Worst/Best Radio Ads

holly8

Brendan Bendar wrote: »

No, actually , eye opening, to think there might be fcukers like that still out there.

:eek:

Oh there is!!!

DavidLyons_

Jamie Heaslip only gets involved with "bride ideas" for "LED lieding".

Newstalk run that back to back with an ad for Ross O'Carroll Kelly's Postcards From The Ledge. Ross' accent doesn't seem as ridiculous as Heaslip's.

L1011

Expunge wrote: »

Is he still the "Brand Ambassador" for Seat? Do they not want to sell cars?

He has epilepsy with active seizures hence he can't drive. How is he a brand ambassador for a car brand?

One seizure and you're off the road for 12 months.

Ciaran_B

There's an add on Nova for a film podcast, the hook is that the two hosts are idiots. 'Do we look like we know who Chekov is?'

Is that a reason for me to listen to this show? That the hosts are thick? And is radio advertising for podcasts a new thing?

Birneybau

Ciaran_B wrote: »

There's an add on Nova for a film podcast, the hook is that the two hosts are idiots. 'Do we look like we know who Chekov is?'

Is that a reason for me to listen to this show? That the hosts are thick? And is radio advertising for podcasts a new thing?

We live in the age of stupidity

Mr E

endofrainbow wrote: »

Aw man Mary from Budapest dental is back��

The first time I heard that ad, I thought it was someone putting on a silly voice.

Ex-sell-ence.

The appliances direct ad with the easter puns is eggstremely annoying (aaargghh!) and eggsasperating (grrrrr...)

chalkitdown1

Mr E wrote: »

The appliances direct ad with the easter puns is eggstremely annoying (aaargghh!) and eggsasperating (grrrrr...)

I hope the texters give Dermot & Dave sh!t next week when they return. It's a bloody awful ad.

MikeyTaylor

chalkitdown1 wrote: »

I hope the texters give Dermot & Dave sh!t next week when they return. It's a bloody awful ad.

No wonder Dan Healy didn't offer them a show on 2FM.

anthonyjmaher

That guy that has the horn for the National Concert Orchestra, really gets on my wick.
horn... orchestra... get it?

Brendan Bendar

anthonyjmaher wrote: »

That guy that has the horn for the National Concert Orchestra, really gets on my wick.
horn... orchestra... get it?

Eh………no !

davef1000

Brendan Bendar wrote: »

Eh………no !

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swingking

I just heard the most god-awful ad ever.

Something about how you save a tenner when you go to some hotel and they decide to play on the word tenner to be tenor.

So next minute you hear helicopter sounds and the sound of some guy singing.

SO bad!!

Stargazer7

chalkitdown1 wrote: »

Haven't heard the Laya Health rollercoaster ad (on Today FM at least) since people on here mentioned making complaints. Looks like they got the message!

That ad made me so incredibly full of rage....I used to turn the radio off angrily everytime it came on! It's like an anti-ad...

Dan Jaman

The latest lame promo from RTE;
"Does 'clinically-proven' mean 'clinically-proven'?"

Waht?
Err... I suppose it does, provided the person using the phrase actually possesses a miniscule amount of grey matter and isn't some oxygen-stealing media type.

Conservative

That Wiltshire Farm Foods ad with "Anna and Jimmy".

"Would you have any bread and butter pudding?. I haven't had it for yearrrrsss."

Have to remove earphones when it comes on.

****ing dreadful stuff.

whisky_galore

Conservative wrote: »

That Wiltshire Farm Foods ad with "Anna and Jimmy".

"Would you have any bread and butter pudding?. I haven't had it for yearrrrsss."

Have to remove earphones when it comes on.

****ing dreadful stuff.

You would swear they were providing some kind of social service, looking out for the oul' wans.

Frankie Lee

The AA dog ad doesn't really work.

NIMAN

dogmatix wrote: »

That god awful AIB ad is back – the one where shell fish collectors are the “last of the hunter gatherers”. And the ad is filled with every biz speak cliché like “stay hungry”, “build the dream”, “reach for the dream or similar” – all to the back drop of an over the top ominous Michael Bay cinema score. And finishing with their ongoing mauling of the English language – “AIB – backing brave”.

The guy doing the voice-over, who I assume is meant to be the boss of the company, he says without these last of the hunter gatherers they'd have no business.

He then goes on to say they grew the business, grew it quite substantially!

If I was one of the guys doing the hunting and gathering for them, I'd be putting in for more money!

anewme

Frankie Lee wrote: »

The AA dog ad doesn't really work.

Ahh I’m kinda liking him.

Ciaran_B

It's only a small thing but the current Hot Press ad calls 'Ready Player One' 'Real Player One'. Bit careless.

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000

Conservative wrote: »

That Wiltshire Farm Foods ad with "Anna and Jimmy".

"Would you have any bread and butter pudding?. I haven't had it for yearrrrsss."

Have to remove earphones when it comes on.

****ing dreadful stuff.

I thought it was a PSA for ould codgers left on their own over winter.

Terrible terrible ad.

GFish

How about these security ads - can't remember if it's public service or an insurance company:

"... when you leave your house close the doors and windows."
Good advice - I never thought of that.

or
"... plant thorny bushes all around your garden."
But if I don't have a garden?

or
... don't forget to turn on your alarm."
That's a great idea! Ummm - but if I remember to turn it on how will I remember the code to disarm it?

or
"... get a dog. The bad guys really hate big loud ones."
I don't even like small ones, never mind big loud ones.

GFish

I suspect the RSA pay for this one with taxpayer's money and I'm sure Applegreen are happy to get primetime radio advertising for the cost of a few cups of coffee.

"If you're tired pull over, sip a cup of coffee and have a short nap. That will get you another hour."

WHAT? Where is the science for that?
And how do you nap after a cup of coffee?

Anyhow - I don't drink coffee so I'm stuffed every which way.

Who writes this PSA stuff?

GFish

More RSA good advice - This time it's for motorists:

"If you're driving in a hailstorm, slow down without braking and turn on your hazard lights to warn other motorists."

Hmm, maybe that is good advice because the other motorists might not have noticed the hailstones.

I take back my "Worst radio ads" nomination.
I'd like to change my nomination to "Best radio ads".

cdeb

I think the hazards are to warn drivers that you're slowing down, because your brake lights won't be showing in that instance

hullaballoo

GFish wrote: »

I suspect the RSA pay for this one with taxpayer's money and I'm sure Applegreen are happy to get primetime radio advertising for the cost of a few cups of coffee.

"If you're tired pull over, sip a cup of coffee and have a short nap. That will get you another hour."

WHAT? Where is the science for that?
And how do you nap after a cup of coffee?

Anyhow - I don't drink coffee so I'm stuffed every which way.

Who writes this PSA stuff?

I think this has come up in this thread before as I seem to remember someone else taking issue with napping after coffee.

Caffeine doesn't kick in for a while after taking it, so you can have a coffee and nap no problem if you're tired. The caffeine will probably wake you after 40 minutes or so depending on your metabolism etc.

It's a useful tip if you find yourself in the middle of a long trip and feeling tired.

Dan Jaman

hullaballoo wrote: »

I think this has come up in this thread before as I seem to remember someone else taking issue with napping after coffee.

Caffeine doesn't kick in for a while after taking it, so you can have a coffee and nap no problem if you're tired. The caffeine will probably wake you after 40 minutes or so depending on your metabolism etc.

It's a useful tip if you find yourself in the middle of a long trip and feeling tired.

Taking a nap in a motorway rest stop is all well and good, and definitely beneficial towards the general safety level of society.
Until some interfering arsehole of a copper or security fool comes along and rattles on your window, waking you up.

hullaballoo

Dan Jaman wrote: »

Taking a nap in a motorway rest stop is all well and good, and definitely beneficial towards the general safety level of society.
Until some interfering arsehole of a copper or security fool comes along and rattles on your window, waking you up.

That's definitely not beneficial overall. But does that actually happen?

I've only slept on a motorway rest stop once and was left well alone for it but do the authorities generally bang on windows if someone is clearly taking a rest?

hullaballoo

hullaballoo wrote: »

That's definitely not beneficial overall. But does that actually happen?

I've only slept on a motorway rest stop once and was left well alone for it but do the authorities generally bang on windows if someone is clearly taking a rest?

Absolutely never. Most people take naps on motorway service stations , not in the city Centre. You could sleep all day and nobody will bother you. In fact there are special areas in most motorway stations to park up & take a break .

whisky_galore

YOU IN THE BLUE HOODIE YOU ARE TRESPASSING ON PRIVATE PROPERTY LEAVE THIS AREA IMMEEEEDIATELY.

Del.Monte

whisky_galore wrote: »

YOU IN THE BLUE HOODIE YOU ARE TRESPASSING ON PRIVATE PROPERTY LEAVE THIS AREA IMMEEEEDIATELY.

And they have the cheek to say that they are helping to create a crime free environment when in reality they are helping scumbags by warning them off before the Gardai show up.

Brendan Bendar

whisky_galore wrote: »

YOU IN THE BLUE HOODIE YOU ARE TRESPASSING ON PRIVATE PROPERTY LEAVE THIS AREA IMMEEEEDIATELY.

Brings me back to 2007 that one:rolleyes:

Dan Jaman

hullaballoo wrote: »

That's definitely not beneficial overall. But does that actually happen?

I've only slept on a motorway rest stop once and was left well alone for it but do the authorities generally bang on windows if someone is clearly taking a rest?

It happened to me twice. Both occasions were in the N.W. of England, so maybe the coppers there are particularly arseholish.

hullaballoo

Dan Jaman wrote: »

It happened to me twice. Both occasions were in the N.W. of England, so maybe the coppers there are particularly arseholish.

Could be that their road safety mandate is different.

Dogging is a very popular past-time in that part of England (according to academic research I have conducted) so maybe they were checking up on that?

whisky_galore

Del.Monte wrote: »

And they have the cheek to say that they are helping to create a crime free environment when in reality they are helping scumbags by warning them off before the Gardai show up.

I can imagine a scummer flicking the bird at the cctv to some rent-a-cop in a remote office somewhere...hardly a deterrent.

NufcNavan

This isn't radio related, but has anyone else heard that guy with the horrible D4 accent doing the recent Spotify ads?

Brendan Bendar

hullaballoo wrote: »

Could be that their road safety mandate is different.

Dogging is a very popular past-time in that part of England (according to academic research I have conducted) so maybe they were checking up on that?

Huller!!

‘Past-time’......da fuhrrk!!

Not like you man.

whisky_galore

Appliances Delivered with the guy with the Marty Whelan style schtick.

Ciaran_B

This Jack Potts Bingo ad. Where the guy says 'I never saw myself doing standup' or 'I never saw myself as a soap opera villain'. Am I meant to know who this guy is?

Birneybau

whisky_galore wrote: »

Appliances Delivered with the guy with the Marty Whelan style schtick.

Close, it's Dermot Whelan, or, as I call him, Malcolm in the Middle (Age)

MikeyTaylor

Birneybau wrote: »

Close, it's Dermot Whelan, or, as I call him, Malcolm in the Middle (Age)

Is it Dermot?

Birneybau

MikeyTaylor wrote: »

Is it Dermot?

100%

whisky_galore

Birneybau wrote: »

Close, it's Dermot Whelan, or, as I call him, Malcolm in the Middle (Age)

Still a chronically unfunny ad.

neris

not really an ad but the promo segway for Kia motors into to the sports on morning ireland, Baile Atha Kia how fcuking tacky and ****e. Also the weather about 2 minutes before is sponsored by Hyundai so not great advertising for either

mimimcmc

Has nobody mentioned Kate Appleby's shoe ad?? Christ the smugness off it!

Nerdlingr

NufcNavan wrote: »

This isn't radio related, but has anyone else heard that guy with the horrible D4 accent doing the recent Spotify ads?

This the same guy that sounds as if he's got a stuffed/blocked nose?? Very annoying.

plodder

neris wrote: »

not really an ad but the promo segway for Kia motors into to the sports on morning ireland, Baile Atha Kia how fcuking tacky and ****e.

Was going to comment on that one too. Puns are the lowest form of wit. Who would make such an ad? It just exudes cheap and tacky.

flazio

Meanwhile, in Wexford the sports news is sponsored by Loch Garmin

dogmatix

That tired old trope “the gameshow setup” is on again. A poster on this thread a while back commented on this lazy type of radio ad, and over the last week or so Opel cars have decided to try their hand at one.

Same old checklist:
1. A Cretinous host with a fake us accent.
2. A dim witted contestant – until she is asked a question about the <insert product name here>.
3. Quiz host expresses surprise at her right answer etc, etc, etc...

This is always a sign that the advertising company is really scraping the bottom of the barrel – do they not have anyone with even a little modicum of imagination and creativity in their ranks?

It was only a few years ago that Opel where clinging to the coat tails of such companies like Audi by having ads with German electropop synth music and a bloke with a dodgy teutonic accent mouthing some Germanic slogan in a desperate attempt to convince us that Opel where just like Audi – but cheaper. I suppose it was never really going to work.

NufcNavan

Nerdlingr wrote: »

This the same guy that sounds as if he's got a stuffed/blocked nose?? Very annoying.

That's the guy. He's on almost every Spotify ad now. Horrible voice.