So... after watching that, did any of you experience sudden urges to go out and treat yourself to the featured product...?
Anyone...
No...?
Huh. Me neither. Funny that.
I just want to know exactly what substances are being smoked, injected, snorted or otherwise imbibed by the soulless denizens of Sony's promotions department. Then I want write myself a note, carved into my goddamn eyeballs, to never go within 3km of said substances or anyone who partakes in them.
Re: Somebody, somewhere, thought this was a good idea.
Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2009 8:12 am
by Endoperez
Advertising isn't always about getting people to buy something. The video you linked into has been watched over 800 000 times, VOLUNTARILY, during the two years it's been up. That's over 800 people daily, on average, JUST on Youtube, and JUST this video. All that publicity was easily worth whatever Sony paied for these ads.
It's like the fantastic Compare the Meerkat ads: they joke about their brand name, the little factoids go past too fast for you to notice them... but the ads are funny, so people remember them, and when people remember the ad they also remember what it advertises. Simples!
Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2009 8:19 am
by Zhukov
Endoperez wrote:Advertising isn't always about getting people to buy something.
...
What?
Re: Somebody, somewhere, thought this was a good idea.
Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2009 8:28 am
by invertin
People only watch that advert because it's farking creepy.
That, and it's been linked on TVtropes in the Nightmare fuel page, so of course it gets watched.
Also- Any publicity is NOT good publicity. All this advert shows is that people like looking at stupid ideas and that Sony made a hell of a stupid idea.
Re:
Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2009 8:53 am
by Endoperez
Zhukov wrote:
Endoperez wrote:Advertising isn't always about getting people to buy something.
...
What?
People buying or using the product is the end result. If advertising gets people talking about the product, the discussion may make them want to buy it. Publicity can be worth lots of money.
People only watch that advert because it's farking creepy.
That, and it's been linked on TVtropes in the Nightmare fuel page, so of course it gets watched.
Also- Any publicity is NOT good publicity. All this advert shows is that people like looking at stupid ideas and that Sony made a hell of a stupid idea.
There is bad publicity, but I don't think this ad is like that. It's a really weird ad, true, but it shows a perfectly normal PS3. Besides, it PlayStation was already a brand when PS3 came out. At the very least, people who knew/had PS1/PS2 seeing this ad would know that PS3 is released. That, alone, could be worth Sony's money. Remember, this ad was first showed around when PS3 was first released.
There's also the "what is this crazy thing" factor. People who know nothing about PS3 are definitely interested in hearing an explanation after seeing that ad.
Re: Somebody, somewhere, thought this was a good idea.
Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2009 7:10 pm
by nerodx
Dear god I remember this. It gave me nightmares, nothing is creepier than evil baby dolls. Well spiders are scarier. I hate spiders.
That reminded me of this, has anyone else seen it and gone "Wtf is this ad for"
This is gatorade. GATORADE...
Re: Somebody, somewhere, thought this was a good idea.
Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2009 8:56 pm
by TheBigCheese
nerodx wrote:That reminded me of this, has anyone else seen it and gone "Wtf is this ad for"
This is gatorade. GATORADE...
Seriously? It's for Gatorade?
I've seen that commercial over and over again, but I kept thinking it was for some kind of rap group.
Re: Somebody, somewhere, thought this was a good idea.
So... after watching that, did any of you experience sudden urges to go out and treat yourself to the featured product...?
Anyone...
No...?
Huh. Me neither. Funny that.
I just want to know exactly what substances are being smoked, injected, snorted or otherwise imbibed by the soulless denizens of Sony's promotions department. Then I want write myself a note, carved into my goddamn eyeballs, to never go within 3km of said substances or anyone who partakes in them.
dude that was just farking freaky!
Re: Re:
Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2009 5:31 pm
by invertin
Endoperez wrote:There is bad publicity, but I don't think this ad is like that. It's a really weird ad, true, but it shows a perfectly normal PS3.
Watching this advert does not make me want to play PS3. It makes me want to wet myself.
If anything this advert makes me think the PS3 will eat my soul.
Re: Re:
Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2009 9:34 pm
by TheBigCheese
invertin wrote:If anything this advert makes me think the PS3 will eat my soul.
Wait, I thought that was a given...
Re: Re:
Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2009 5:02 am
by Glabbit
TheBigCheese wrote:
invertin wrote:If anything this advert makes me think the PS3 will eat my soul.
Wait, I thought that was a given...
Me too. It's a gaming console. What do consoles ever do other than that?
Computers, too.
