Advertising

What about insurance though? You’ve never tried compare the market or gocompare?

Have you ever used Just Eat or Uber?

What about fast food, ever had a McDonalds?

Well you legally need car insurance. So I go out and look at what is available at what price, and look at the policy etc, that isn't based on recognition, in fact if the price was right and seemed to provide the right cover I'd would (and have gone) with companies I've never heard of, same with house insurance.

Just eat or Uber, I used just eat 3 times in my life ever, I didn't pay either time (long story) and I'd never use them again. I have and probably will use Uber again, I'll give you that one. In my experience it is good, although I'd say I tried that more from word of mouth.

McDonald's well of course, they are everywhere, you grow up and your friends go etc. I don't go to McDonald's often at all though, and from experience they are getting worse and worse and no amount of advertising will change that, in fact last night we considered it, as it's half way between our drive to Norfolk but last time we waited 25 minutes for the food, so based off that, we got food from a supermarket instead.
 
If it’s in the ‘promoted’ section then yes, they’ve paid good money for that spot :)

I don't think it is, I ignore that bit as the results are skewed!

Edit: no it's not, so that's another plus point for them :)

Either way, I'd count that as "passive" advertising. It's there if you go looking for it, but not repeatedly smashed into your face like some meathead thug after you "looked at him funny".
 
Last edited:
Yeah, SEO is indirect, they’ve still spent bloody good money and sweat getting to page 1.

I’ve now got the Pepto Bismol song stuck in my head.. Diarrheaaaaaaaahhhh so thanks for that. I don’t even know what Pepto Bismol is or does but if I ever need such a thing, it’ll be front of mind.

Either way, you can argue ads don’t work on you but the truth of the matter is, you’re very wrong :)
 
Yeah, SEO is indirect, they’ve still spent bloody good money and sweat getting to page 1.

I’ve now got the Pepto Bismol song stuck in my head.. Diarrheaaaaaaaahhhh so thanks for that. I don’t even know what Pepto Bismol is or does but if I ever need such a thing, it’ll be front of mind.

Either way, you can argue ads don’t work on you but the truth of the matter is, you’re very wrong :)

I'm not disagreeing, they definitely work on me, I'm just not sure that giving me a negative impression of the brand is the desired effect!

Adverts getting shoved in my face really REALLY **** me off. As far as I'm concerned, anyone involved can FOAD (painfully), leaving their families destitute and starving. :)

Edit: in fact I should probably leave this thread as I can already feel the red mist descending, just thinking about advertising (yes, I probably have anger issues :cry:)
 
Last edited:
It's very rare for me to buy anything without researching it first, i don't watch live TV so the only ads I see are online and most are blocked. If i do see an ad for something i might want it's then googling time and usually you find a much better product after researching it.
 
90% of stuff we watch is recorded on Sky Plus, which we fast forward the ads or we watch by other means which simply does not have any of them anyway. Worst offender for ads is that god awful programme my mrs watches call Married at first sight or something.
 
That ad in the OP was on a episode of 8 out of 10 cats where they had to make a song from the description on the back of a product, it was hilarious then, not so much now.
 
If youve not watched american TV or used any of the streaming platforms thay require a vpn then yer in for a treat!

Most of the adverts end may cause death.

The pharmaceutical game over there is insane, with prescription drugs seemingly advertised on TV.
 
Ironic that you're immune to advertising yet you've posted about it in a forum naming the pepto bismol one in particular, I guess since it's stuck in your head for some reason or another. You've therefore inadvertantly increased the potential viewership of said advert to an otherwise unaware audience. I'd say that was money well spent by the advertiser!

Thankfully I am IMMUNE to this advertising nonsense though........If Carlsberg did forum responses, they'd probably be the best forum responses in the world! :cool:
 
Love them or hate them, good adverts are memorable.

I personally think the pepto-bismol advert is inspired and I'm pretty sure it will be on a best TV ads of all time slot on some TV programme in 20 years time, which is more than you can say for most of the adverts you see on TV today.

It is not everyone's cup of tea, but it is good advertising. Look at this thread - we are all talking about it, and advertising more broadly. The op was so immune to the power of adverts they decided to come on an internet forum and create a discussion about it........
 
sometimes get adverts that are memorable accidentally ? - cameo parts

or


What about insurance though? You’ve never tried compare the market or gocompare?

Have you ever used Just Eat or Uber?

What about fast food, ever had a McDonalds?

I might use gocompare to check prices but always go directly on company web-sites before deciding, where price might be different.

Just eat mcdonalds : you see adverts with high bmi individuals, just feel sympathy for the people portrayed having fun using the products, je add or deliveroo
amazon bf add in particular - mugs.
 
Pepto is great stuff, if it wasn’t for advertising my stomach hernia issues would much worse.

my nan used to give it out to other adults all the time when they were sick while i was a kid. i used to really want to get sick to try it, as it looks like strawberry milkshake. now i'm an adult, i've never once thought to try it, but thanks to the OP i think i will get some next time. tbh i am not sure when i should take it. they should make an advert with a lil jingly to explain

Yes same.

I get brand recognition thing, I might...... possibly try something once and make my own mind up from there.

But even then... If I'm in a supermarket I tend to stick with the supermarket own stuff, most of the time, stuff like beer I wouldn't buy based on advertising, I'd buy based on experience, although I guess that goes to the try once thing I guess.

But that's only based on necessity. Food etc.

Anything out of necessity though, I don't think I ever buy anything based on advertising.

I don't see a car advert and then go out and buy a new car.

but what car do you have? surely the issue you've not realised is that you're not the audience they are trying to reach with their porchse or audi or other expensive car advert. do you buy new? if not then you're not who those adverts are primarily targetting.

Without advertising we would never know when the SCS sale ends.

made me lol
 
Back
Top Bottom