tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230122208316058154.post3318524058440456049..comments2024-01-11T04:50:32.002-06:00Comments on A Tonk's Tail... err, Tale...: Epic Advertising FAIL!A Tonlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08088764837982515116noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230122208316058154.post-75041227203730447832012-07-02T22:39:42.054-05:002012-07-02T22:39:42.054-05:00*trying to envision what toe Koolaid tastes like* ...*trying to envision what toe Koolaid tastes like* :::shudder:::A Tonlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08088764837982515116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230122208316058154.post-48820457240056518132012-07-02T20:54:27.996-05:002012-07-02T20:54:27.996-05:00First of all, what kind of horrible people think p...First of all, what kind of horrible people think people with lung cancer or ANY type of cancer deserve to die?<br /><br />Second, that's a horrible ad. Yes it made us talk about lung cancer, but it made us think this organization is TERRIBLE to insult groups of people, thus not wanting us to give them our money, thus proving this was a huge failure of a campaign!<br /><br />The way to get our attention and money is not to shock and gasp and get us ANGRY, but to shock and gasp and get us upset enough to want to help, or inspire us to want to help/change/do good. <br /><br />I like the ice cube ad. It didn't make fun of Eskimos, it taught you a way to sell something no one wants differently. It shows how creative that company can be and you want/need them. I just can't believe no one at the lung cancer company thought this was a bad idea, enough to stop it. Really guys, really? You thought this was GOOD?IcyPinkLemonadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01242172996345054426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230122208316058154.post-10591779515690367952012-06-30T23:03:25.631-05:002012-06-30T23:03:25.631-05:00True, but while it did make you think of lung canc...True, but while it did make you think of lung cancer, did it motivate you to donate to *their* org? Every nonprofit is dependent upon the largesse of donors - and the very last thing I would want to to is give this group money! If this did awaken me to the need to fund lung cancer research, I'd actually go out of my way to find a different org to donate to, after having seen this campaign!A Tonlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08088764837982515116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230122208316058154.post-72518011922699204932012-06-30T21:38:31.339-05:002012-06-30T21:38:31.339-05:00Somebody really messed up! Methinks they must have...Somebody really messed up! Methinks they must have all been drinking toe Koolaid!<br />kISSES<br />nELLIEAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08349527615197248660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230122208316058154.post-59704161883925294232012-06-29T18:19:15.309-05:002012-06-29T18:19:15.309-05:00WAY too far. It was either a young and naive inter...WAY too far. It was either a young and naive intern...or one of the "I wanna be cool" ad execs who should know better, but gets too caught up in making a statement. I sure would have loved to have been a fly on the conference room wall when this campaign was born. It's horrible. <br /><br />Even so, as I'm writing this I'm realizing that I would not have thought of lung cancer today were it not for the ad.<br /><br />Still, bad.<br />~GlogirlyGLOGIRLYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02900083227471046241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230122208316058154.post-62421458748931984502012-06-29T17:19:27.633-05:002012-06-29T17:19:27.633-05:00*shaking head* not cool.*shaking head* not cool.dArtagnan Rumblepurr/Diego Hamlet Moonfurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292794968160988264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230122208316058154.post-31603627882203285962012-06-29T16:52:15.187-05:002012-06-29T16:52:15.187-05:00Definitely EPIC FAIL. In very bad taste!!Definitely EPIC FAIL. In very bad taste!!CATachresishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10227422179439047735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230122208316058154.post-80140802132300157512012-06-29T16:01:59.084-05:002012-06-29T16:01:59.084-05:00looks like classic cluster muck...so to speaklooks like classic cluster muck...so to speakAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230122208316058154.post-67288007061491001412012-06-29T13:40:20.134-05:002012-06-29T13:40:20.134-05:00This IS horrible and what is WRONG with them to pu...This IS horrible and what is WRONG with them to put garbage out like that?????Katie Isabellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04298277081648176277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230122208316058154.post-37645445010878220022012-06-29T13:09:58.794-05:002012-06-29T13:09:58.794-05:00As a young purrson would say: EPIC FAIL. These a...As a young purrson would say: EPIC FAIL. These are horrible.Angel Prancer Piehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12687282594865887892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230122208316058154.post-12679408945216968012012-06-29T12:11:31.683-05:002012-06-29T12:11:31.683-05:00No didn't work for us either.
Best wishes Mol...No didn't work for us either. <br />Best wishes MollyAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13215335582021912308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230122208316058154.post-7597891331448196012012-06-29T11:35:04.662-05:002012-06-29T11:35:04.662-05:00As I said on facebook, you have about a split seco...As I said on facebook, you have about a split second to grab the attention of your audience, and while I like the punch line of an "unexpected" ad campaign, this one does not work. Starting an ad with this sort of "gasp," "why are you saying such a hateful thing about a group of people?" only works if you deliver the appropriate message quicker. And I guess maybe I don’t know enough about the subject, but I did not realize a large contingency of the population felt that people who got lung cancer deserved to die. I realize the cigarette aspect of it, but my grandmother died of lung cancer and she never smoked a day in her life. Anyhow, this ad only served to upset me, it did not enlighten or educate me to the plight of lung cancer. I know they felt they were trying to be clever, but it really missed the mark in my opinion. Thank you for the email information!Deb Barnes - Zee and Zoeyhttp://www.zeezoey.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230122208316058154.post-14221825591062330322012-06-29T11:31:44.223-05:002012-06-29T11:31:44.223-05:00We must say that the adverts by Lung Cancer Allian...We must say that the adverts by Lung Cancer Alliance are in very bad taste. Definitely gone too far.The Furries of Whisppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16732972758512775677noreply@blogger.com