Apple Switch Ads - Not very good...

[Calum]

it's not news, but i saw the apple switch ads for the first time today and i must say, they aren't very good. they make me cringe. the best ones though are the will ferrell ones and the japanese ones at the bottom of the screen.

[cocoamix]

As we all know, things (especially ads) do not have to be good to be popular.
I personally think all ads everywhere are shit compared to Ridley Scott's original "1984" ad.

Many of the new switch ads make me cringe too. I much preferred the underrated Apple Masters campaign to the whole Switch thing.

[cahult]

With the "Switch" ads, Apple is targeting Joe and Jane Moron, the kind of people who might go to windows instead if this campaign wasn

[Calum]

any company who is considering their bottom line needs the Moron family to spend their bucks there.

[TheGreatPoo]

Hey Cahult, I'm dating Jane Moron!          

[hm_murdock]

I think that while getting the morons to switch, you might also end up with some of the same problems you do with windoze.

Just think...

If Mac OS becomes a much more dominant platform, you'll have to welcome all those guys who write shitty ass windoze software that all have god awful interfaces that are made different for the sake of marketing, and are unstable because the programmer is simply incompetent... those guys will start writing Mac software.

ehh. we gotta put up with it.

[rtgwbmsr]

quote:Originally posted by TheGreatPoo: Mac Commando:
Hey Cahult, I'm dating Jane Moron!                

I thought I was dating Jane moron, and after a few dates, she says "We're just friends".   :rolleyes:

[cahult]

But...who is dating Joe Moron then? Certainly not me!  

[Pantso]

I also agree that the Apple's "Switch" ad campaign is mostly targeted to mainstream Windows users and as such it should be plain and simple.

We shouldn't also forget the fact that the specific ad, according to Jobs, has been very succesful so far.

However, the fact that it was and continues to be succesful, does not make it a smart one. On the contrary, I find it a bit idiotic, but then again that is my opinion.    

[Pissed_Macman]

I think it's great how they get some famous people to do those, like the Tony Hawk one and the new Mini Me one. A lot of the people I associate with are tony hawk fans and also happen to be windows users, so that's good.

[psyjax]

Ya, I think they should stick with celebrity Mac users. Track down Moby among others. Cuz people listen to those guys.

Altho Elen Feiss could get me to buy a Mac any day  

[Pissed_Macman]

Of course, if they got Britney Spears or Richard Simmons to do a Switch commercial it would probably make Apple's situation worse.

[rtgwbmsr]

quote:Originally posted by psyjax: plain 'ol psyjax:

Altho Elen Feiss could get me to buy a Mac any day    

Only if she tells me where she gets the good stuff from      

[cahult]

quote:Originally posted by Macman: Mac Tro0per / boB:
Of course, if they got Britney Spears or Richard Simmons to do a Switch commercial it would probably make Apple's situation worse.

What is Richard Simmons on anyway? He

[Pissed_Macman]

He's insane. There's also rumors that he used to get man whores in the 80's!  :eek: