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Car Commercials The good, the bad, and the annoying!

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Re: There's a cool Mercury ad [anythngbutgm] by john_324
Jul 24, 2007 (4:56 am)
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Replying to: anythngbutgm (Jul 24, 2007 4:23 am)

I wonder how much money they threw at Kelsey Grammer to get him to agree to do the voice-over for those ads?
 
They're all fairly dumb, but I agree with everyone else the the "Duh" one really takes the cake.
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. by fintail
Jul 24, 2007 (9:44 am)
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I saw an ad last night for some Lexus sale going on now...white cars is what I remember most. But something about the ad had me wanting to go buy a really ostentatious McMansion. Something was shallow about this ad. Should increase sales in my area (as if this is possible).
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Re: . [british_rover] by ateixeira
Jul 24, 2007 (10:37 am)
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Replying to: british_rover (Jul 23, 2007 4:11 pm)

That's just awful.
 
The Kia Sunshine/cabinocity ads are a bit more annoying, though.
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Re: . [ateixeira] by toomanyfumes
Jul 24, 2007 (6:19 pm)
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Replying to: ateixeira (Jul 24, 2007 10:37 am)

I agree the Hyundai "DUH" ads are terrible. The Honda "Mr. Opportunity" ads at the end he knocks like he's knocking on your TV. Who still has a glass picture tube that sounds like that?
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Re: . [toomanyfumes] by urnews
Jul 25, 2007 (6:11 am)
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Replying to: toomanyfumes (Jul 24, 2007 6:19 pm)

I agree the Hyundai "DUH" ads are terrible.
 
+1
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Gotta get some Steerology... by oldfarmer50
Jul 25, 2007 (6:53 am)
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In the ad game a commercial which annoys you is almost as valuable as one you love. You tend to remember both which is the whole idea.
 
The ones that annoy me the most are those which try to mislead you into thinking they are having a sale when they are not. IIRC Toyota runs ads which talk about a "Saleabration" or a "Sellathon" but they never say they are having a sale which would require them to lower the prices.
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Re: . [gagrice] by dontbsme
Aug 21, 2007 (8:14 pm)
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Replying to: gagrice (Jul 23, 2007 4:40 pm)

I am amazed every time a new low is reached in advertising. While the dot com mortgage industry is blasting us with "People are smart" the ridiculous agency for this low quality car company comes up with "DUH" as their solution to sell more cars. It's beyond stupid and I change the channel or pause it so I don't have to listen to it.
 
I would certainly not buy something because I remembered the stupid or annoying commercial....that would just serve for me to remember to AVOID that company.
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Re: . [dontbsme] by jipster
Aug 22, 2007 (5:35 am)
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Replying to: dontbsme (Aug 21, 2007 8:14 pm)

To link "DUH" in the advertising slogan, with the product you are trying to sell, is "DUH...M".
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Oh no by british_rover
Aug 23, 2007 (5:35 pm)
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That Duh Hyundai commercial is on again. What little respect I had left for Kelsey Grammer is now gone completely.

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