beanzontoast
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Suggestions for advertising slogans that didn't quite make it
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Archie_tect
De Skieven Architek... aka Penfold + Horace
- Location
- Northumberland
Betamax- the best video recording system in the world. [heavy irony]
swee'pea99
Squire
Reminds me of one of ad guru David Ogilvy's all-time favourite (genuine) ad headlines: 'Send us $5 and we'll cure your piles. Or keep your $5 and keep your piles.'
telesonic99
Guest
"UPS Couriers - courriering since..courierring since...courrierring since....koerriering since....ah forget it."
biggs682
Itching to get back on my bike's
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- Northamptonshire
heres one that worked in mid 80's displayed on the back window of every new toyota , was the sticker " the car in is a toyota" you always knew what you were behind , even if you could not read the makers badges
Over The Hill
Guru
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- Ridden off into the sunset
Vauxhall have an ad on all the time it seems for a MPV thing that seems a usual bland GM box apart from the change the way the rear passenger door hinges (from the back not the front side).
The ad runs with people hugging each other as this slightly mimics the action of opening the two doors on one side. It all seems a bit silly and I have been desperately trying to think of some advantage in having the back door that way round.
The only advantage I could think of is that it would afford you some degree of privacy (if you were a non-french male) who wanted a pee. But I guess that hugging looks better for the ads.
Can anyone think of any reason other than it being a silly gimmic to sell the thing? Did any of you think "why did they not do that before, just what I wanted" when they saw the backwards doors?
The ad runs with people hugging each other as this slightly mimics the action of opening the two doors on one side. It all seems a bit silly and I have been desperately trying to think of some advantage in having the back door that way round.
The only advantage I could think of is that it would afford you some degree of privacy (if you were a non-french male) who wanted a pee. But I guess that hugging looks better for the ads.
Can anyone think of any reason other than it being a silly gimmic to sell the thing? Did any of you think "why did they not do that before, just what I wanted" when they saw the backwards doors?
Piemaster
Guru
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- UK City of Culture
Used to be known as 'suicide doors' because injudicious opening of them in the path of another vehicle would have them shutting again on the energing occupant. I'm surprised Vauxhall have gone for them, but suspect its because the vehicle in question, a Meriva, isn't long enough for the other current vogue of sliding rear doors. If you have young children getting a wriggling infant into a child seat would I suspect be much easier with either option as the door will not be in the way.
Hang on, I ride a bike. All car doors should open that way. A swift kick to an opening door might remind a few people to look for a passing cyclist beforehand.
Hang on, I ride a bike. All car doors should open that way. A swift kick to an opening door might remind a few people to look for a passing cyclist beforehand.
Archie_tect
De Skieven Architek... aka Penfold + Horace
- Location
- Northumberland
*Digression from OP for a minute.....
Bit like the new Mini Clubman rear door [and there's only one on the driver's side in the UK as they haven't produced a UK/ Australia/ India/ Japan version] and those old Rovers [P4s?].
Would be a positive danger if the leading edge of the door was caught by another car as it opened- it would slam shut against anyone getting out. I know they shouldn't get out on the traffic side but people can be stupid]..... ^Edit: Oops, what Piemaster said!^
Using a chick emerging from it's shell as the symbol for Toshiba microwaves.... yuk!
Bit like the new Mini Clubman rear door [and there's only one on the driver's side in the UK as they haven't produced a UK/ Australia/ India/ Japan version] and those old Rovers [P4s?].
Would be a positive danger if the leading edge of the door was caught by another car as it opened- it would slam shut against anyone getting out. I know they shouldn't get out on the traffic side but people can be stupid]..... ^Edit: Oops, what Piemaster said!^
Using a chick emerging from it's shell as the symbol for Toshiba microwaves.... yuk!
Yellow Fang
Legendary Member
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- Reading
There was those dieting chocolates that had the advertising slogan, "Ayds, they help you lose weight." I haven't heard of them recently.
Archie_tect
De Skieven Architek... aka Penfold + Horace
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- Northumberland
threebikesmcginty
Corn Fed Hick...
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'Dasani - Just like spring water except it's from the tap'
How did it fail?
How did it fail?
