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I also don't know if it's a dumb move in marketing, but when Apple was marketing the IP68 rating of the new Apple watch to lap swimmers I laughed. No way in hell a lap swimmer is going to be using a bulky object strapped to their wrist to count laps.
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Phanatic posted:A second scooter has hit the tower! I heard on the radio this morning that there was this mattress store down in Florida that made two stacks of mattresses outside for their Twin Towers sale (all mattresses for the price of a twin size). Then for their TV add, they had two guys fall into the stacks, knocking them over, complete with screaming. As you can imagine, the ad did not go over well.
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Silver Falcon posted:I heard on the radio this morning that there was this mattress store down in Florida that made two stacks of mattresses outside for their Twin Towers sale (all mattresses for the price of a twin size). Then for their TV add, they had two guys fall into the stacks, knocking them over, complete with screaming. This is art  You couldn't make that by accident, you were purposely pissing people off.
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Silver Falcon posted:I heard on the radio this morning that there was this mattress store down in Florida that made two stacks of mattresses outside for their Twin Towers sale (all mattresses for the price of a twin size). Then for their TV add, they had two guys fall into the stacks, knocking them over, complete with screaming. https://youtube.com/watch?v=2ZmM-2gj5Gc Edit: son of a bitch!
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Sep 9, 2016 14:09
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Reminds me of how there were some Subways honoring the Onion's "Subtember 11" coupon. http://gawker.com/subway-honors-the-onions-offensive-9-11-coupon-1324655816 
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Sep 9, 2016 14:21
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Recall that the 9/11 hijackers trained in Florida.
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Croccers posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZmM-2gj5Gc There is no way that wasn't made from a "no such thing as bad publicity" perspective.
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Ugh god why did I read the comments. Quite a bit of "I'm not offended, so stop being offended" as well as "IT WAS A TRIBUTE, STOP BEING OFFENDED". Are we on a layer above offended here, where I take offense at those who are offended over the offended?
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Apparently the mattress store has closed amid the controversy.
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That's unfortunate. People losing jobs make me sad
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Yeah, but then again - mattress store employees. I'm pretty sure they rank right above fraternal police order telemarketers and just below funeral home salesmen.
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Kojiro posted:Jim Sterling in particular confuses me because while he actually makes some pretty strong points that I often agree with, his whole look is completely at odds with his usual message. Yes, you have a good argument about microtransactions but why are you telling me this from a fuckin Nazi podium From a few pages back, but Sterling's whole shtick is mocking the self-serious nature of videogame commentary. He doesn't play the stupid intro song, dress like a Command & Conquer villain, or pontificate behind a podium because he thinks it looks cool. The only genuine things about his Jimquisition aesthetic are the toys he props up on the podium. If you think he looks like a huge self-conscious nerd while he rants about gaming that is entirely intended.
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ratbert90 posted:All cultures can appreciate a punny joke. Except for Britain; they have no pun. You've never seen our tabloid headlines.
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Deified Data posted:From a few pages back, but Sterling's whole shtick is mocking the self-serious nature of videogame commentary. He doesn't play the stupid intro song, dress like a Command & Conquer villain, or pontificate behind a podium because he thinks it looks cool. The only genuine things about his Jimquisition aesthetic are the toys he props up on the podium. If you think he looks like a huge self-conscious nerd while he rants about gaming that is entirely intended. An insincere imitation of something incredibly annoying isn't necessarily any less annoying for the insincerity. He's still doing all of those things and even if it's just to mock those things the result is still irritating enough that I don't bother with videos of his, I don't care what he has to say. Maybe that's a failing on my part or something, but honestly I'm not going to sit through things that annoy me just for the opportunity of maybe getting something worth my time.
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 Bottles of Drano are $7.39 each at Target. Or, if you want to buy two at a time, you can get the  VALUE PACK for only $14.99! What a great deal!
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thanks to this great deal from Drano®, I can poo poo in my sink for years without fear or shame
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Komojo posted:
Not really a dumb move in marketing so much as preying on people's inattention. 
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How incredibly ignorant. ...I mean, how do you misspell "heroes"?
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Komojo posted:
Haifisch posted:Wouldn't be the first time something like that's happened. People are so used to the bulk packaging being cheaper that they grab the bigger size without really paying attention to the price. Make the bulk packaging slightly more expensive and few will notice. Edit: Goddammit, never mind. I hosed up some math.
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Sep 14, 2016 02:39
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It's important to remember that not all heroes are sandwiches.
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I keep focusing on the Pork Tacos bit.
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Johnny Aztec posted:I keep focusing on the Pork Tacos bit. Just a pulled pork sandwich but with hard taco shells instead of a bun.
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"Heroes" sounds like it would be tasty with large amounts of ice, sipped slowly from a straw in a tiki mug on a hot afternoon. Doesn't really make me think of those that lost their lives on 9/11/2001 though.
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Traxus IV posted:An insincere imitation of something incredibly annoying isn't necessarily any less annoying for the insincerity. He's still doing all of those things and even if it's just to mock those things the result is still irritating enough that I don't bother with videos of his, I don't care what he has to say. Maybe that's a failing on my part or something, but honestly I'm not going to sit through things that annoy me just for the opportunity of maybe getting something worth my time. You might like his articles, then. They're sincere and pretty well-written.
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  The German spelling for "compact" is "kompakt", so that is deliberately English, not a funny translation accident
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Sorry to bring back the subject of Bobcat in a Box, but I didn't renew it after the first time I tried it and I'm still getting packages. I also got some incense and the website shows that I'm going to be getting a pair of crucifix earrings. I know the turtle necklace is obviously made of cheap materials but it's something I would actually pay $5 for in a store, and it made me happy arriving in the mail as a nice surprise, so I don't feel ripped off at all. Not saying that people should run out and subscribe to it but personally I got my (small amount of) money's worth.
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Haifisch posted:Wouldn't be the first time something like that's happened. People are so used to the bulk packaging being cheaper that they grab the bigger size without really paying attention to the price. Make the bulk packaging slightly more expensive and few will notice. It's like when Diageo made all their beers smaller but kept the prices the same. It's a bad move in that they're selling you a 12 pack of Guinness that realistically only contains about 11 beers, but a good move as it saves the company plenty over the long term and nobody really notices. republicant posted:Bobcat in a Box Yeah I started getting some decent stuff too, the bottle opening lizard keychain made it worth it for me. Plus its fun seeing packages from Laos and Malaysia pop up every so often
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For some reason, some ads on Youtube now are showing for a full 30 seconds with no choice to skip, which is already a poo poo thing. But the worst one that has been is an ad that just has a section of something it calls 'Beer: the whole story'. It's just part of a conversation between people I have no context of, talking about how artificial preservatives are poo poo for beer and then segueing into a discussion of how beer ages before the ad cuts off. I have no idea who this ad was made by, and they say loving nothing to indicate this is worth anybody's time, it's just such a 'nothing' part of a supposedly large conversation. I know I'm not the target audience aince I'm the only Australian that doesn't like beer, but as someone that kind of follows ads as a medium it's infuriating because it's wasting my time with NOTHING. It's got nothing to say, it's just talking and wasting my time and forgets to even sell me something!
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Cleretic posted:For some reason, some ads on Youtube now are showing for a full 30 seconds with no choice to skip, which is already a poo poo thing. But the worst one that has been is an ad that just has a section of something it calls 'Beer: the whole story'. The other day I got a three minute advert telling me not to join ISIS. I mean, I'm not gonna join ISIS so I guess it worked.
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Cleretic posted:I know I'm not the target audience aince I'm the only Australian that doesn't like beer, HERETIC! But seriously, the beer ads (according to the website) seem to be made by Lion Pty Limited, which is a conglomerate that produces all sorts of beverages including beer. I guess they are going for the "artisanal" faux-highbrow approach previously mentioned in this thread about other brands.
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Cleretic posted:For some reason, some ads on Youtube now are showing for a full 30 seconds with no choice to skip, which is already a poo poo thing. This poo poo right here is why I feel no shame about using an ad blocker. Unobtrusive banner ads? Fine. Subtly animated sidebar ad? Go for it. Bouncy Windows-styled error message knockoff? 2slick4u, dipwad (nice try though). Skippable ad at the start of a video featuring a local actor and some decent production values? I'm game, you're playing fair by me. Multiple autoplaying video advertisements that conflict with each other and have to be individually muted with a five-pixel-high button, one of which is located three quarters of the way down a page? Three minute unskippable ad for a Korean-style MMO that tells me nothing about the game but wayyy more than I ever wanted to know about its lore and story (ooh, vengeance for my fallen clan again?)? loving hover-expanding banner ads that turn every page into a minefield, where one wrong mouse move means twenty seconds of earbleeding rock music and engine noises? Every download page turning into a nightmare of hoping that this is the real button? Too many rotten apples. It only ever took one. The only ads I watch now are integrated ones done by the video creators.
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I wish ublock also blocked retention popovers. No, I don't want to sign up for your newsletter. Yes, my mouse DID move to the upper corner of the window, because I AM leaving your site; no, I don't want to sign up for your newsletter before I leave. Fine, okay, I'll click your loving passive-aggressive "no" option, you piece of poo poo. SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER AND GET A FREE RECIPE! Email: ____________________________________ [ YAY! I LOVE EATING GOOD, HEALTHY FOOD MY FAMILY LOVES! ] [ No thanks, I'll just eat a poverty dog off the floor like a animal ] get hosed
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Tears In A Vial posted:The other day I got a three minute advert telling me not to join ISIS. I wanted to watch a trailer for some film a while back and the ad was the trailer for the film so....win, I guess?
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InediblePenguin posted:I wish ublock also blocked retention popovers. No, I don't want to sign up for your newsletter. Yes, my mouse DID move to the upper corner of the window, because I AM leaving your site; no, I don't want to sign up for your newsletter before I leave. Fine, okay, I'll click your loving passive-aggressive "no" option, you piece of poo poo. I've had to make a lot of these popovers for work, and it's pretty disheartening knowing I'm part of the problem.
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If you don't like the ads on YouTube don't use YouTube?
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ratbert90 posted:If you don't like the ads on YouTube don't use YouTube? Oh sure just let me hop over on to, uh, Viddler.
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That's so obvious, why didn't I ever think of it before? I hate charging my phone too, so I know, I'll just get rid of it! It's brilliant!
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Wanamingo posted:That's so obvious, why didn't I ever think of it before? I hate charging my phone too, so I know, I'll just get rid of it! It's brilliant! Your phone wasn't free.
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