Sad day for Powerboat magazine
03-31-2011 | 05:38 PM
#72
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You know, I'm all for a guy making a living and all but don't you think some advertising methods are downright obtrusive? Some ads, and possibly interactive ads, have that potential. I was getting gas the other day, got out of the car, put in the nozzle and began to think about a troubling comment someone said at a business meeting when "HELLO!! HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT YOUR AUTO INSURANCE LATELY??? G---O CAN SAVE YOU MONEY. JUST CALL --- --- ---- AND SEE FOR YOURSELF..." It was maddening. It interupted my train of thought and I couldn't shut it off. It is getting harder and harder to escape being advertised at all the time.
You know what's really made me think about this in the past few years? Super Bowl ads. In most cases, they're as good as the game. That only comes from creative, outside-the-box thinking. Otherwise, Super Bowl ads would suck as badly as the ads you generally find on television.
03-31-2011 | 11:00 PM
#76
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From: Houston
That's a great idea. An ad people will want to watch. I'm actually led to read the fine print in many of the ads in PB if the copy is superimposed on an interesting picture. I regularly peruse the Teague and Tomlinson ads as well as the Eddie Marine, etc. And I SOO like the fact that they don't flash or assault me in any way!
