wobbler
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- Wolverhampton
Sick to Death of "Go Compare" advert
- Thread starter zacklaws
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I like them as well at the moment, although they may get a bit old after a while. Have you seen the 'making of' video?
roubaix murry
New Member
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- Peterborough
But I know I wouldn't use them on principle and i am a man of principle (you can ask my mum)
And Maureen 118 212 is available and shes cheeeeaaapppppp
vernon
Harder than Ronnie Pickering
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- Meanwood, Leeds
Isn't there an Heineken advert that uses the same song?
'Drink drink drink to Heineken.....' etc
The characters in your clip are even wearing Heineken colours so it would hardly be a creative leap for an advertising exec to nick it for the purpose.
beanzontoast
Guru
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- South of The Peaks
Thanks to the mute button and also the pvr where advert breaks are just a blur, I can honestly say I've not heard the Go Compare ad all the way through and never intend to.
ComedyPilot
Secret Lemonade Drinker
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- The Kingdom of Yorkshire
Given that the motor insurance industry has an almost certain income (given the legal requirement to have vehicle insurance) then in the current economic climate, they are the only ones with loads of spare cash to flash and buy 'cheap' advertising. Cheap because no-one else is buying it because their takings are down - viz a viz - they can't afford to advertise?
beanzontoast
Guru
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- South of The Peaks
The supermarkets seem to be advertising as much as ever.
Petrol companies don't seem to be advertising much at the moment, which I find strange - yes, people need the product, but at a time when pump prices are soaring, isn't there a need for a bit of good pr/advertising? Or are they keeping their heads down?
OTOH, I see (not hear - sound turned off) that the gold-buying ads have diminished recently. And a lot of the personal loans companies' ads vanished when the proverbial hit the fan in the financial world a while back. So it's not all bad!
mickle
innit
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Bring back the Smash aliens I say.
While we're on the subject of annoying ads, Direct Line "we're not on price comparison websites". Yes, that's because you don't want us to compare your prices with competitors ...
http://www.virtualeconomics.co.uk/2011/01/were-not-on-price-comparison-websites-because.html
http://www.virtualeconomics.co.uk/2011/01/were-not-on-price-comparison-websites-because.html
mickle
innit
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- 53.933606, -1.076131
I assume no one has mentioned Sheila's Wheels because it is simply to awful to contemplate.
Rhythm Thief
Legendary Member
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- Ross on Wye
I hate advertising. All of it, without exception. I object strongly to being patronised and treated like an idiot in my own house. Fortunately, I never watch telly (except during the F1 season, and then only BBC1) so I can truthfully say I've never seen the GoCompare advert. Or the Sheila's Wheels advert ... or anything with meerkats in it ... or the confused.com ad ... or the Halifax ones ...
Night Train
Maker of Things
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- Greater Manchester
There is also that one with the screamy, shouty, skinny, wrinkly bloke who looks like a corpes and had an annoying puppet of himself who is equally screamy and shouty.
These companies would hang up the phone to you if you phoned them and was screamy and shouty down the phone at them.
These companies would hang up the phone to you if you phoned them and was screamy and shouty down the phone at them.
Fnaar
Smutmaster General
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- Thumberland
Vidor06
Long term loafer
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- Deepest, darkest Belfast
I have always insisted that advertising on tv has little or no effect on me, but the ad for Danepak where the guy grills the bacon and slices the bread makes me want bacon every time I see it. Also the fact that it is so simple makes it hugely effective.
