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« on: September 22, 2015, 08:09:10 PM »

60 years ago today the first advert aired.

Post your favourites here.


This still makes me laugh.

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« Reply #1 on: September 22, 2015, 08:38:16 PM »

I remember the first time I saw this ad on telly when I was a kid - thought it was incred!

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« Reply #2 on: September 22, 2015, 09:03:03 PM »

cant beat the hamlet cigar adverts IMHO always enjoyed them



22 minutes of them better than half the programs on tv nowadays


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« Reply #3 on: September 23, 2015, 01:54:46 AM »

advert used to be better than the tv
nowadays i fast forward every add break thats not on during live sport

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« Reply #4 on: September 23, 2015, 08:45:43 AM »









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« Reply #5 on: September 23, 2015, 09:19:35 AM »


The Honda "Cog"

It was aired just 10 times, it cost £1 million to make, & resulted in an extra £400 million of business.

The little bit of commentary at the end - "isn't it nice when things just work?" is by Garrison Keillor, he of "Lake Wobegon". If you ever fancy reading a wonderfully quirky book, try "Lake Wobegon Days".


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cog_(advertisement)



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« Reply #6 on: September 23, 2015, 01:24:26 PM »


It was aired just 10 times


In the absence of my hubby i'm gonna call BS on that - I remember seeing it several times and I don't watch a great deal of telly!
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« Reply #7 on: September 23, 2015, 01:35:40 PM »

what are the thoughts on this one?

memorable?

irritating?

good or bad?

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« Reply #8 on: September 23, 2015, 01:45:32 PM »


It was aired just 10 times


In the absence of my hubby i'm gonna call BS on that - I remember seeing it several times and I don't watch a great deal of telly!

Sorry Aunty Claire, but you don't have the accreditation to call BS, that is reserved for Gatters.

Tell him to blame Wiki, anyway.


The high cost of 120-second slots in televised commercial breaks meant that the full version of "Cog" was broadcast only a handful of times


The full 120-second version of the advertisement aired only 10 times in all


Actually, "the full 120 second version" is probably the key phrase, I expect we saw bits of it.
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« Reply #9 on: September 23, 2015, 01:46:04 PM »



Ahh, here we go......


The full version was then put aside in favour of a 60-second and five 30-second variations, which continued to air for a further six weeks
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« Reply #10 on: September 23, 2015, 01:47:20 PM »

This one is irritatingly catchy

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« Reply #11 on: September 23, 2015, 01:52:19 PM »

This was a good one too, can't find it on youtube:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/video/football/video-1008535/Feel-butterflies-Lions-ready-roar-promo.html
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« Reply #12 on: September 23, 2015, 01:58:30 PM »

This one is irritatingly catchy



Eh? Might just be the worst advert ever, along with the Premier Inn one, with Lenny Henry.

Ugh @ budget hotel ads.
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« Reply #13 on: September 23, 2015, 02:05:02 PM »

Its bad in that it isn't going to make me any more likely to stay at a Travelodge, at least to my conscious mind Cheesy

Worst advert every has to be the old cigarette one that screamed that you'd be alone forever and resulted in plummeting sales

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« Reply #14 on: September 23, 2015, 02:40:02 PM »

what are the thoughts on this one?

memorable?

irritating?

good or bad?



Successful I would say in that it must be the most talked about advert for some time, and obviously has driven a lot of brand awareness.  Would love to know if that has been matched in sales uptake.

I personally quite like it, but know I am in a minority.

Working for a company that is about to go back on TV after a long break I am fascinated by the cost of making and showing adverts, those employed to storyboard said advert and how you quantify the success of said advert.  It all seems like money for old rope to me.
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