The Best & Worst Advertisements in India

arnabchak · 29th December 2009, 12:51

Few of the best ads in recent times
1) Tata Safari -Reclaim your life series. The background music is haunting.
2) Also loved the P220 ad with the rock version of "Hamara BAjaj" playing in the background.
3) Loved the Mastercard ads potraying a bunch of friends reuniting after ages.

Worst Ads:
1) Saffora where the guy shakes those dirty crap looking oil drops from the body.
2) Dominies for its extreme gross illustration.
3) DOCOMO-what does it want to tell?????

Mi10 · 29th December 2009, 16:00

Car ads I love:
Tata Safari (Reclaim your life)
Tata Sumo Grande MKII (newest one)
VW brand (one featreing Rohan, wanting to book a car in advance)
VW Beetle (valet parking guys paying up 200 bucks for a ride)
Suzuki Swift (latest series)
Suzuki SX4 (Men are back, one with Truck driver)

Car ads I hate:
Zen Estillo (the old one, with box)
Hyundai Santro (one with SRK)
Hyundai Verna (Airforce)
Suzuki SX4 (latest, automatic)
Mahindra Xylo
Honda Jazz(bubble burst)

sidd25 · 29th December 2009, 16:12

The ad of some life insurance company is just awesome.
"WIFE:Kanpur se Lucknow koi ghumne jata hai?"

Remember guys??

SirAlec · 29th December 2009, 16:17

I hate the recent Nirma Ad. what was she thinking. The oldest Nirma ad had a cult status, this one is outright stupid.

kiku007 · 29th December 2009, 16:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by SirAlec

I hate the recent Nirma Ad. what was she thinking. The oldest Nirma ad had a cult status, this one is outright stupid.

This would qualify for the, "How not to remake a iconic yesteryear ad campaign"

Latheesh · 29th December 2009, 16:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by sidd25

The ad of some life insurance company is just awesome.
"WIFE:Kanpur se Lucknow koi ghumne jata hai?"

Remember guys??

This is one of my fav ad.

indianvirus · 29th December 2009, 23:46

Best ads according to me...
Kotak - You think your child will become something just by investing money?
Bingo chillies(or whatever)- The guy catches girl's kiss in his shirt pocket and pocket catches fire.
All most every fevicol ad from past to present.
TATA sky active english learning ad, lady speaking hinglish and later speaking excellent english.
Tata tea jaago re ads

Worst ones....
All most all hero honda ads.
Some cooking oil ad, lady wanting to spread oil in pan but instead of moving pan, she is moving herself - pathetic.
"Thandai" ads.
Most celebrity being brand ambassador ads.

addyhemmige · 30th December 2009, 10:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by sidd25

The ad of some life insurance company is just awesome.
"WIFE:Kanpur se Lucknow koi ghumne jata hai?"

Remember guys??

This was one lovely ad.

Quote:

Originally Posted by indianvirus

Best ads according to me...
Kotak - You think your child will become something just by investing money?
Bingo chillies(or whatever)- The guy catches girl's kiss in his shirt pocket and pocket catches fire.
All most every fevicol ad from past to present.
TATA sky active english learning ad, lady speaking hinglish and later speaking excellent english.
.....

Worst ones....
All most all hero honda ads.

+1. All Hero Honda ads are pathetic. Liked the new Bingo ad as well. The girl in the ad is kinda cute

.

I would say all Fevicol ads are among the best.

sudharma · 30th December 2009, 12:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by addyhemmige

This was one lovely ad.

+1. All Hero Honda ads are pathetic. Liked the new Bingo ad as well. The girl in the ad is kinda cute

.

I would say all Fevicol ads are among the best.

Have you seen the Battery Ad where the + & - terminals flys into a home and lights it up? Very bad & Useless. Can't even rember the name of the Battery!!

normally_crazy · 30th December 2009, 12:16

I also hate that Nirma ad - the message might be coming across but the execution is pathetic.

Another bad ad - is the AB Jr and his wife's soap ad - YUCKKKKKK !!

Another one is SRK asking to use Men's cream to look like him (use a cream and look like a monkey ?

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prince_pervez · 30th December 2009, 12:30

The Master card one with Purani Jeans song track is very nice.
The Bingo ad with that female. She has very nice expressions.
Vodafone zeezoos/bozos/zoozoos/whatever are starting to get boring.
Dish TV with SRK and their adopted daughter is very warm and nice.

sidd25 · 30th December 2009, 12:35

One more to add - Parents come to railway station to drop their son, where a pretty girl is sitting next to him.
"Beta kele kha lena pet theek rehta hai".

McLaren Rulez · 2nd January 2010, 15:13

Dunno if its been mentioned but the Discovery Channel's ad "The world is just awesome" is a great one! Really liked its video and the song too! Top class!

McLaren Rulez · 2nd January 2010, 16:04

YouTube - Discovery Channel: I Love the World

Here's the video of that ad I mentioned above.

anilkalvani · 3rd January 2010, 16:30

Just saw one of the most dumbest commercial for mattresses where a mother is coercing her child to go to sleep and he does not want to. So she carries him to his bed on the 'magic' mattress and lo, the very moment he falls into it, he goes off to la la land... zzzzzzzzzz. Bah!

Why do they waste so much money on stupidity? Feel like

... Do they think people are dumb?

29th December 2009, 12:51	#1726
arnabchak Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: MH-04 Posts: 1,346 Thanked: 1,165 Times	Few of the best ads in recent times 1) Tata Safari -Reclaim your life series. The background music is haunting. 2) Also loved the P220 ad with the rock version of "Hamara BAjaj" playing in the background. 3) Loved the Mastercard ads potraying a bunch of friends reuniting after ages. Worst Ads: 1) Saffora where the guy shakes those dirty crap looking oil drops from the body. 2) Dominies for its extreme gross illustration. 3) DOCOMO-what does it want to tell?????
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29th December 2009, 16:00	#1727
Mi10 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Chennai Posts: 1,172 Thanked: 3,299 Times View My Garage	Car ads - Loved and hated Car ads I love: Tata Safari (Reclaim your life) Tata Sumo Grande MKII (newest one) VW brand (one featreing Rohan, wanting to book a car in advance) VW Beetle (valet parking guys paying up 200 bucks for a ride) Suzuki Swift (latest series) Suzuki SX4 (Men are back, one with Truck driver) Car ads I hate: Zen Estillo (the old one, with box) Hyundai Santro (one with SRK) Hyundai Verna (Airforce) Suzuki SX4 (latest, automatic) Mahindra Xylo Honda Jazz(bubble burst)
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29th December 2009, 16:12	#1728
sidd25 BHPian Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Pune Posts: 134 Thanked: 7 Times	The ad of some life insurance company is just awesome. "WIFE:Kanpur se Lucknow koi ghumne jata hai?" Remember guys??
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29th December 2009, 16:17	#1729
SirAlec Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: zxc Posts: 3,393 Thanked: 727 Times	I hate the recent Nirma Ad. what was she thinking. The oldest Nirma ad had a cult status, this one is outright stupid.
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29th December 2009, 23:46	#1732
indianvirus BHPian Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Vadodara Posts: 207 Thanked: 122 Times	Best ads according to me... Kotak - You think your child will become something just by investing money? Bingo chillies(or whatever)- The guy catches girl's kiss in his shirt pocket and pocket catches fire. All most every fevicol ad from past to present. TATA sky active english learning ad, lady speaking hinglish and later speaking excellent english. Tata tea jaago re ads Worst ones.... All most all hero honda ads. Some cooking oil ad, lady wanting to spread oil in pan but instead of moving pan, she is moving herself - pathetic. "Thandai" ads. Most celebrity being brand ambassador ads.
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30th December 2009, 12:16	#1735
normally_crazy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 4,305 Thanked: 543 Times View My Garage	I also hate that Nirma ad - the message might be coming across but the execution is pathetic. Another bad ad - is the AB Jr and his wife's soap ad - YUCKKKKKK !! Another one is SRK asking to use Men's cream to look like him (use a cream and look like a monkey ? )
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30th December 2009, 12:30	#1736
prince_pervez Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Redwood shores, CA, USA Posts: 4,211 Thanked: 53 Times View My Garage	The Master card one with Purani Jeans song track is very nice. The Bingo ad with that female. She has very nice expressions. Vodafone zeezoos/bozos/zoozoos/whatever are starting to get boring. Dish TV with SRK and their adopted daughter is very warm and nice.
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30th December 2009, 12:35	#1737
sidd25 BHPian Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Pune Posts: 134 Thanked: 7 Times	One more to add - Parents come to railway station to drop their son, where a pretty girl is sitting next to him. "Beta kele kha lena pet theek rehta hai".
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2nd January 2010, 15:13	#1738
McLaren Rulez Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Mysore Posts: 3,465 Thanked: 5,536 Times	Dunno if its been mentioned but the Discovery Channel's ad "The world is just awesome" is a great one! Really liked its video and the song too! Top class!
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3rd January 2010, 16:30	#1740
anilkalvani BHPian Join Date: May 2008 Location: Bandra West, Bombay Posts: 633 Thanked: 90 Times	Just saw one of the most dumbest commercial for mattresses where a mother is coercing her child to go to sleep and he does not want to. So she carries him to his bed on the 'magic' mattress and lo, the very moment he falls into it, he goes off to la la land... zzzzzzzzzz. Bah! Why do they waste so much money on stupidity? Feel like ... Do they think people are dumb?
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