Virgin ad in poor taste?

spartacus · 25 January 2009, 16:02

Is it just me - or are Virgin acting out of desperation with this ad?

Their 25th anniversary ad has been running recently on UK tv, and I think it's lame.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=XZghtOR-Drc&NR=1

I know it's meant to be tongue in cheek, but this whole Gordon Gekko meets Barbie shi* is hardly ground-breaking. British advertising used to lead the world... then they hired a music video director with a big budget and the rest is history!

Poly · 25 January 2009, 16:08

Someone I know who works in advertising once explained to me: "if you don't understand the advert, you're probably not in the target demographic" ... I have since come to the conclusion I am not in the target demographic for > 95% of stuff!

codprawn · 25 January 2009, 17:15

The reason our adverts are so lame these days is because of the Advertising Standards Authority. they will pull an advert if they get just 1 complaint and they agree with that 1 complaint. The fact 3 million people LOVE the ad doesn't matter!!!

Pete7 · 25 January 2009, 18:12

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Originally Posted by Polwart

Someone I know who works in advertising once explained to me: "if you don't understand the advert, you're probably not in the target demographic" ... I have since come to the conclusion I am not in the target demographic for > 95% of stuff!

You mean you are old enough to remember this one

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and I recon half of Ribnet weren't even born when this was first released, wonder if they realise this is what there parents dressed like

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Andy Moore · 25 January 2009, 20:17

I like it. The air hostesses are babes. And the bloke is playing Asteroids, which is the best video game ever made.

Bern Hanreck · 26 January 2009, 15:04

http://www.m2film.dk/fleggaard/index.php?film=2

If you can work out what they are selling , please let me know ?
On second thoughts , don't bother , I'm not sure I care

Bigmuz7 · 26 January 2009, 16:38

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Originally Posted by Bern Hanreck

http://www.m2film.dk/fleggaard/index.php?film=2

If you can work out what they are selling , please let me know ?
On second thoughts , don't bother , I'm not sure I care

Well they always say sex sells ..... sssssold

karlT · 26 January 2009, 16:45

Believe it or not, the group of girls featured in the ad REALLY ARE virgin hosties!!

I think its a great ad does one better than Ryanair with their hostie calendar!!

BruceB · 26 January 2009, 17:44

I don't know when they were released but I do remember them being on the telly

BruceB · 26 January 2009, 19:03

If you can work out what they are selling , please let me know ?

Apparentely its an advert for Seimens washing machines. Wonder what one for Phillips washing machines would be like?

Tim M · 01 February 2009, 23:31

I think the Virgin ad is great

IBWET · 02 February 2009, 05:04

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Originally Posted by Pete7

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As a point of interest,the blonde at the start of this, is now married to one of the Barclay bros who got binned down on them there islands just off France...and as she unlikely to have a rib so won't see this, now looks like Zelda out of the terrahawks.