Your favorite marketing campaigns that play to the stupidity of consumers

[Harold falcon]

Originally Posted by Xericx

I love the No Smoking Campaigns by the cigarette industry (thetruth.org). They are purposefully written so badly as to subliminally program the viewer that the anti-smoking people are really hyper-agressive nuevuo hipsters.

I'm not sure if they are written badly on purpose or not, but every time I watch those commercials I have the desire to light up just so I can be as distanced from those effing shitbirds as humanly possible.

 

[sonick]

Originally Posted by edinatlanta

I saw one for Miller Lite's new vortex neck or whatever. Bartendress attempting to sell it to a customer who asks what makes it special/why he should get that over whatever other adjunct lager he regularly consumes: "it has grooves". Really?
YES!!! The first time I saw that stupid vortex bottle I was like,

 

[sonick]

When people selling a used car advertise it as "lady-driven". To me that also means the oil hasn't been changed for 10,000 miles and there's a peice of black electrical tape over the Check Engine light. These have been REALLY annoying me lately:

A PAIR OF UGLY SHOES ISN'T GONNA MAKE YOUR FAT ASS ANY LESS FAT DUMB BITCHES.

 

[Stazy]

Originally Posted by sonick

These have been REALLY annoying me lately: A PAIR OF UGLY SHOES ISN'T GONNA MAKE YOUR FAT ASS ANY LESS FAT DUMB BITCHES.
Most definitely.

 

[whiteslashasian]

Originally Posted by sonick

These have been REALLY annoying me lately:

A PAIR OF UGLY SHOES ISN'T GONNA MAKE YOUR FAT ASS ANY LESS FAT DUMB BITCHES.

I think New Balance just launched a marketing campaign for their own toning shoes that aren't "ugly". Lulz.

 

[StephenHero]

Originally Posted by sonick

I keep wondering how much Sketchers paid Joe Montana for his dignity.

 

[Rambo]

Every time I see that ad I feel ashamed of being a 49'ers fan

 

[Nosu3]

The high fructose corn syrup one was odd. The avoidance must be having a great impact. The pro-petrol commercial against alternative energy. Uses tax increases to sway people, saying they don't want to be taxed!

 

[FidelCashflow]

Beer commercials - always crammed with hot chicks and average joe's who are suddenly the life of the party after they down a few.

The Dos Equis commercials are great because they turn the whole idea on it's head. Plus this guy dresses like an SF'er

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[FidelCashflow]

Originally Posted by sonick

A PAIR OF UGLY SHOES ISN'T GONNA MAKE YOUR FAT ASS ANY LESS FAT DUMB BITCHES.

Maybe this ad will change your mind (NSFW)

http://www.shoppingblog.com/blog/4301020

 

[HORNS]

Originally Posted by FidelCashflow

The Dos Equis commercials are great because they turn the whole idea on it's head. Plus this guy dresses like an SF'er

The Dos Equis ones are brilliant.

 

[MetroStyles]

Originally Posted by HORNS

The Dos Equis ones are brilliant.

+1. Definitely in the top 5 beer marketing campaigns of all time.

 

[ramuman]

Originally Posted by MetroStyles

+1. Definitely in the top 5 beer marketing campaigns of all time.

The best part of the theme is him saying "I don't always drink beer, but when I do, I prefer Dos Equis." It's such an underhanded slap at the pretentiousness of other alcohol commercials.

I want to add that while the beer commercials have been awful for awhile now, the new flavored vodka/liquor campaigns have overtaken them in doucheyness.

 

[v0rtex]

4 pages and no mention of Debeers' marketing of diamonds? That campaign has been playing consumers like a marsupialed fiddle for close to a century.

 

[Lel]

-Any cheap beer. It's not even the fact that they try to make their product sound quality, but the appeal of them seems... nothing. They seem so vague and empty, as if to appease everyone and offend no one. It just conjures up images of fat, hairy Nascar fans sitting around laughing at the 'jokes'.

-Axe commercials. Need I say more? Pure stupidity.

Or really, generally any commercial that makes it clear that it's okay to be a fat, loserish average Joe as long as you buy the product (which comes with hot womenz).