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Love this ad!
« on: July 07, 2009, 03:11:05 pm »
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Re: Love this ad!
« Reply #1 on: July 07, 2009, 03:25:01 pm »
Its OK but not as good as my Subaru ad   ;D

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Re: Love this ad!
« Reply #2 on: July 07, 2009, 03:47:55 pm »
...... ;D HELL i'd settle fer 100,001 'st........................does she do oil changes too............ :-\
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Re: Love this ad!
« Reply #3 on: July 08, 2009, 03:16:02 am »
BMW ads are always fun  ;D.  BMW Films - The Hire with Clive Owen.  :thumbup:
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Re: Love this ad!
« Reply #4 on: July 08, 2009, 03:35:09 am »
;D

I find the "You know you're not the first." caption disturbing because the model looks like she's 12.  :thumbdown:

It would work better with a model that actually looks like an adult.
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Re: Love this ad!
« Reply #5 on: July 08, 2009, 06:41:53 am »
;D

I find the "You know you're not the first." caption disturbing because the model looks like she's 12.  :thumbdown:

It would work better with a model that actually looks like an adult.

OK. To me she looks  20ish... a youg 20ish indeed  and certainly if the ad was made today, the agency would have a sheaf of paperwork attesting to her majority.

I am of a generation which thinks that using attractive women  is the correct way to sell male toys such as cars and beer.   ;)

I DO wonder why there are not more ads that use attractive men to sell to women... (or men) in/on the mainstream media.   Maybe I read the worng newspapers, watch the wrong TV programs and live on the wrong continent to see these things.
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Re: Love this ad!
« Reply #6 on: July 08, 2009, 07:33:20 am »
;D

It should also read: "And you sure know you wont be the last." heheheehhe.
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Re: Love this ad!
« Reply #7 on: July 08, 2009, 07:45:50 am »
I DO wonder why there are not more ads that use attractive men to sell to women... (or men) in/on the mainstream media.   Maybe I read the worng newspapers, watch the wrong TV programs and live on the wrong continent to see these things.

My experience is that instead they use 15 year old girls to market skin cream and bodywash to my wife. If Nivea really wanted to impress me they would show a 50 year old woman with perfect skin using their product.....not a barely pubescent girl. Must work though.....they all do it.

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Re: Love this ad!
« Reply #8 on: July 08, 2009, 08:54:26 am »
;D

I find the "You know you're not the first." caption disturbing because the model looks like she's 12.  :thumbdown:

It would work better with a model that actually looks like an adult.

OK. To me she looks  20ish... a youg 20ish indeed  and certainly if the ad was made today, the agency would have a sheaf of paperwork attesting to her majority.

I am of a generation which thinks that using attractive women  is the correct way to sell male toys such as cars and beer.   ;)

I DO wonder why there are not more ads that use attractive men to sell to women... (or men) in/on the mainstream media.   Maybe I read the worng newspapers, watch the wrong TV programs and live on the wrong continent to see these things.

After sixteen straight years on a university campus I've had to gradually learn to spot the late teens from the early twenties and the mid-twenties.  This particular model looks to me like she's most likely 15, give or take a year or two.  It's not that I am immune, or even necessarily object, to the objectification of beautiful young people.  It's just that in this case I found the caption creepy.

Now if that ad had someone along the lines of Angelina Jolie or Megan Fox, who are clearly adult women and have also "been around the block" once or twice, then I think it would have lived up to the concept.

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Re: Love this ad!
« Reply #9 on: July 08, 2009, 08:58:46 am »
A good point indeed.

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Re: Love this ad!
« Reply #10 on: July 08, 2009, 09:06:41 am »

After sixteen straight years on a university campus.....

Aren't your parents tired of paying for your education already! If you're not "getting it" by now....chances are your simply not going to get it. :rofl2: :rofl2:


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Re: Love this ad!
« Reply #11 on: July 08, 2009, 09:26:26 am »
LOL.  That's what I get for collecting the degrees.  Some of those years were also spent as a researcher rather than a student, so overall I'm doing okay on the time spent on-campus.  My sixteen-year streak ended last year anyway.  I'm now out of the ivory tower and gainfully employed.  ;)

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Re: Love this ad!
« Reply #12 on: July 08, 2009, 11:52:03 am »
;D

I find the "You know you're not the first." caption disturbing because the model looks like she's 12.  :thumbdown:

It would work better with a model that actually looks like an adult.

OK. To me she looks  20ish... a youg 20ish indeed  and certainly if the ad was made today, the agency would have a sheaf of paperwork attesting to her majority.

I am of a generation which thinks that using attractive women  is the correct way to sell male toys such as cars and beer.   ;)

I DO wonder why there are not more ads that use attractive men to sell to women... (or men) in/on the mainstream media.   Maybe I read the worng newspapers, watch the wrong TV programs and live on the wrong continent to see these things.

After sixteen straight years on a university campus I've had to gradually learn to spot the late teens from the early twenties and the mid-twenties.  This particular model looks to me like she's most likely 15, give or take a year or two.  It's not that I am immune, or even necessarily object, to the objectification of beautiful young people.  It's just that in this case I found the caption creepy.

Now if that ad had someone along the lines of Angelina Jolie or Megan Fox, who are clearly adult women and have also "been around the block" once or twice, then I think it would have lived up to the concept.

I too work at a university and can't agree with you on the model's age.  Yes, she looks young but I've seen too many 18-22 year olds who can pass for anything from 16 to 25 that I no longer guess the exact age.  Don't forget how hard some girls go to achieve that perfect ageless look of eternal youth.  Also, the picture has most definitely been air brushed or photoshopped to glossy perfection. ;)

As far as using an older model, would that not defeat the purpose of attracting the younger set?  Consider the ad of the young couple with the pic of the BMW on top of the woman's face.  Definitely a younger audience than you or I represent.

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Re: Love this ad!
« Reply #13 on: July 08, 2009, 11:21:07 pm »
LOL
Great ad.
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Re: Love this ad!
« Reply #14 on: July 08, 2009, 11:34:32 pm »
  It's just that in this case I found the caption creepy.

Why?  When I was in high school there were plenty of 15-17 year old dirty whores... ;D
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Re: Love this ad!
« Reply #15 on: July 08, 2009, 11:56:45 pm »
  It's just that in this case I found the caption .

Why?  When I was in high school there were plenty of 15-17 year old dirty whores... ;D

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