The Best & Worst Advertisements in India

harit · 27th October 2010, 18:22

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Originally Posted by akshay4587

Did anyone see new VW Vento AD, it seemed funny to me with people crying, while the car rolls of the assembly line, and towards the last, a guy running after it and shouting," please take care of it\her".

This is one of the very noticably horrible ads I have seen. If they feel so sorry to see their cars delivered, why do they not just keep them for themselves? Atleast these adults will stop crying, only to start again when no salary comes in as no cars were sold

. For a long time I could not stand Hindi movies of an era when there were these typical elderly ladies crying.
The ad did its purpose, it got my attention. But it did irritate me, it would not make me rush to buy their car.
If Volkswagen ran out of ideas, they should go around and find nice Beetles, Vans and portray them, that way enthusiasts could get something back.

But this ad, well it is horrible.

Cheers harit

Jayabusa · 27th October 2010, 23:49

I really liked the ad urging us to donated blood, showing a little girl suffering from Thalassemia. It's a very well made ad and the guy in the ad is the one who had appeared in the Tata Tea ad explaining the importance of voting.

I dislike those stupid fairness cream ads, but the recent one, in which a sportswoman(cycling) becomes the brand ambassador of some company after applying a fairness cream, shows the sad reality of sport the world-over.

CaliAtenza · 1st November 2010, 17:32

Who is the girl/lady in the new godrej add for their home electronic lock? Very hot

vipul_singh · 1st November 2010, 23:16

Coming from Tata, the Manza ad seems to be a rehash of the Tata Estate ad's concept. But good, otherwise.

I love the one for Nippon Paints. Good thing they did not make an Indian ad and just plonked the Japanese one instead. It clearly conveys where they are from.

drive_or_die · 1st November 2010, 23:35

I searched for ACT II Popcorn ad in the forum but could not find reference to same, I liked the concept of this ad

A black screen with some lines (ref. below for lines) without sound appears on TV and definitely gains attention.

"Do you know why companies makes ad?"

Screen changes: "So that you can go to your microwave and make a bowl of ACT II popcorn without missing the program"

BaCkSeAtDrIVeR · 2nd November 2010, 10:27

Yup, that is one helluva punch line.

"why do they have commercial breaks?"

So that you can make a bowl of popcorn.

kiku007 · 2nd November 2010, 11:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by harit

This is one of the very noticably horrible ads I have seen. If they feel so sorry to see their cars delivered, why do they not just keep them for themselves? Atleast these adults will stop crying, only to start again when no salary comes in as no cars were sold

. For a long time I could not stand Hindi movies of an era when there were these typical elderly ladies crying.
The ad did its purpose, it got my attention. But it did irritate me, it would not make me rush to buy their car.
If Volkswagen ran out of ideas, they should go around and find nice Beetles, Vans and portray them, that way enthusiasts could get something back.

But this ad, well it is horrible.

Cheers harit

Has the same AD Agency made both this AD and the earlier, 'Our Engineers have tested it...' ADs? They seriously need to do some rethinking.

What the heck? Nowadays even the bride's mother doesn't cry, sending off her daughter after marriage!

It would have been a lot better if they showed something like, 'The passion and dedication the plant people have in building the cars and the pride they take when they see those cars on the road'

Newpunter · 2nd November 2010, 11:58

I hate the MTS ad featuring Sameera Reddy and Yuvraj Singh. Sameera is using the MTS device to browse the internet and then sees that Yuvraj is struggling to catch the ball properly on the field. She walks up to him and puts the MTS device in his pocket and then he makes a super fast dive and catches the next ball that comes up to him. What a stupid ad. Grrrrrr.....

benbsb29 · 2nd November 2010, 12:45

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Originally Posted by Newpunter

I hate the MTS ad featuring Sameera Reddy and Yuvraj Singh.

Horrible concept, i must say!

Latheesh · 2nd November 2010, 13:40

I like the new Vodafone delight ads. Very cute girl and genuine expressions on her face.

Jayabusa · 2nd November 2010, 14:43

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Originally Posted by Newpunter

I hate the MTS ad featuring Sameera Reddy and Yuvraj Singh. Sameera is using the MTS device to browse the internet and then sees that Yuvraj is struggling to catch the ball properly on the field. She walks up to him and puts the MTS device in his pocket and then he makes a super fast dive and catches the next ball that comes up to him. What a stupid ad. Grrrrrr.....

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Originally Posted by benbsb29

Horrible concept, i must say!

Fully agree with you guys. It's horrible. Add to that the sexual undelay, what with their faces coming closer in an instant(indicating a possible kiss), and butt-patting.

CaliAtenza · 3rd November 2010, 12:37

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Originally Posted by Jayabusa

Fully agree with you guys. It's horrible. Add to that the sexual undelay, what with their faces coming closer in an instant(indicating a possible kiss), and butt-patting.

Sameera Reddy looks a little on the bigger side in that ad

Latheesh · 3rd November 2010, 13:54

^^
You mean in the last shot, isnt it?

tanwaramit · 4th November 2010, 16:25

Here is the video of that MTS ad.

YouTube - Sameera Reddy's MTS ad with Yuvraj Singh

meerkat · 4th November 2010, 23:45

Worst ads : any ad at all, that interferes with a football match. In fact I make it a point to boycott any and all products promoted in such ads.

27th October 2010, 23:49	#2252
Jayabusa Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Mumbai Posts: 2,448 Thanked: 69 Times	I really liked the ad urging us to donated blood, showing a little girl suffering from Thalassemia. It's a very well made ad and the guy in the ad is the one who had appeared in the Tata Tea ad explaining the importance of voting. I dislike those stupid fairness cream ads, but the recent one, in which a sportswoman(cycling) becomes the brand ambassador of some company after applying a fairness cream, shows the sad reality of sport the world-over. Last edited by Jayabusa : 27th October 2010 at 23:55.
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1st November 2010, 17:32	#2253
CaliAtenza BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: LAX-SNA-BFL-BLR Posts: 321 Thanked: 18 Times	Who is the girl/lady in the new godrej add for their home electronic lock? Very hot
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1st November 2010, 23:16	#2254
vipul_singh BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: BLR / Lucknow Posts: 595 Thanked: 833 Times View My Garage	Coming from Tata, the Manza ad seems to be a rehash of the Tata Estate ad's concept. But good, otherwise. I love the one for Nippon Paints. Good thing they did not make an Indian ad and just plonked the Japanese one instead. It clearly conveys where they are from.
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1st November 2010, 23:35	#2255
drive_or_die BHPian Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: KA 51/ PB 25 Posts: 99 Thanked: 44 Times	ACT II popcorn ad I searched for ACT II Popcorn ad in the forum but could not find reference to same, I liked the concept of this ad A black screen with some lines (ref. below for lines) without sound appears on TV and definitely gains attention. "Do you know why companies makes ad?" Screen changes: "So that you can go to your microwave and make a bowl of ACT II popcorn without missing the program"
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2nd November 2010, 10:27	#2256
BaCkSeAtDrIVeR BANNED Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Kochi Posts: 2,522 Thanked: 752 Times	Yup, that is one helluva punch line. "why do they have commercial breaks?" So that you can make a bowl of popcorn. Last edited by BaCkSeAtDrIVeR : 2nd November 2010 at 10:32. Reason: fixed a typo
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2nd November 2010, 11:58	#2258
Newpunter BHPian Join Date: May 2010 Location: Bangalore Posts: 744 Thanked: 336 Times	I hate the MTS ad featuring Sameera Reddy and Yuvraj Singh. Sameera is using the MTS device to browse the internet and then sees that Yuvraj is struggling to catch the ball properly on the field. She walks up to him and puts the MTS device in his pocket and then he makes a super fast dive and catches the next ball that comes up to him. What a stupid ad. Grrrrrr.....
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2nd November 2010, 13:40	#2260
Latheesh Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: CNN/BLR Posts: 4,243 Thanked: 10,090 Times	I like the new Vodafone delight ads. Very cute girl and genuine expressions on her face.
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3rd November 2010, 13:54	#2263
Latheesh Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: CNN/BLR Posts: 4,243 Thanked: 10,090 Times	^^ You mean in the last shot, isnt it?
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4th November 2010, 23:45	#2265
meerkat BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: World Posts: 123 Thanked: 183 Times	Worst ads : any ad at all, that interferes with a football match. In fact I make it a point to boycott any and all products promoted in such ads.
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