I’m going to resist complaining about Christmas. I don’t like it, and don’t like anything about it, with the exception of mince pies and that Mariah Carey song. As a misanthropic atheist I find it all very tedious, depressing and stressful, but then you can’t get much more tedious than people complaining about Christmas, so […]
Entries Tagged as 'Adverts'
The car in front
September 13th, 2017 · Comments Off on The car in front · Life
I think I remember that there used to be a series of adverts with the punchline “the car in front is a Toyota”. Yesterday I drove about 250 miles, mostly on motorways, which is about 250 miles more than I would normally drive in a day and I realised that the old adverts were actually […]
But I did go to Specsavers!
May 19th, 2015 · Comments Off on But I did go to Specsavers! · Life
Came home from shopping the other day and only then noticed that I had picked up a tub of mango pieces (which I am not keen on) instead of pineapple (which I am very keen on). And this is a couple of weeks after going to Specsavers!
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If I could live anywhere
September 3rd, 2014 · Comments Off on If I could live anywhere · Life
If I could live anywhere, I think I would like to live on whatever planet they use to film the many TV adverts for bathroom supplies. Actually, there may only be two companies advertising bathrooms on TV, and they may only have one advert each, but they are shown so often that it feels like […]
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An advertising question
July 18th, 2014 · 1 Comment · Life
Saw a TV advert the other day. It was for a specific product, said how good it was, then mentioned how it was on special offer at a specific supermarket and ended with that supermarket’s branding. Who would have placed the advert? The manufacturer or the supermarket? Both working together? Maybe the supermarket placed the […]
In the irony business
September 4th, 2013 · 1 Comment · Life
It only struck me yesterday, but there is something terribly ironic about all those adverts on TV with the Welsh opera singer, the meerkats and the little number plate-checking robot. All those adverts have one thing in common: they are trying to build up brand awareness and brand loyalty with the public. All the companies’ […]
Political incorectness gone mad
November 28th, 2010 · Comments Off on Political incorectness gone mad · Life
I enjoyed looking through this collection of old advertising. Some funny stuff there, and a bit scary too. Part of the reason these ads are funny now is because we can see how wrong they are, especially in their reinforcement of the stereotypes of subservient women. I wonder though. It is easy to sit here […]
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Fade resistant
November 28th, 2009 · Comments Off on Fade resistant · Life
Saw this advert on Flickr and was immediately drawn to the bit about the posters being fade resistant for 200 years. I know that you can do all sorts of things with science that are well beyond my understanding so maybe you can prove that somethng will last 200 years but on the other hand…Â […]
Proof that targeted advertising works?
November 16th, 2009 · Comments Off on Proof that targeted advertising works? · Music, Politics, Technology
I have heard a lot about Eric Pickles putting adverts onto Spotify to promote the Tory party and I listen to a lot of music on Spotify, but I have not heard the Pickles ad at all. What I have heard many times is the Spotify advert aimed at advertisers, boasting about how they target […]
Get your wellies on!
June 22nd, 2009 · Comments Off on Get your wellies on! · Life
Looking at the BBC News website today I found some Google ads displayed.  I’m still smiling over the juxtaposition of the last two…