tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post1937092990372522268..comments2024-01-05T11:00:30.673-06:00Comments on DFW Point-to-Point: Bad AdsSteve Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13650405341304401203noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-29992399125457581812014-01-21T17:33:46.670-06:002014-01-21T17:33:46.670-06:00I think Ian's notion about the helicopter repr...I think Ian's notion about the helicopter represents our fantasy rather than Nissan's. Ironically, in the Nissan crashing into other cars ad (search YouTube "Nissan Rogue briefcase commercial" there IS a helicopter in the chase!<br /><br />At least there was a snowboarder in the Acura ad rather than a grinning actor playing the psycho.Steve Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13650405341304401203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-91891684615830423702014-01-21T10:13:31.335-06:002014-01-21T10:13:31.335-06:00Ian, that Acura ad may have been the one in Buycyc...Ian, that Acura ad may have been the one in Buycycling.Khalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11866897914538110672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-49143185124978247332014-01-21T06:29:48.232-06:002014-01-21T06:29:48.232-06:00The Nissan Rogue ad seems to have cut out the poli...The Nissan Rogue ad seems to have cut out the police helicopter giving chase and the ending in which the police surround the car, beat the driver senseless and drag her and her friends (all of whom appear to be on Valium or something stronger) off to the local precinct house.<br /><br />Not sure why Nissan's marketing department thinks that showing a lunatic engaged in potentially homicidal and suicidal behavior is a good way to sell cars. This one even beats the appalling "Aggression in it's most elegant form" Acura ads of a few years ago.Ian Brett Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11144195897514392433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-30426881485453455972014-01-20T08:50:57.426-06:002014-01-20T08:50:57.426-06:00What's even funnier is that a few years ago, B...What's even funnier is that a few years ago, Buycycling Magazine ran one or more of these dangerous driving ads. The ad sold a car with the idea of unleashing your aggressions on the road. I wrote LAB, NCBW, and Buycycling about it and got some bullstuff in return saying Buycycling's business part of its masthead was separate from its editorial. In other words, Bicycling can extoll riding, and in the same breath, promote dangerous and aggressive driving. <br /><br />Pretty sick, eh? <br /><br />Invisible's piece is a good one.Khalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11866897914538110672noreply@blogger.com