The Best & Worst Advertisements in India

Latheesh · 12th May 2010, 13:28

I stopped watching TV after seeing some of the ads

DRIV3R · 12th May 2010, 13:35

The new Tanishq ad seems to be nic. Natural.

addyhemmige · 25th May 2010, 12:09

Has anybody seen the new ad for Indigo Airlines? They emphasize on the importance of time in the aviation industry. It was very nicely done. I loved it

download2live · 25th May 2010, 12:15

Fair and lovely does it again. When I thought they could not get any lower BINGO. There you have it. The ad which says:

"Sirf Gorapaan nahi, SAAF gorapaan".

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Originally Posted by addyhemmige

Has anybody seen the new ad for Indigo Airlines? They emphasize on the importance of time in the aviation industry. It was very nicely done. I loved it

Loved the air hostesses in the ads.

anekho · 25th May 2010, 12:38

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Originally Posted by addyhemmige

Has anybody seen the new ad for Indigo Airlines? They emphasize on the importance of time in the aviation industry. It was very nicely done. I loved it

Very nice and refreshing ad!

Here's the video for those who haven't seen it:

YouTube - IndiGo Airlines ad W+K

addyhemmige · 25th May 2010, 12:40

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Originally Posted by download2live

Loved the air hostesses in the ads.

Glad to oblige

The Best & Worst Advertisements in India-ontime.jpg

Spitfire · 25th May 2010, 12:42

This ontime thing is a sort of a cheat.

I will give you an example.

Bangalore - Goa, a jet engined flight earlier used to take 45 mins take off and landing. The total travel time was mentioned as 45 mins.

Now the total travel time is mentioned as 1:15 mins on the same route. The flight does not take more then 45-55 mins.

ONTIME all the time obviously.

benbsb29 · 25th May 2010, 12:52

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Originally Posted by Spitfire

This ontime thing is a sort of a cheat.

ONTIME all the time obviously.

Even Emirates Airlines follows a similar approach IIRC, based on my limited experience travelling with them.

vipul_singh · 27th May 2010, 22:14

I am no expert but that could be to accomodate the increased taxi time due to the massive growth in air traffic since, say 10 years ago. So it may not be the airline's fault. And it is not as though they are pre-emptively incorporating a buffer - the flight time really is more there days.

For example, In the 1990s, IA flight time between Lucknow and Delhi used to be 40 mins. Now the aircraft is in the air for 50 mins.

rohan_iitr · 31st May 2010, 16:20

Have you seen the latest Alto advertisement ?

A young man and a young lady go on a long drive in Alto. A Lancer overtakes this Alto (The Lancer indicates properly while changing lanes and performs the overtaking in a very sane manner).

But immediately after the Lancer overtakes the Alto, the young lady in the Alto somehow feels offended and provokes the driver to overtake the Lancer. The young man driving the Alto easily gets provoked by the young lady and immediately overtakes the Lancer (perhaps dangerously) by accelerating rapidly (as seen in the speedometer).

While the Alto is overtaking the Lancer, the young lady in the front passenger seat is also shown making facing faces at the people in the car being overtaken. (Mind you, she is not a 10 year old kid, she is a grown up young lady)

Maruti Suzuki advertisements are generally nice, but this one is totally irresponsible and immature. What exactly are they promoting - racing a puny 800cc car with a much more capable car ?

The previous Alto advertisement was much better, in which a young married couple is shown going on an early morning long drive in the rainy weather.

Rohan

akshay4587 · 31st May 2010, 16:23

I somehow like the Limca Advertisements,new one is decent,but the one they used to broadcast before this was better.

bblost · 31st May 2010, 16:25

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Originally Posted by rohan_iitr

Have you seen the latest Alto advertisement ?

A young man and a young lady go on a long drive in Alto. A Lancer overtakes this Alto (The Lancer indicates properly while changing lanes and performs the overtaking in a very sane manner).

Rohan

I agree this is a Stupid ADVT.

YouTube - maruti alto 40sec.mpeg

amitoj · 31st May 2010, 16:30

The latest Xylo ad (happy legs) has a glaring goofup that anyone with little bit of knowledge of SLRs should be able to see. The Ace Fashion Photographger is taking pictures of the models using a telephoto zoom lens.

YouTube - Mahindra Xylo 'Happy Legs' TVC

Check it at 00:07 seconds.

HappyWheels · 31st May 2010, 16:43

#1
The Alto advt is definitely a blunder!

Seems like Maruti's advt team have their heads under mud! First it was the reckless driven SX4 and now the Alto. And yes, whats with the lady showing faces?

#2
Loved the Sumo Grande advt which has been on the air for quite some time now. The concept of first impression being not the right one. Well made! TATA's definitely have a good advt team there.

Mr_Bean · 31st May 2010, 17:40

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Originally Posted by rohan_iitr

Maruti Suzuki advertisements are generally nice, but this one is totally irresponsible and immature. What exactly are they promoting - racing a puny 800cc car with a much more capable car ?

Rohan

They should have replaced the lancer with the new SX4

. Well regarding the AD part, if Chevy can do it then why not Maruti.

Offtopic - Cute looking girl in the alto

12th May 2010, 13:28	#2011
Latheesh Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: CNN/BLR Posts: 4,243 Thanked: 10,089 Times	I stopped watching TV after seeing some of the ads
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DRIV3R Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: India Posts: 1,905 Thanked: 2,254 Times	The new Tanishq ad seems to be nic. Natural.
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25th May 2010, 12:09	#2013
addyhemmige Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Bangalore/Hassan Posts: 1,527 Thanked: 487 Times View My Garage	Has anybody seen the new ad for Indigo Airlines? They emphasize on the importance of time in the aviation industry. It was very nicely done. I loved it
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25th May 2010, 12:42	#2017
Spitfire BANNED Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Panaji - Goa/Bangalore - Karnataka Posts: 3,312 Thanked: 774 Times	This ontime thing is a sort of a cheat. I will give you an example. Bangalore - Goa, a jet engined flight earlier used to take 45 mins take off and landing. The total travel time was mentioned as 45 mins. Now the total travel time is mentioned as 1:15 mins on the same route. The flight does not take more then 45-55 mins. ONTIME all the time obviously.
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27th May 2010, 22:14	#2019
vipul_singh BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: BLR / Lucknow Posts: 595 Thanked: 833 Times View My Garage	I am no expert but that could be to accomodate the increased taxi time due to the massive growth in air traffic since, say 10 years ago. So it may not be the airline's fault. And it is not as though they are pre-emptively incorporating a buffer - the flight time really is more there days. For example, In the 1990s, IA flight time between Lucknow and Delhi used to be 40 mins. Now the aircraft is in the air for 50 mins.
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31st May 2010, 16:20	#2020
rohan_iitr Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,129 Thanked: 820 Times	Have you seen the latest Alto advertisement ? A young man and a young lady go on a long drive in Alto. A Lancer overtakes this Alto (The Lancer indicates properly while changing lanes and performs the overtaking in a very sane manner). But immediately after the Lancer overtakes the Alto, the young lady in the Alto somehow feels offended and provokes the driver to overtake the Lancer. The young man driving the Alto easily gets provoked by the young lady and immediately overtakes the Lancer (perhaps dangerously) by accelerating rapidly (as seen in the speedometer). While the Alto is overtaking the Lancer, the young lady in the front passenger seat is also shown making facing faces at the people in the car being overtaken. (Mind you, she is not a 10 year old kid, she is a grown up young lady) Maruti Suzuki advertisements are generally nice, but this one is totally irresponsible and immature. What exactly are they promoting - racing a puny 800cc car with a much more capable car ? The previous Alto advertisement was much better, in which a young married couple is shown going on an early morning long drive in the rainy weather. Rohan Last edited by rohan_iitr : 31st May 2010 at 16:21.
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akshay4587 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Chandigarh/Mohali/Ambala Cantt Posts: 4,151 Thanked: 4,525 Times View My Garage	I somehow like the Limca Advertisements,new one is decent,but the one they used to broadcast before this was better.
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31st May 2010, 16:43	#2024
HappyWheels Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 4,106 Thanked: 537 Times	#1 The Alto advt is definitely a blunder! Seems like Maruti's advt team have their heads under mud! First it was the reckless driven SX4 and now the Alto. And yes, whats with the lady showing faces? #2 Loved the Sumo Grande advt which has been on the air for quite some time now. The concept of first impression being not the right one. Well made! TATA's definitely have a good advt team there.
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