Worst/Best Radio Ads

Mr E

Yeah... I've said it before but that one who says she 'drives her kids to work knowing that she is making a difference to their future' is really only giving them a future of being fat, lazy and dependent.

Del.Monte

Mr E wrote: »

Yeah... I've said it before but that one who says she 'drives her kids to work knowing that she is making a difference to their future' is really only giving them a future of being fat, lazy and dependent.

Not to mention polluting their environment and burning up limited fossil fuels.

cdeb

If it's for an electric car, then no petrol is part of the point.

Except it's for a hybrid of course.

And I'd say most of the pollution comes from the manufacture of the car in the first place

anewme

Dog Poo

Dog Poo

Dog Poo

Can't believe this is back.

Forgive the pun but it really is a pure crock of ****e.

hullaballoo

Whoever came up with the latest Abrakebabra ad is going on the list.

Mr E

hullaballoo wrote: »

Whoever came up with the latest Abrakebabra ad is going on the list.

Christmas card?

Mr E

Mr E wrote: »

Yeah... I've said it before but that one who says she 'drives her kids to work knowing that she is making a difference to their future' is really only giving them a future of being fat, lazy and dependent.

She certainly doesn’t have a voice for radio........droning on about her kids .

Irishdaywalker

Window and Do'RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRssss - Anyone ?

Irishdaywalker

Window and Do'RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRssss - Anyone ?

Trebor176

The chap's voice on the Auto Doctor adverts does my head in. I think the adverts are usually on Nova. I think it's more the way he says Auto Doctor!

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000

anewme wrote: »

Dog Poo

Dog Poo

Dog Poo

Can't believe this is back.

Forgive the pun but it really is a pure crock of ****e.

**** me this is an irritating ad.

THE JINGLE DOESNT EVEN RHYME!

Bellerstring

"Ah, thank God, I got through at last....Oh Hi..this is Donal from The Island. We urgently need emergency supplies"
"Of course sir...medical supplies...?"
"Ah no, just a few crates of crisps, sausages and teabags"
Isn't this the most funny, heartwarming ad on the radio.
Cheers us all up when we're feeling down.🙂

Bellerstring

Bellerstring wrote: »

"Ah, thank God, I got through at last....Oh Hi..this is Donal from The Island. We urgently need emergency supplies"
"Of course sir...medical supplies...?"
"Ah no, just a few crates of crisps, sausages and teabags"
Isn't this the most funny, heartwarming ad on the radio.
Cheers us all up when we're feeling down.��

Funny ?? Ehhhhhhh no !

SirChenjin

Mr E wrote: »

Yeah... I've said it before but that one who says she 'drives her kids to work knowing that she is making a difference to their future' is really only giving them a future of being fat, lazy and dependent.

That must be why she sounds so down about it!
Jeepers if that ad is meant to make the car sound appealing, it certainly doesn't!

ford fiesta

The Energia.ie radio ads, aired for the last 2 or so years, is the character in them meant to be Michael D Higgins ???

Brendan Bendar

Deleted User wrote: »

Funny ?? Ehhhhhhh no !

Like I said before, that Donal stult wants an industrial boot driven up his hole.

Preferably by someone in the emergency services.

madmaggie

Awful, awful corny ad on KCLR for Specsavers. Two ould lads playing golf, one wondering how to play out of a bunker. "you'll need a wedge for that". "A sand wedge". "Is it near lunch", says the hearing impaired lad. What a pile of...….

ford fiesta

madmaggie wrote: »

Awful, awful corny ad on KCLR for Specsavers. Two ould lads playing golf, one wondering how to play out of a bunker. "you'll need a wedge for that". "A sand wedge". "Is it near lunch", says the hearing impaired lad. What a pile of...….

Been on most stations for at least the last 3 months

ford fiesta

ford fiesta wrote: »

Been on most stations for at least the last 3 months

......even longer I’d say .....I kinda like this ad :rolleyes:

SEPT 23 1989

I thought the Ding Dong Denny O Reilly aeroplane ad was a p1sstake but they seem to be serious

Mr E

"First mention of Christmas" award goes to Harvey Norman.

Ol' Donie

Mr E wrote: »

"First mention of Christmas" award goes to Harvey Norman.

Would m'lady like to daaance!

Just heard it for the first time this year! Christmas is coming!

whisky_galore

Latest stupid put-on foreign accent ...O'Brien's sandwich bars for their execrable 'Cubano' ad.

hullaballoo

whisky_galore wrote: »

Latest stupid put-on foreign accent ...O'Brien's sandwich bars for their execrable 'Cubano' ad.

I'd thank that twice if I could. Once for the sentiment that I can 100% get behind. The second time for "execrable".

EmptyTree

Nothing wrong with the ad per se but mark knopfler doing another concert as part of his annual visit to Ireland :rolleyes:

chosen1

Bellerstring wrote: »

"Ah, thank God, I got through at last....Oh Hi..this is Donal from The Island. We urgently need emergency supplies"
"Of course sir...medical supplies...?"
"Ah no, just a few crates of crisps, sausages and teabags"
Isn't this the most funny, heartwarming ad on the radio.
Cheers us all up when we're feeling down.🙂

I'd love a follow up add with a Simpson's style 'special delivery' for Donal.

Followed of course by a punch in the face!

depaor01

Why is everything in advertising "awesome"? Vesuvius erupting would be awesome. No car being advertised for 191 (that few could afford) is awesome. Broadband isn't awesome.
And Smart still can't fly Aer Lingus. It's an adjective.

PopePalpatine

You could probably fit a Smart car in the hold, though. :pac:

dogmatix

depaor01 wrote: »

Why is everything in advertising "awesome"? Vesuvius erupting would be awesome. No car being advertised for 191 (that few could afford) is awesome. Broadband isn't awesome.
And Smart still can't fly Aer Lingus. It's an adjective.

Agreed! And AIB backing "brave" is another. Which they are still doing apparently.

fricatus

dogmatix wrote: »

Agreed! And AIB backing "brave" is another. Which they are still doing apparently.

Because “reckless” didn’t work out for them!

(Credit to Ross O’Carroll-Kelly for that excellent observation!)

anthonyjmaher

"Your expectations were probably different for this ad".

Yeah, I wasn't expecting it to be voiced by the ex head of RTE sport

Can anyone answer my question or am I stupid ?

That new ad for drink driving : “ you’re on the couch drinking a glass of vino , your partner rings asking for a lift home, your phone falls down between 2 cushions, you take the car, you’re breathalised , you lose your licence “

what has your phone falling down between 2 cushions got to do with anything ?

endofrainbow

The ad for Sunsweet Prune Juice - just about as unprofessional and cringeworthy as the tv ad they had a few years ago.

plodder

Deleted User wrote: »

Can anyone answer my question or am I stupid ?

That new ad for drink driving : “ you’re on the couch drinking a glass of vino , your partner rings asking for a lift home, your phone falls down between 2 cushions, you take the car, you’re breathalised , you lose your licence “

what has your phone falling down between 2 cushions got to do with anything ?

maybe it means you can't call your solicitor for advice on how to avoid being breathalysed after being stopped.

plodder

plodder wrote: »

maybe it means you can't call your solicitor for advice on how to avoid being breathalysed after being stopped.

By law you categorically cannot refuse to be breathalised ? Your Solicitor would be advising you to comply .

Gen.Zhukov

Deleted User wrote: »

Can anyone answer my question or am I stupid ?

That new ad for drink driving : "retracing your steps to find something you lost, you’re on the couch drinking a glass of vino , your partner rings asking for a lift home, your phone falls down between 2 cushions, Listener is meant to think for a sec about finding the phone (red herring) you take the car, you’re breathalised , you lose your licence “The twist !

what has your phone falling down between 2 cushions got to do with anything ?

Think that's it anyway.

Grolschevik

The theme is "how did you lose it? Retrace your steps."

Script set up expectation that it's your phone.

But you've had wine. Oh oh, they meant it's your licence you lost...

Gen.Zhukov

Gen.Zhukov wrote: »

Think that's it anyway.

Nah , still dont get it . I’m must be thick .

(I can’t read those yellow letters , they’re hurting my eyes )

ford fiesta

Deleted User wrote: »

Can anyone answer my question or am I stupid ?

That new ad for drink driving : “ you’re on the couch drinking a glass of vino , your partner rings asking for a lift home, your phone falls down between 2 cushions, you take the car, you’re breathalised , you lose your licence “

what has your phone falling down between 2 cushions got to do with anything ?

maybe it's giving the impression that she was just having another normal night watching tv and having a drink, when normal things like the phone falling between the cushions happens. it could have been the remote control or her purse???

their point is that it didn't end up a normal night.

it's a daft line in the ad and should be removed, serves no real purpose and confuses the listener.

ford fiesta

ford fiesta wrote: »

maybe it's giving the impression that she was just having another normal night watching tv and having a drink, when normal things like the phone falling between the cushions happens. it could have been the remote control or her purse???

their point is that it didn't end up a normal night.

it's a daft line in the ad and should be removed, serves no real purpose and confuses the listener.

Ok maybe , thanks for that , but yes it’s a bit pointless . I find myself listening hard every time to figure it out . I’m being a bit pedantic probably!

Typer Monkey

anthonyjmaher wrote: »

"Your expectations were probably different for this ad".

Yeah, I wasn't expecting it to be voiced by the ex head of RTE sport

This one was puzzling me cos I didn't recognise the voice..bit arrogant to just assume the listener would! I was wondering if the point was that he had some kind of wonderful exceeding expectations radio voice silly ad

decky1

Heard one a few days ago [maybe not an advert] it was telling van drivers to make sur their load was well strapped down and that nothing was loose inside the van cos mistakes like this are costly and dangerous, it really sounded stupid just no need to have this on radio, do they think van drivers do'nt know this already?

L1011

ford fiesta wrote: »

maybe it's giving the impression that she was just having another normal night watching tv and having a drink, when normal things like the phone falling between the cushions happens. it could have been the remote control or her purse???

their point is that it didn't end up a normal night.

it's a daft line in the ad and should be removed, serves no real purpose and confuses the listener.

It's the entire hook of the ad, imply its about losing the phone or whatever first.

They're really bad ads though

I guess the RSA ad overload is because they had a substantial budget for bad weather advertising after last year and the relatively mild winter so far has left more cash around than expected. Use it or lose it applies to those type of budgets

Ciaran_B

L1011 wrote: »

It's the entire hook of the ad, imply its about losing the phone or whatever first.

They're really bad ads though

I guess the RSA ad overload is because they had a substantial budget for bad weather advertising after last year and the relatively mild winter so far has left more cash around than expected. Use it or lose it applies to those type of budgets

I wonder if that explains those terrible dog-sh1t adverts?

Drifter50

decky1 wrote: »

Heard one a few days ago [maybe not an advert] it was telling van drivers to make sur their load was well strapped down and that nothing was loose inside the van cos mistakes like this are costly and dangerous, it really sounded stupid just no need to have this on radio, do they think van drivers do'nt know this already?

Yep, I`ve heard this several times lately and it makes me shout at the radio. Do they really really think we are all idiots. Why would I put something in the back that could decapitate me

plodder

Deleted User wrote: »

By law you categorically cannot refuse to be breathalised ? Your Solicitor would be advising you to comply .

I'll enclose my jokes in appropriate tags in future ..

though .... you might be surprised.

djemba djemba

I think its a Zurich ad. Sounds like its voiced by Deirdre O'Kane.

It goes on about how the car will drive you and book itself in for the NCT. The car is talking and says I will even walk the dog at a slow speed. The dog then barks...Why does the dog also have a robot bark. Will we not have real dogs anymore?

Barna77

Any ad with a creepy Santa Claus doing the ho ho ho :mad:

plodder

plodder wrote: »

I'll enclose my jokes in appropriate tags in future ..

though .... you might be surprised.

aww sorry , took you literally ...........as I said I'm probably being too pedantic about it!

dogmatix

djemba djemba wrote: »

I think its a Zurich ad. Sounds like its voiced by Deirdre O'Kane.

It goes on about how the car will drive you and book itself in for the NCT. The car is talking and says I will even walk the dog at a slow speed. The dog then barks...Why does the dog also have a robot bark. Will we not have real dogs anymore?

Yes - this is a bad one. Another example of a radio ad written by a talentless or stupid (or both) advertising copywriter compounded by a company that seems prepared to accept any old sh*te from the ad agency.