The Best & Worst Advertisements in India

hemanth.anand · 27th July 2014, 11:48

I love the new AMG ad. The ad which defines "AMG=Ah My God".

My tata sky set top box has some issue and I'm not able to change channels and this ad is on channel 100 since morning.

The background score, the visuals and the abbreviation itself are so good that I get #ThatAMGfeeling

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpywG...e_gdata_player

pratyush6 · 27th July 2014, 12:54

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Originally Posted by hemanth.anand

I love the new AMG ad. The ad which defines "AMG=Ah My God".

My tata sky set top box has some issue and I'm not able to change channels and this ad is on channel 100 since morning.

The background score, the visuals and the abbreviation itself are so good that I get #ThatAMGfeeling

This was brilliant. In league with the Cafe Racer ad.

This is the contraption I saw on TV - Honda Mobilio - Boy this is irritating

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyGHqA8bVfg

AbhishekB86 · 27th July 2014, 15:56

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Originally Posted by pratyush6

[b]This is the contraption I saw on TV - Honda Mobilio - Boy this is irritating

I've seen this commercial twice and I'm already irritated. This is way worse than Farah Khan's jumping jhapaang IPL commercials. No idea why Honda needs such lame commericals when it has such strong brand presence.

arnabchak · 28th July 2014, 10:57

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Originally Posted by pratyush6

This is the contraption I saw on TV - Honda Mobilio - Boy this is irritating

Extremely irritating and illogical ad.Honda has a market presence and ads like this are only tarnishing their image, similar to what cars like Amaze and Mobilio are doing!!

srishiva · 28th July 2014, 11:09

The new Honda ad I think drives home what they wanted to, include everyone in travel plans. It might not look that sophisticated though.

Its kind of copied from Toyota swagger ad according to the net.

Dry Ice · 28th July 2014, 11:12

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Originally Posted by pratyush6

This is the contraption I saw on TV - Honda Mobilio - Boy this is irritating

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Originally Posted by AbhishekB86

I've seen this commercial twice and I'm already irritated. This is way worse than Farah Khan's jumping jhapaang IPL commercials. No idea why Honda needs such lame commericals when it has such strong brand presence.

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Originally Posted by arnabchak

Extremely irritating and illogical ad.Honda has a market presence and ads like this are only tarnishing their image, similar to what cars like Amaze and Mobilio are doing!!

What a pathetic ad! What were they thinking - everyone is a fan of yo-yo mumbo-jumbo!

yosbert · 28th July 2014, 11:40

I am still trying to decide which one is more ridiculous - Mobilio's pricing or its TV commercial

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That ad seems to have been shot in the 90s when it was cool to rap in silly Hindi lyrics ala Baba Sehgal.

RYP · 28th July 2014, 13:52

Is this Honda, Is this the company which made a legend of an ad in 2003 ( The Cog).
They did two good things here,
1. Only Front and Back three quarters view are shown, side profile is the ugliest with rear hanging out like a sore thigh(?)

. Thank god for not showing that.
2. They made the kids dance in front to hide the Brioish face, upto an extent.

This particular colour looks too bland on the Mobilio and this isn't helping either to oomph the appeal of the car. (Isn't an ad supposed do the exact opposite?). Carnelian Red Pearl would've atleast shown a premium image here- missed opportunity.
Last but not the least, from where do they sourced that BGM?. Mongolian tribals may be

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varun.ppl · 28th July 2014, 14:01

Liked this new ad from Dairy Milk (actually even old ad's of Dairy Milk were good too, sweet obsession). It's the other products like Shots etc which have awful advts.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYsB-d3zvZg

dass · 28th July 2014, 14:20

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Originally Posted by pratyush6

This is the contraption I saw on TV - Honda Mobilio - Boy this is irritating

The last few seconds of the AD, you see three people sitting in the middle row and it clearly shows the cramped shoulder room, with 3 thin people there, I mean what were they thinking? Both with the Ad and their pricing.

DicKy · 28th July 2014, 17:21

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D79ZVmZO_sQ

Can't believe no one has put this gutter crap advert here.
A motorcycle without studs or chains ploughing through the Arctic ice. Leave alone studs or tyre chains, its a motorcycle for God's sake.

Penguins!!! OMG, penguins in Arctic.
The model exposes his face to the elements and blows into his hands for warmth a la indian hill station. And he washes his face ??? In Arctic?
Let alone washing with water there, the way he exposes his face is guarentee enough for frostbite.

Did the admakers think that people are so dumb... There are ads that are fantasied worlds, but this...

ani_meher · 29th July 2014, 12:17

Agree with the Honda Mobilio comments, truely a highly irritating ad, can't imagine Honda went that route. I had the misfortune of seeing the ad translated to Marathi as well, and there was a sudden search for remote to change the channel ASAP. It's just awkward.

About ZMA ad, yep, its stupid. But their ads have always been stupid. The next ad will show a model jumping on Mars to repair Curiocity robot. But the background music of this ad is the saving grace (somewhat!).

Pri2 · 29th July 2014, 23:53

Another pathetic ad by Airtel. Beautifully shot ad though but I have no idea what they are trying to convey and how this is even related to their 4G network. Looks like as if they are trying too hard to make stupid ads.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9Bl...yer_detailpage

Octane_Power · 30th July 2014, 00:12

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Originally Posted by DicKy

Did the admakers think that people are so dumb... There are ads that are fantasied worlds, but this...

in the fine disclaimer line below the ad the last few words read : "Special tyres used which are not available commercially".

And why in the world they start the ad with the ship getting stuck? I just can't get what purpose it has. Finally, he goes and shoots pictures of the Northern Lights, so does it mean that the ship was just going there for that purpose?

Plain stupid.

-Bhargav

createrkid · 1st August 2014, 17:36

I've had a very peculiar sense of detail for every motorcycle advertisement that airs on television. I can't help but notice that whenever the throttle is wrung, a simple commuter bike makes that distinctive inline 4 engine noise. The TVS extreme and the Yamaha fz 2.0 ads are indicative of my observations. I know something as silly as this makes no difference to the average viewer but as an enthusiast, it's highly annoying and misleading, it makes me cringe everytime. It's like advertising a suzuki swift that sounds like a V8.

28th July 2014, 11:09	#3290
srishiva Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 4,372 Thanked: 2,260 Times	Re: The BEST & the WORST Advertisements on TV The new Honda ad I think drives home what they wanted to, include everyone in travel plans. It might not look that sophisticated though. Its kind of copied from Toyota swagger ad according to the net.
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28th July 2014, 11:40	#3292
yosbert BHPian Join Date: May 2011 Location: Bangalore Posts: 155 Thanked: 269 Times	Re: The BEST & the WORST Advertisements on TV I am still trying to decide which one is more ridiculous - Mobilio's pricing or its TV commercial . That ad seems to have been shot in the 90s when it was cool to rap in silly Hindi lyrics ala Baba Sehgal.
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28th July 2014, 13:52	#3293
RYP BHPian Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Bangalore Posts: 115 Thanked: 542 Times	Re: The BEST & the WORST Advertisements on TV Is this Honda, Is this the company which made a legend of an ad in 2003 ( The Cog). They did two good things here, 1. Only Front and Back three quarters view are shown, side profile is the ugliest with rear hanging out like a sore thigh(?) . Thank god for not showing that. 2. They made the kids dance in front to hide the Brioish face, upto an extent. This particular colour looks too bland on the Mobilio and this isn't helping either to oomph the appeal of the car. (Isn't an ad supposed do the exact opposite?). Carnelian Red Pearl would've atleast shown a premium image here- missed opportunity. Last but not the least, from where do they sourced that BGM?. Mongolian tribals may be.
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29th July 2014, 12:17	#3297
ani_meher Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Pune Posts: 1,988 Thanked: 4,101 Times	Re: The BEST & the WORST Advertisements on TV Agree with the Honda Mobilio comments, truely a highly irritating ad, can't imagine Honda went that route. I had the misfortune of seeing the ad translated to Marathi as well, and there was a sudden search for remote to change the channel ASAP. It's just awkward. About ZMA ad, yep, its stupid. But their ads have always been stupid. The next ad will show a model jumping on Mars to repair Curiocity robot. But the background music of this ad is the saving grace (somewhat!).
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1st August 2014, 17:36	#3300
createrkid BHPian Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Dhaka, BD Posts: 277 Thanked: 462 Times	Re: The BEST & the WORST Advertisements on TV I've had a very peculiar sense of detail for every motorcycle advertisement that airs on television. I can't help but notice that whenever the throttle is wrung, a simple commuter bike makes that distinctive inline 4 engine noise. The TVS extreme and the Yamaha fz 2.0 ads are indicative of my observations. I know something as silly as this makes no difference to the average viewer but as an enthusiast, it's highly annoying and misleading, it makes me cringe everytime. It's like advertising a suzuki swift that sounds like a V8.
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