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Re: You know what annoys me?
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Fri, 9 Nov 2001 15:41:54 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Dave Schuler writes:
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> Precisely! I made a deliberate effort not to purchase Taco Bell products
> while they had that awful spokesdog because the commercials annoyed me so
> much. A memorable ad campaign is only successful if it motivates a consumer
> to purchase the advertised product. If an ad inspires me *not* to buy that
> product, I'd say it failed (and, of course, I'm the most important consumer!)
Precisely! Dave!, Dave!, I'm surprised at you. The sad fact is, you *aren't*
their most important consumer (at least you aren't the demo they're after).
That would be the 18 & under crowd. It sounds like someone is becoming old and
curmudgeonie;-) (new word, BTW)
Personally, I get a little freaked when I'm watching a Friends episode and I see
the genital herpes commericials. What grosses me out the most is that there
must be millions of watchers to whom this product is marketed...>-p
I'll take the CGI talking vermin; please, no more Erectile Dysfunction, Viagra,
tampon, condom, and (God, I can hardly write it)-- vaginal itching,
commercials! (What next, *talking* tampons and condoms??)
-John
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Message has 2 Replies:
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| (...) Nonsense--as a 30-year-old, I'm sure my voice is 1.67X as important as any 18-year-old's! 8^) (...) Free market arguments aside, I don't particularly care for the ever-increasing presence of ads for prescription drugs. "Ask your doctor about (...) (23 years ago, 9-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
| | | Re: You know what annoys me?
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| (...) Lots and lots to be sure. I have seen that one advert where the young lady sits on a block or something with the voice-over saying "I am part of a disturbing trend..." I have understood (hey, I'm not even a doctor on tv) that 90% of U.S. (...) (23 years ago, 9-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) Precisely! I made a deliberate effort not to purchase Taco Bell products while they had that awful spokesdog because the commercials annoyed me so much. A memorable ad campaign is only successful if it motivates a consumer to purchase the (...) (23 years ago, 9-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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