tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4169807398234019196.post6215359048519072801..comments2023-09-16T12:49:54.607+01:00Comments on The Sell! Sell! Blog: We know, You Need Coffee.Sell! Sell!http://www.blogger.com/profile/10702354938890218799noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4169807398234019196.post-37786314582105426512011-06-02T15:11:39.968+01:002011-06-02T15:11:39.968+01:00Peter, the aim of the campaign was to sell more co...Peter, the aim of the campaign was to sell more coffee in the morning.<br />So as you can probably imagine, coffee drinkers were our priority.Sell! Sell!https://www.blogger.com/profile/10702354938890218799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4169807398234019196.post-30996359426983009182011-05-29T18:25:44.138+01:002011-05-29T18:25:44.138+01:00Good campaign but limited effectiveness as it igno...Good campaign but limited effectiveness as it ignores non coffee drinkers and doesn't need to, so in part a wasted effort. <br /><br />Someone needs to look at the buy 5 get one free promotion, which either does or doesn't apply to other beverages such as tea. So the consumer is confused and the staff certainly don't know so cannot advise.Peter Osbornenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4169807398234019196.post-46530880988956470942011-05-19T12:11:50.733+01:002011-05-19T12:11:50.733+01:00When I first started listening to the radio ad, I ...When I first started listening to the radio ad, I immediately braced myself to avoid whatever subtle psycho-subliminal trick I was about to be subjected to. I almost fell off my chair when I confronted my maths teacher with a harp and then that bloke came on hollering about coffee. It was hilarious. This is the first time I've actually searched the internet to re-listen to a radio ad. As a rule I don't really give a toss who I buy coffee from, but I will be going to UC today as a mark of approval for this subtle-as-a-brick and totally bang-on campaign.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4169807398234019196.post-37332552793022396892011-05-16T13:57:30.160+01:002011-05-16T13:57:30.160+01:00Suited commuters "asleep" on concourses ...Suited commuters "asleep" on concourses of all mainline stations in London this morning were drawing concerned looks from commuters. Apparently recurring on weds and again next mon and weds between 730-930am.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4169807398234019196.post-33860715005984283302011-05-16T10:45:03.057+01:002011-05-16T10:45:03.057+01:00Spotted un in metro.
Smashing stuff happening in t...Spotted un in metro.<br />Smashing stuff happening in the towers!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4169807398234019196.post-91273862639802476622011-05-11T19:03:17.931+01:002011-05-11T19:03:17.931+01:00I've actually noticed this campaign which is s...I've actually noticed this campaign which is something. Couldn't you have put in loads of terms and conditions and prices and phone numbers and web addresses and twitter and facebook symbols and promotional codes and smallprint and all that shit to make them fit in with the rest of all the other ads in the shiterag that is Metro?Monkey Magicnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4169807398234019196.post-26465091647757163442011-05-11T17:53:03.517+01:002011-05-11T17:53:03.517+01:00Thanks Sean, you're a gent.Thanks Sean, you're a gent.Sell! Sell!https://www.blogger.com/profile/10702354938890218799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4169807398234019196.post-92216823729417276222011-05-11T15:15:15.069+01:002011-05-11T15:15:15.069+01:00Saw them this morning. Lovely stuff chaps I think ...Saw them this morning. Lovely stuff chaps I think you nailed these...Sean de Sparengohttp://coy-com.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4169807398234019196.post-77677337978715987342011-05-11T15:06:26.024+01:002011-05-11T15:06:26.024+01:00I like that you've gone for the simple in thes...I like that you've gone for the simple in these. It makes them stand out in the paper, and the pictures are funny.Dan The Writernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4169807398234019196.post-65928626204009304242011-05-11T14:53:04.434+01:002011-05-11T14:53:04.434+01:00I saw the last one this morning, made me laugh.I saw the last one this morning, made me laugh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4169807398234019196.post-40077163768285922772011-05-11T14:51:43.396+01:002011-05-11T14:51:43.396+01:00I laughed out loud when I saw the woman one in the...I laughed out loud when I saw the woman one in the Metro on the train. Nearly woke up the bloke who was<br />asleep next to me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4169807398234019196.post-62641631783625103722011-05-10T11:30:00.772+01:002011-05-10T11:30:00.772+01:00oh, man.
photos are priceless!oh, man.<br /><br />photos are priceless!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4169807398234019196.post-64588661215942430052011-05-10T11:12:49.827+01:002011-05-10T11:12:49.827+01:00Thanks all.
Cheers Josh, me too. I don't thin...Thanks all.<br /><br />Cheers Josh, me too. I don't think it's a case of designing to look like editorial, but rather using the best editorial layout techniques for the situation. It's a shame, but ads quite often subconsciously mark themselves out as 'not worth reading' by the way they are laid out, way before someone would have even read them. Good editorial design presents information to people in a way that encourages them to get involved with the content.<br /><br />Bentos, it's a good question. I quite like Mr Trott's binary thinking and predatory thinking approaches, they're similar to the kind of thinking we tend to use here (though I'm not a fan of blanket philosophies that people try to make everything fit into).<br />In the term of that thinking, Upper Crust is the market leader in terms of offering coffee in stations. This campaign is very focused on commuters on their way into London. UC has more places to buy coffee at the London destination stations than anyone else, so the simple tactic is to point people in the direction of UC as the first place to get their morning coffee fix. People might not ordinarily associate UC with coffee. It isn't trying to compete with other coffee brands (something it would struggle to do), rather pull forward their coffee purchase by making people realise that UC is there to fill that need. So in effect, it isn't just advertising the idea of coffee (it's not attempting to create new coffee customers) but it is advertising that it's right there to fill your immediate need for coffee (to people who would have already bought coffee anyway). Hope that makes sense?Sell! Sell!https://www.blogger.com/profile/10702354938890218799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4169807398234019196.post-36965246375533719262011-05-10T09:11:33.814+01:002011-05-10T09:11:33.814+01:00Saw these this morning. Absolutely spot on scenari...Saw these this morning. Absolutely spot on scenarios as of course people only read the Metro on the train to work in the morning.<br /><br />Just a thought, this is kind of advertising 'COFFEE' rather than 'UPPER CRUST'S COFFEE'. Sort of a Market Leader's campaign as opposed to, say, Trott-style Predatory Thinking? I'm still learning about this type of thing so I'd love to hear your thoughts.Bentoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09374650694820592144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4169807398234019196.post-13473359875332200112011-05-10T01:03:12.894+01:002011-05-10T01:03:12.894+01:00i like when print ads look like the start of a mag...i like when print ads look like the start of a magazine feature, rather than dominating the spread with a huge bleed image..joshhttp://www.joshclement.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4169807398234019196.post-66019596091406371612011-05-09T16:21:01.031+01:002011-05-09T16:21:01.031+01:00Really like the composition and type layout on the...Really like the composition and type layout on the first two - simple but effective!<br /><br />Luke.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4169807398234019196.post-87410241072902838832011-05-09T16:14:47.889+01:002011-05-09T16:14:47.889+01:00Nice work! I've definitely seen those pre-coff...Nice work! I've definitely seen those pre-coffee faces on morning trains myself.Delicious Industrieshttp://www.deliciousindustries.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com