Clever advertising

May 30th, 2008

Now then my little monkeys.

I was thinking today about clever adverts. Some band, who are apparently called the Pigeon Detectives, have apparently got some poxy new album out, or something, at the moment. Who cares. Well, I care, not because their music is worth another second of my precious lifespan, but because the advertising for it is clever. OK, so they have billboard adverts around the place.

But this is the clever thing, you see. The album’s called “Emergency”. Emergency, right? So on my way to work yesterday, the railings of a building site I passed had this red and blue tape around it, blocking off holes and making it look like an accident scene. They said EMERGENCY and PIGEON DETECTIVES on them. “That”, I thought to myself, “is clever”.

The Mystery Jets had their logo sprayed on phone boxes near my work earlier in the year too, which is quite good, because it’s a weird plane thing with a question mark in it. So it is actually a mystery. See what they did there?

And apparently last night on Channel 4, Honda did an advert with skydivers spelling out the word ‘HONDA’ that was broadcast live. Flipping heck.

Brilliant. What other clever adverts are kicking around?

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20 Comments

  • 1. Ian Mac Mac Mac Mac McIver  |  May 30th, 2008 at 16:35

    There was the advert for my loins that had a picture of my loins and underneath had the words, ‘My Loins’. That was pretty effective.

  • 2. Chris  |  May 30th, 2008 at 19:41

    Yes, I bought five pairs as soon as I saw it. They were delicious!

  • 3. Ian Mac Mac Mac Mac McIver  |  May 31st, 2008 at 09:50

    I knew it! 😛 Someone kept calling the hotline, panting for five minutes, ordering a pair and then hanging up. I thought it must have been someone as demonic and insane as… well you 😛

    But you still bought the loins so I’m not complaining.

  • 4. Auds  |  June 2nd, 2008 at 12:50

    I see. The Hot Loins Hotline.

    I can just imagine it now………….

    Good morning, HotLoins, Audrey speaking, how may I help?

    Caller: I want some Hot Loins please.

    Auds – The person who deals with Hot Loins is busy helping other customers who are very much more important than you and will spend lots more money.

  • 5. Auds  |  June 2nd, 2008 at 12:52

    me comment went chippy tea. I hadn’t finished.

    Auds continues – if you wish to leave your name, number and credit card details, I will get the Hot Loins Meister to contact you by which time your Hot Loins will be in the post and he will have spent all your money on licorice pipes and cat litter.

    Caller : thank you very much, you are immensely helpful, madam.

    Auds – its nae probs, big boy, happy to help. Missing you already.

    Hangs up phone

  • 6. Ian Mac Mac Mac Mac McIver  |  June 3rd, 2008 at 08:13

    Clearly my influence in the north-east is more pronounced than I thought 😛

  • 7. Chris  |  June 3rd, 2008 at 10:55

    When did this business empire start, Ian? Last I heard you were getting the Metro (sorry, “Mett-roooooooaaah”) to work, but maybe these days you take your Bentley?

  • 8. Ian Mac Mac Mac Mac McIver  |  June 3rd, 2008 at 18:49

    Mackford and I always take the Bentley. It allows for a swifter journey, doesn’t it Mackford?

  • 9. Mackford  |  June 3rd, 2008 at 18:50

    Yes sir.

  • 10. Chris  |  June 5th, 2008 at 09:09

    I expect you’re so rich that you just buy a new Bentley every day, rather than take one that has been previously soiled.

  • 11. Ian Mac Mac Mac Mac McIver  |  June 6th, 2008 at 09:07

    I built a factory next to my third mansion so that as they come off the production belt I can hop right in. You get that new car smell every day. Now that’s living baby.

  • 12. Kevil  |  June 9th, 2008 at 11:24

    SWANK!

  • 13. Ian Mac Mac Mac Mac McIver  |  June 9th, 2008 at 12:42

    Yes, even she’s jealous. The b*tch.

  • 14. Chris  |  June 9th, 2008 at 14:46

    So at the end of the day, when your Bentley has had a few hours’ service and is no longer new enough, what happens? Do you have your staff sell it on? Or do you just set fire to it?

  • 15. Ian Mac Mac Mac Mac McIver  |  June 10th, 2008 at 08:16

    Sometimes they serve it up as lunch for me the next day but generally what happens is I’ll use it for ooo half an hour then get choppered around for the rest of the time.

    Then Mackford will drive it to the beach and leave it there. If you ever happen to go to Whitley Baaaaaay again you’ll see a huge line of Bentleys as far as the eye can see.

    The kids build sandcastles on them. They’re so… I wanna say sweet but I’m already saying dumb.

  • 16. Chris  |  June 10th, 2008 at 12:08

    Why doesn’t he just drive it on to the beach and let the tide deal with it? Stupid cars.

  • 17. Kevil  |  June 11th, 2008 at 16:48

    Because McIver had Mackford’s brain replaced with a serviette to make him more compliant.

  • 18. Ian Mac Mac Mac Mac McIver  |  June 12th, 2008 at 12:55

    Shimmy shimmy, whimmy whimmy, tubby tubby…

    BOOKY BOOKY!

  • 19. Chris  |  June 12th, 2008 at 13:14

    Poor Mackford! With only flimsy 3-ply paper towelette for a brain!

    It’s impressive he can drive a Bentley with that little noggin-power.

  • 20. Ian Mac Mac Mac Mac McIver  |  June 13th, 2008 at 12:04

    Sometimes I help with the gear changes. He can swerve like a bitch though.

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