"Can you piss me off now?"

Imperator Severn · Post by **Imperator Severn** » Sun May 11, 2003 6:18 pm

I think most of you are familiar with the Verizon commercials. A dorky-looking ass walks around with a cell phone saying, "Can you hear me now? ...good!" I want him to burn in hell for all eternity. Why do advertising companies think that offending and irritating customers is the way to improve sales? I thought you wanted consumers to like your company. That's why Michael Jordon is in so many commercials and not O.J. Simpson. You use puppies and cute babies and happy, attractive people, not bitter, fat old men. So why hire offensive people like the Verizon guy and carrot top? And what the hell is that butterfly costume supposed to mean? Microsoft's mascott is a bug? Obviously, we as consumers must rise up and kill everyone on Madison Avenue.

Post by **Blaze** » Sun May 11, 2003 6:48 pm

The concept of the day seems to be to give Customers something unexpected. However, they have quite low expectations of what we expect. They seem to think things like having the guy from NYPD Blue saying he doesn't do commercials in a commercial, and Carrot-top acting stupid are creative and unexpected. Unfortunatly, consumers of the day are Jaded, and expect everything. The only way to sell these days is to try NOT to be creative, and actually tell us what we're buying.

Skorpion · Post by **Skorpion** » Sun May 11, 2003 6:51 pm

actually tell us what we're buying.

Maybe they'll catch onto that.

Maybe pigs'll start flying.

Maybe my computer will stop crashing.

daemon princess · Post by **daemon princess** » Sun May 11, 2003 7:14 pm

Some companies went to the "I don't care what they think of me as long as they know my name" school of publicity. So they just put things in big orange letters or in this case, big orange hair to catch our attention. In a sense, it is effective. I can't pick up a phone without hearing 10-10-220 pounding in my head, and I only watch television once a month or so.

Mr.Shroom · Post by **Mr.Shroom** » Sun May 11, 2003 11:44 pm

[quote="Skorpion";p="72054"]

actually tell us what we're buying.

Maybe they'll catch onto that.

Maybe pigs'll start flying.

Maybe my computer will stop crashing.[/quote]

1)They thought it was a good idea in the first place. That tells me they wouldn't know the difference between good and bad ideas if we painted the words 'good'\'bad' on each respectivly in neon radioactive-ish talking magic paint.

2)I'm working on it. As soon as I get the poop issue adressed, I'll sell them for 15.50 a pop.

3)Its not that we can't make personal computers that can't crash, its just that you'd never be able to afford it. Economics vs. Quality is the true issue.

Imperator Severn · Post by **Imperator Severn** » Mon May 12, 2003 12:16 am

3)Its not that we can't make personal computers that can't crash, its just that you'd never be able to afford it. Economics vs. Quality is the true issue.

Acyually, it's just because most of us are too lazy to learn Linux, and Windows comes with most computers, anyway. Macintoshes don't crash much, either, I think. However, they are marketed to the "Tiger Beat" economic sector, it would seem, and the mouses (mice?) have only 1 button. The height of evil.

XP doesn't crash unless you try to use programs you already own. (It is severely racist against any games more than 5 years old.)

Mr.Shroom · Post by **Mr.Shroom** » Mon May 12, 2003 12:19 am

I meant in the construction of mass market consumer computers and their OS components. And educational limits are still connected to economical restraints.

So...what was your point?

Imperator Severn · Post by **Imperator Severn** » Mon May 12, 2003 12:26 am

Educational limits are still connected to economic restraints? What the hell are you talking about?

Computers usually crash because of bad software, not hardware. However, I had no point; I was making a joke.

spoon · Post by **spoon** » Mon May 12, 2003 2:39 am

the OS usually being the offending software, in my case

Post by **Blaze** » Mon May 12, 2003 3:07 am

Alrgiht, on OCCASION, Producers DO come up with a decent commercial that entertains.

http://www.wiredvideo.com/av/avclips/trunkmonkey.mpg

Case in point.

Mr.Shroom · Post by **Mr.Shroom** » Mon May 12, 2003 1:06 pm

[quote="Imperator Severn";p="72152"]Educational limits are still connected to economic restraints? What the hell are you talking about?

Computers usually crash because of bad software, not hardware. However, I had no point; I was making a joke.[/quote]

Ah, thought you did. And computers can crash due to bad software, or stop working due to bad hardware. My point was both could be made to be near perfect, or at least better than current market value, but the cost to purchase\produce such items would prevent anyone from actually OWNING them.

Imperator Severn · Post by **Imperator Severn** » Mon May 12, 2003 9:32 pm

Granted, but Microsoft does not make inferior products because it's economical, but because they can sell expensive upgrades that also don't work.

SothThe69th · Post by **SothThe69th** » Mon May 12, 2003 9:48 pm

[quote="Blaze";p="72212"]Alrgiht, on OCCASION, Producers DO come up with a decent commercial that entertains.

http://www.wiredvideo.com/av/avclips/trunkmonkey.mpg

Case in point.[/quote]

The current line of Snickers commercials ("X, another sign of hunger") are good as well.

TheScaryOne · Post by **TheScaryOne** » Tue May 13, 2003 1:26 am

[quote="daemon princess";p="72061"]Some companies went to the "I don't care what they think of me as long as they know my name" school of publicity. So they just put things in big orange letters or in this case, big orange hair to catch our attention. In a sense, it is effective. I can't pick up a phone without hearing 10-10-220 pounding in my head, and I only watch television once a month or so.[/quote]
I thought Carrot Top was 1-800-CALL-ATT.....

SothThe69th · Post by **SothThe69th** » Tue May 13, 2003 1:27 am

10-10-220 is Hulk Hogan, Alf and some crappy football players. Carrot top is CALL-ATT

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