bad advertising
bad advertising
(OP)
Any one else irritated by the NatWest TV advert (in the UK) where they are talking about their customer survey they are just about to publish and they say:
Then again, irritation may be a means to lodge it in the memory so perhaps it is clever writing.
Or maybe they mean that to be:Quote:
Noting hidden, just the facts.
But that, to me, is bad writing and/or delivery.Quote:
Nothing hidden. Just the facts.
Then again, irritation may be a means to lodge it in the memory so perhaps it is clever writing.





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When (respected reporter) Brian Hanrahan died recently, an ex Director-General of the BBC praised his "incredible honesty" in a live eulogy on Radio 4.
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If we learn from our mistakes I'm getting a great education!
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I always thought torque required units like ft-lbs or in-lbs. Maybe it was mm-lbs.
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So take "nothing" then!
- Steve
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e.g. Thinner. Faster. Lighter. instead of Thinner, faster, lighter.
Then again this is the work of marketing types and is for visual effect instead of conveying facts.
Will
Sheffield UK
Designer of machine tools - user of modified screws
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Wrigley's TV advert for gum has the spoken tag line (with no verbal punctuation):
Now does that mean it is free of any Extra sugar but has the normal amount?
Or did they mean their Gum with Extra sugar is free?
Or should they really have said:
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JMW
www.ViscoAnalyser.com
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Plus ads are seldom intended for people who think, scrutinize and then decide.
Rafiq Bulsara
http://www.srengineersct.com
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The advertising company were succesfully sued.
Ads are there to sell the product, full stop. Other things like spelling, professionalism e.t.c. are optional.