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Post by CentreHice on Jun 3, 2010 22:23:33 GMT -5
Instead of bringing back a 2-year-old thread......I thought I'd start a new one. The McDonald's commercial in which the 20-somethings are camping....and enjoying hot Big Macs, hot fries, and cold drinks....(hmmm....must be a McD's just around that tree).....anyway (logic aside), a brown bear or grizzly bear comes walking through their campsite and they don't even bat an eye. The message is "keep your cool"...or something inane like that. Now, I don't think that is remotely funny or clever. It smacks of irresponsibility. What's next for that sequence? A lumberjack fells a tree that lands beside them and they neither move nor spill their milkshakes? And how does McDonald's get away with it? The same way cars companies get away with advertising their vehicles performing illegal driving practices: the disclaimer. "Dramatization Only". Really? Oh, I thought that's what you should do if a bear comes by.  Know what I think the disclaimer should be? WARNING: YOU ARE IN MORE DANGER EATING THIS FOOD |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 4, 2010 0:51:18 GMT -5
Essentially any Tim Hortons commercial. They try to be clever and hip, but they're just lame.
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Post by franko on Jun 4, 2010 6:07:13 GMT -5
Almost anything ScotiaBank.
Well, the one with Cassie hitting Iginla is OK as is the one where the guy rips off his shirt to show the "I'm right" t-shirt underneath. Anything else? There aren't characters on the keyboard to mark my distaste.
Especially the one . . . well, what an I say? I can describe the commercial, so for that it works. But they certainly don't entice me to go to that particular bank . . . in fact, the commercials push me away.
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Post by CentreHice on Jun 4, 2010 8:46:44 GMT -5
Almost anything ScotiaBank. Well, the one with Cassie hitting Iginla is OK as is the one where the guy rips off his shirt to show the "I'm right" t-shirt underneath. Anything else? There aren't characters on the keyboard to mark my distaste. Especially the one . . . well, what an I say? I can describe the commercial, so for that it works. But they certainly don't entice me to go to that particular bank . . . in fact, the commercials push me away. Their slogan kills me.... "You're Richer Than You Think". Especially when they show the couple getting their mortgage, credit card, and line-of-credit rates lowered by $153 a month. $5 a day extra in your pocket. Woo-hoo. That should go a long way to paying off the money you still owe to Scotiabank! Their slogan should be: " We're Richer Than You Think". ============================================== |
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Post by jkr on Jun 4, 2010 9:24:09 GMT -5
Essentially any Tim Hortons commercial. They try to be clever and hip, but they're just lame. Agreed 100% on the Tim ads. How about those Dodge Caravan ads with those little kids that are supposed to be cute but are just annoying? |
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Post by franko on Jun 4, 2010 9:34:08 GMT -5
Almost anything ScotiaBank. Well, the one with Cassie hitting Iginla is OK as is the one where the guy rips off his shirt to show the "I'm right" t-shirt underneath. Anything else? There aren't characters on the keyboard to mark my distaste. Especially the one . . . well, what an I say? I can describe the commercial, so for that it works. But they certainly don't entice me to go to that particular bank . . . in fact, the commercials push me away. Their slogan kills me.... "You're Richer Than You Think". Especially when they show the couple getting their mortgage, credit card, and line-of-credit rates lowered by $153 a month. $5 a day extra in your pocket. Woo-hoo. That should go a long way to paying off the money you still owe to Scotiabank! Their slogan should be: " We're Richer Than You Think". ============================================== Hey, a thread being derailed . . . whodathunkit? Total profits for Canada's six biggest banks surged to $5.3 billion in the first quarter as loan losses fell and their domestic operations flourished.
Those profits are about 75 per cent higher than they were in the first quarter last year, when the world financial meltdown was in full swing.
All six banks posted much higher Q1 profits this year.
Bank earnings - Q1 2010
| Bank | Q-1 Profit | Change | | | | | | Nova Scotia | $988 million | +17% | | CIBC | $652 million | +343% | | Montreal | $657 million | +192% | | National Bank | $215 million | +211% | | Royal Bank | $1.5 billion | +35% | | TD | $1.29 billion | +98% |
Scotiabank became the latest of the big banks to report its earnings Tuesday and, as with most of Canada's chartered banks, those profits came in better than expected. CBC.ca |
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Post by halihab on Jun 4, 2010 11:46:40 GMT -5
Instead of bringing back a 2-year-old thread......I thought I'd start a new one. The McDonald's commercial in which the 20-somethings are camping....and enjoying hot Big Macs, hot fries, and cold drinks....(hmmm....must be a McD's just around that tree).....anyway (logic aside), a brown bear or grizzly bear comes walking through their campsite and they don't even bat an eye. The message is "keep your cool"...or something inane like that. Now, I don't think that is remotely funny or clever. It smacks of irresponsibility. What's next for that sequence? A lumberjack fells a tree that lands beside them and they neither move nor spill their milkshakes? And how does McDonald's get away with it? The same way cars companies get away with advertising their vehicles performing illegal driving practices: the disclaimer. "Dramatization Only". Really? Oh, I thought that's what you should do if a bear comes by. Know what I think the disclaimer should be? WARNING: YOU ARE IN MORE DANGER EATING THIS FOOD I was thinking the exact same thing watching it last night CH. How many campers are chowing down on McDonald's take-out. Who gets paid to think up these ads ?  no, second thought, Who pays these people to write these dumb ass commercials |
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Post by Habs_fan_in_LA on Jun 4, 2010 13:19:31 GMT -5
Not trying to direct traffic to another site, but there is a commercial on u-tube stating that more doctors smoke Camels than any other cigarette.
1950 commercials are amazing!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 4, 2010 17:42:21 GMT -5
Essentially any Tim Hortons commercial. They try to be clever and hip, but they're just lame. 3 dudes are heading to a cabin in the wilderness. Of course, they stop for a Tim's Mocha-something along the way. Time passes as they drive, with the annoying guy spinning "awesome" as many times as he can. "Awesome-er"...."Awesome is as awesome does"...."You had me at awesome"... They arrive at the cabin......time for one more bad "awesome" joke..... I'll have to wait to see it again...but I think the beverages are still full. No, you're right. I saw that, too! |
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Post by franko on Jun 4, 2010 17:50:14 GMT -5
that's because there is a Tim Horton's every 15 km.
you stop at one and buy something, it goes right through you, you stop at the next one ['cause it's the only stop available], you empty your bladder, you say "while I'm here . . . ", you drink it, it goes right through you . . .
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Post by jkr on Jun 21, 2010 19:34:54 GMT -5
CH - as a musician what do you think of the new Maple Leaf weiner (no, I won 't go there  ) commercial playing "I want to know what love is" by Journey, I think. I don't begrudge songwriters making money but selling out for a hot dog ad? |
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Post by Skilly on Jun 21, 2010 20:40:38 GMT -5
CH - as a musician what do you think of the new Maple Leaf weiner (no, I won 't go there ) commercial playing "I want to know what love is" by Journey, I think. I don't begrudge songwriters making money but selling out for a hot dog ad? The first time I saw it I thought it was funny .... and in a small way was a rather ingenious marketing parody. I am betting that the makers of the commercial are making fun of "Oh I wish I was an Oscar Myer weiner .... cause everyone would be in love with me". The thing about commercials is they get overplayed and then annoying |
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Post by CentreHice on Jun 21, 2010 22:04:42 GMT -5
CH - as a musician what do you think of the new Maple Leaf weiner (no, I won 't go there ) commercial playing "I want to know what love is" by Journey, I think. I don't begrudge songwriters making money but selling out for a hot dog ad? I haven't seen it yet, but that song is a Foreigner ballad. I've always disliked songwriters/rights holders/publishers selling out to ads...because it goes against the integrity of the song, IMO. I mean, I remember hearing the Isley Brothers' "That Lady" in 1973...and I immediately thought of a mop and a plastic pink flamingo getting it on. But it's their property/investment. Michael Jackson had every right to sell usage of some of the Northern Songs catalog (Beatles). Jagger/Richards made a boatload when Microsoft used "Start Me Up" for Windows 95......that was one of the first big ones that I remember. There were reports of $8 million, but MS says it was a fraction of that. Sometimes, it appears as if a song is used while it's still on the charts. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Our band plays 95% classic hard rock tunes. When we play certain venues, there is a flat royalties fee, which we gladly pay. We do our best to maintain their integrity.....but it's always in the ear of the beholder....  |
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Post by franko on Jun 21, 2010 22:11:24 GMT -5
and occasionally beforehand . . . a jingle that goes to the charts.
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Post by CentreHice on Jun 21, 2010 22:38:41 GMT -5
and occasionally beforehand . . . a jingle that goes to the charts. The New Seekers. Early 70s. It was a Coke jingle first. I remember the commercial. I think my sister had the 45. |
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Post by franko on Jun 21, 2010 22:52:58 GMT -5
"You, Ya Look Good", Buick jingle, '76
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Post by ValkyrieNS on Jun 24, 2010 20:39:40 GMT -5
Essentially any Tim Hortons commercial. They try to be clever and hip, but they're just lame. Agreed 100% on the Tim ads. And now they have another annoying campaign out there for the Bagel BELT on a cheddar cheese bagel. That carpenter or painter guy, or whatever he is, I just want to smack him something severe |
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Post by CentreHice on Jun 29, 2010 8:26:09 GMT -5
Mars Slim....with every occupation in the city joining in a street march to the tune of Anthony Newley's "Candy Man".
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Post by jkr on Jun 29, 2010 9:59:39 GMT -5
Mars Slim....with every occupation in the city joining in a street march to the tune of Anthony Newley's "Candy Man". good thing they weren't marching in Toronto  |
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Post by CentreHice on Jul 22, 2010 8:49:16 GMT -5
If you're going to attempt to make a humorous commercial, then at least make sense within the situation you've set up.
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KFC....the dude sitting on the bench eating the Colonel's newest lard-laden wrap (deep-fried chicken and hashbrown) in his right hand. It's so "heavy with food" that it's over-developed the muscles in his right arm. You know....because he's eaten so many of them.
His buddy says he has to rotate hands. So, people who eat at KFC are stupid, apparently. Good message.
Our hero then switches hands....only to have his left arm drop with the weight of the sandwich. But the hilarity doesn't stop there.
His cell phone rings. He picks it up with his Schwarzenegger right hand....and crushes the phone into powder.
What?! He was just holding a soft wrap in that hand with no damage done. Why the automatic/uncontrollable crushing of something made of hard plastic and metal components?
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Post by Skilly on Jul 22, 2010 9:16:16 GMT -5
What?! He was just holding a soft wrap in that hand with no damage done. Why the automatic/uncontrollable crushing of something made of hard plastic and metal components? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Because the soft wrap was "heavy" enough to develop his muscles ... in essense it was his weight training. You can't crush wieghts, just eat them .... |
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Post by clear observer on Jul 22, 2010 12:29:08 GMT -5
If you're going to attempt to make a humorous commercial, then at least make sense within the situation you've set up. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- KFC....the dude sitting on the bench eating the Colonel's newest lard-laden wrap (deep-fried chicken and hashbrown) in his right hand. It's so "heavy with food" that it's over-developed the muscles in his right arm. You know....because he's eaten so many of them. His buddy says he has to rotate hands. So, people who eat at KFC are stupid, apparently. Good message. Our hero then switches hands....only to have his left arm drop with the weight of the sandwich. But the hilarity doesn't stop there. His cell phone rings. He picks it up with his Schwarzenegger right hand....and crushes the phone into powder. What?! He was just holding a soft wrap in that hand with no damage done. Why the automatic/uncontrollable crushing of something made of hard plastic and metal components? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I hate this commercial, too. No continuity. Poor writing/direction. |
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Post by franko on Sept 10, 2010 7:24:18 GMT -5
CH - as a musician what do you think of the new Maple Leaf weiner (no, I won 't go there ) commercial playing "I want to know what love is" by Journey, I think. I don't begrudge songwriters making money but selling out for a hot dog ad? why oh why oh why do I remember such things? in the middle of doing something worthwhile [OK, I like to pretend I do something worthwhile occasionally] the following came to mind. Was it commissioned by the Popsicle corp? I don't know . . . and I don't know why the song would be hidden in the recesses of my mind and jump out at me! |
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Post by CentreHice on Sept 12, 2010 11:46:18 GMT -5
Great stuff, franko.
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Tim Horton's with perhaps their lamest attempt at humour yet.
Guy (the "idiot") sitting at a picnic table attempting to toast his bread with a piece of solar glass shaped...wait for it....like a piece of bread.
His co-worker (the "hero") says he's going to Tim's for a toasted blah-blah-blah.
He returns to find his buddy still trying to toast the bread. The bread suddenly bursts into flames. Luckily, the hero brought him a toasted blah-blah-blah, too.
Is their target audience 5-year-olds?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 12, 2010 23:22:08 GMT -5
Is their target audience 5-year-olds? Well, it ain't hipster teens. I'mma going to Starbucks... |
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Post by CentreHice on Sept 13, 2010 0:07:21 GMT -5
Who am I to argue? According to Wikipedia, Tim Horton's holds 62% of the Canadian coffee market. Starbucks is #2 at 7%. Incredible. |
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Post by Skilly on Sept 13, 2010 10:14:46 GMT -5
Who am I to argue? According to Wikipedia, Tim Horton's holds 62% of the Canadian coffee market. Starbucks is #2 at 7%. Incredible. As the poster says "Are you reading this ... You just proved advertising works" Tim Horton's adds may be dumb. Heck, they may be the absoulute worst commercials in the history of man kind. But you won't forget them, and that is what marketing is all about. When you are stopped in the grocery store, or have a craving for a coffee, the odds are you chose the brand that reminds you of something visual, even if it is stupid. How many Starbuck's commercials do you see? I have never seen a single one. Not one. When I think of Starbucks, I think of those ugly cups with the green logo and the hard to seal lids .... hard enough to make me try it once and stop all together. When I hear Tim Horton's, there are a plethora of images that come to my mind ... from Crosby to the dumb ones.... |
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Post by Skilly on Sept 13, 2010 10:21:40 GMT -5
I've only seen it once, so it doesn't fall under the "annoying category" but I am sure it eventually will ....
The McDonald's commercial where the guy is going through the drive-thru and yells into the order here micro without stopping, then circles around and goes through again to finish off his order, then circles around once again and makes sure his order is right. Then the girl taking the order looks out and notices he isnt stopping because he has a sleeping baby in the back seat. Inferring that if he stops the baby will wake up, also inferring late at night .... (and he orders coffee and is it a muffin or some breakfast item?).
Anyway, the odds of that happening without someone eventually pulling in to make you stop are slim to none even here in NL .... but it is cute, and it stays with you ....
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Post by CentreHice on Sept 13, 2010 17:55:16 GMT -5
How many Starbuck's commercials do you see? I have never seen a single one. Not one. When I think of Starbucks, I think of those ugly cups with the green logo and the hard to seal lids .... hard enough to make me try it once and stop all together. When I hear Tim Horton's, there are a plethora of images that come to my mind ... from Crosby to the dumb ones.... I think the reason there are no Starbucks, Second Cup, etc. commercials is because they're not really competing with Tim's. Higher prices, lots of flavoured/specialty coffees. Tim's main competitors are Coffee Time and Country Style. But they don't do near the advertising that Tim's does....and they're nowhere near as successful. In fact, if a Tim's opens up across the street from one of the other two, it's only a matter of time before it closes. It happened here in Cambridge just recently. Horton's has also been buying up Dunkin' Donuts for a while now.... ================= BTW, if I have any choice at all, I will not go to Tim's....but I'm sure they're not missing my $1.35 or more a day. |
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Post by ValkyrieNS on Sept 23, 2010 19:16:22 GMT -5
BTW, if I have any choice at all, I will not go to Tim's....but I'm sure they're not missing my $1.35 or more a day. When I go to Tim's, the bagels and hash browns call my name. So I no longer go... We have a Keurig at work, that we don't have to pay for, as long as we buy our K-Cups from them. At 67 cents a cup of coffee, it's worth it (as long as you don't buy a box that you end up hating, because there are another 23 cups in the box, lol!) |
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no, second thought, Who pays these people to write these dumb ass commercials 
) commercial playing "I want to know what love is" by Journey, I think.
