire.
 
I listen to the radio with some headphones during work. What advertisement plays on the radio station I listen to?

Ad for a product that I will just name. Quietus (I think that's how it is spelled)

FUCK YOU AND YOUR SHITTY ANNOYING ADVERTISEMENT.

Ugh.
 
Alivor said:
Cheap car commercials. Like this one. There's a new iteration of this every month, I think this is the first. It's so horrible. THATS CRAAAAAAZY
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Those are by far some of the worst commercials on earth. The worst part is sitting through 12 of them during a football game
 
SexyNerd said:
Seriously, does Coke and Pepsi need advertising anymore? Are consumers going to magically forget about them if they don't see them in a commercial?
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I took a class called Psychology of Advertising and yes, commercials for Pepsi and Coke actually help keep those brands in the back of peoples' minds and remind them that the brands are still around. It's okay for a company to go "radio silent" for a little while in order to save money, but it does help if the consumer is occasionally exposed to these products via a little marketing "nudge."
 
Talking babies with the animated mouths. Actually, babies in general.

Also, commercials where the people rush home from work, shower, dress up, break out the fine crystal, and then you see them feeding fancy catfood to a cat in it. Fuck that.
 
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