tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4169807398234019196.post602790535721367601..comments2023-09-16T12:49:54.607+01:00Comments on The Sell! Sell! Blog: "Let There Be Beer". Oh dear.Sell! Sell!http://www.blogger.com/profile/10702354938890218799noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4169807398234019196.post-2685137129247902932013-07-19T18:39:32.913+01:002013-07-19T18:39:32.913+01:00I'd seen the ad a couple of times before being...I'd seen the ad a couple of times before being curious enough at the lack of a brand to Google it. Honestly I expected it to be some corny attempt by Carling to tap into social media.<br /><br />I agree all the ad tells you is what people already know, in the most cliched and laddish of ways possible, and for most people who currently turn their noses up at beer it confirms what they think they know, that beer is bland fizzy and generic; when in fact the message should be that drinking beer can be every bit as varied and nuanced as wine or whisky.<br /><br />But since the companies behind this product mainly bland fizzy and generic beer only suitable for refreshment, looking blokish and social lubrication they're not going to do this.<br /><br />What they've ended up doing is tainting the whole beer industry with the whiff of the lager-lout.Willhttp://www.wmphoto.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4169807398234019196.post-52664811332621810672013-07-07T19:40:25.825+01:002013-07-07T19:40:25.825+01:00whass soo wong wiht absinthe, some of my bes frend...whass soo wong wiht absinthe, some of my bes frends is absinthe! Seriously tho nit being "in the trade" (advertising or beer) its really hard to see what this ad is driving at, and supported by face book and twatter, surely you have to be over the age of those users to be allowed to drink beer?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4169807398234019196.post-83311292821524465352013-07-03T18:57:12.899+01:002013-07-03T18:57:12.899+01:00Ha, that's great stuff Jason, ta for the link....Ha, that's great stuff Jason, ta for the link.Sell! Sell!https://www.blogger.com/profile/10702354938890218799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4169807398234019196.post-24967964787972217862013-07-03T18:54:15.778+01:002013-07-03T18:54:15.778+01:00Since when was 6 p.m Beer O'Clock?! Everybody ...Since when was 6 p.m Beer O'Clock?! Everybody knows it's 5. Ffs.john p. woodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04338283092165705431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4169807398234019196.post-85367666200998188382013-07-03T18:50:57.083+01:002013-07-03T18:50:57.083+01:00Anheuser Busch said it best back in the day - http...Anheuser Busch said it best back in the day - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vplVEEivCJo<br />fine work by the legendary Bob Kerstetter and friends at Goodby.<br /><br />Still, loving the big brands getting together, more of that pleasejason gormleyhttp://www.jasongormley.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4169807398234019196.post-50057433265706738232013-07-03T13:12:45.144+01:002013-07-03T13:12:45.144+01:00A great blog post. Brian couldn't have done be... A great blog post. Brian couldn't have done better.<br /><br />It's the insipid beer related observations that must have taken all of 5 mins, that kill me.<br /><br />You can imagine it can't you - so when do people drink beer hum? When do they most hanker after a cold one?<br /><br />It's like piss poor stand-ups doing material about cats and dog people, or only buying kebabs when you are drunk or why is it so hard to get someone else's shower the right temperature...<br /><br />Jim Powellhttp://blog.teeming.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4169807398234019196.post-43838320096692214572013-07-02T22:39:40.885+01:002013-07-02T22:39:40.885+01:00I thought it was AmericanI thought it was AmericanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4169807398234019196.post-24150683872594582662013-07-02T20:45:26.043+01:002013-07-02T20:45:26.043+01:00Another bland ad done by bland people. Maybe they ...Another bland ad done by bland people. Maybe they should've had a couple of pints of the clients' product before they came up with this.<br /><br />Compare that to this:<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kL77IvyLF98<br /><br />It makes me sad more than it should.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4169807398234019196.post-4809589758269454342013-07-02T11:34:59.632+01:002013-07-02T11:34:59.632+01:00Ah man you are so right!
Thanks for sharing it to...Ah man you are so right! <br />Thanks for sharing it too.<br />I saw your tweet about it and was hoping it'd be followed with a blog post.. didn't expect it to nail it so much though...<br /><br />You are totally right and of course their little minds were absorbed by the figures in the pay check.Julieta Luccahttp://www.julietalucca.comnoreply@blogger.com