tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5249997465016074955.post1430473131319749271..comments2023-12-23T21:59:20.634-08:00Comments on The Ad Contrarian: 10 TV Spots We Don't Need To See In 2014BOB HOFFMANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05158827977385952634noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5249997465016074955.post-68508778699894700402014-02-07T07:41:17.559-08:002014-02-07T07:41:17.559-08:00I'm not an advertising guy, but if I can have ...I'm not an advertising guy, but if I can have my rant. I'm tired of seeing hipster couples (who look as if they're a few years out of college and working as graphic artists) marketing luxury cars, 5* vacations or similarly expensive items as if they could afford them.CentralLondoner1noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5249997465016074955.post-74272559575102375272014-01-06T11:04:31.393-08:002014-01-06T11:04:31.393-08:00I think that before an ad airs, it must be played ...I think that before an ad airs, it must be played wherever a CEO and CD goes, at least once every 10 minutes from the time each awakes until the time each beds down for the night. If neither are sick of the ad by the end of their day, it is released,Glenn Streetnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5249997465016074955.post-85951110430253590942014-01-06T09:45:15.041-08:002014-01-06T09:45:15.041-08:00Gracias por volver Bob. Dios que usted y su sabidu...Gracias por volver Bob. Dios que usted y su sabiduría publicidad bendiga. Usted es el Jeses Cristo de la industria de la publicidad.Mohammad A.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5249997465016074955.post-49815734475692344182014-01-06T07:12:24.137-08:002014-01-06T07:12:24.137-08:00No More Idiot Dads! Oh, and how about less of thos...No More Idiot Dads! Oh, and how about less of those "inspiring" tech ones showing urban young people doing something awesome with a millennial voiceover talking about connectedness while pling plingy music plays.Robinbrown88noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5249997465016074955.post-27153908989469514972014-01-06T07:06:15.060-08:002014-01-06T07:06:15.060-08:0011. Spots that tell me a product lets me "sta...11. Spots that tell me a product lets me "stay connected."Jason Foxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5249997465016074955.post-62403526877052193902014-01-06T05:59:35.977-08:002014-01-06T05:59:35.977-08:00The spot that makes the client's product/servi...The spot that makes the client's product/service seem so amazing, that the mom/dad miss out on something TRULY amazing (a baby juggling chainsaws, a monkey balancing a car on its finger, etc.).Bobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5249997465016074955.post-55994632802978748722014-01-06T05:50:45.760-08:002014-01-06T05:50:45.760-08:0014. The fit 62 year old dude starting fires with h...14. The fit 62 year old dude starting fires with his facial hair and a couple rusty fish hooks, so he can cook the wolverine he just killed with his bare hands, then he nails the hot 30 something women in the tent with a score by the Black Keys. Wait... I actually like those ads.Tony Quinnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5249997465016074955.post-73067264899680952742014-01-06T05:02:17.711-08:002014-01-06T05:02:17.711-08:0011. The clueless dad who doesn't know which en...11. The clueless dad who doesn't know which end of the baby the diaper goes on and has to be rescued by his wife with a condescending "I don't have one child, I have two" look on her face. <br /><br />12. Any spot based around a strained sports metaphor, whether it's a car that goes the distance for a touchdown, a job on a winning team, or a smartphone that's as good as the infield fly rule with men on base and fewer than two out in the bottom of the ninth. <br /><br />13. Any of these car ad cliches: http://theczardictates.blogspot.com/2009/01/women-and-cars.htmlCarl Zetienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5249997465016074955.post-19857883864434797102014-01-06T02:33:35.792-08:002014-01-06T02:33:35.792-08:00Or make sure they all appear on online channels wh...Or make sure they all appear on online channels where the only people seeing them don't exist.Brian Jacobsnoreply@blogger.com