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« Reply #16 on: March 16, 2010, 13:50:26 » |
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Back on topic..... something has just occured to me.
Cigar smoking, jewellery wearing, English eccentric advertises train service..... it's true, there are very few original ideas in advertising!
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It has to be said that BR▸ had one hell of a publicity department - some of those ads are absolutely stunning, not to mention stylish and clever to boot. The limited number I have seen from today's TOCs▸ look extremely pedestrian by comparison. Watching the Night Mail ad and the "car advert" spoof, two things occurred to me: firstly, isn't it amazing how the HSTs▸ are now in many cases 30+ years old, and yet their styling doesn't look at all dated? And on a related note, the BR double arrow logo is getting on for 50 years old but again still looks bold, modern and highly effective! Here's another one - not as stylish admittedly, but makes its point effectively. Made me smile though, given the reputation of staff on the "old" BR (I'm a bit too young to remember them)! By the way, watch out for a guest appearance from someone bearing a strong resemblance to HMQ at 0:20! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLA7Q-pPQhQHaving said that though, Virgin have managed the odd good effort, like this one. Funny that they feel the need to dub the Pendo with the whistling noise from a Napier turbocharger in the original HSTs though! |
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Here's another one - not as stylish admittedly, but makes its point effectively. Made me smile though, given the reputation of staff on the "old" BR▸ .....
As I've said elsewhere, when I worked as a temp at Temple Meads, I regularly offered to help pax with luggage etc, (particularly the elderly or infirm) if I could, much to the chagrin of the 'old-timers' (most ex BR) who saw it as beyond their remit as they'd been told by RMT▸ that it was outside their contract terms! Needless to say the praise and the occasional tip made it worth while. There are a fair few staff out there that could do with returning to "Customer Care School"  |
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Having said that though, Virgin have managed the odd good effort, like this one. Funny that they feel the need to dub the Pendo with the whistling noise from a Napier turbocharger in the original HSTs▸ though! That was the bearded one driving the bin cart at 0:08 weren't it? |
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« Reply #20 on: March 17, 2010, 04:04:30 » |
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Here's another from Virgin. Slightly saucy..... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XX173CZcNPc&feature=relatedA certain tunnel (and we all know what trains into tunnels represent!) is deliberately misspelled, and at the end there is just a hint of the bloke putting his tongue in his cheek - a visual euphemism for a certain act! |
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« Reply #22 on: March 17, 2010, 14:28:45 » |
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I've never seen these Virgin adverts before, presumably they don't show them in my neck of the woods as Virgin don't operate here. They are pretty good ads - I think the business traveller one with "Ed" does a pretty good job of showing off First Class.
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« Reply #23 on: March 17, 2010, 16:26:36 » |
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« Reply #24 on: March 17, 2010, 19:25:54 » |
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Here's another from Virgin. Slightly saucy..... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XX173CZcNPc&feature=relatedA certain tunnel (and we all know what trains into tunnels represent!) is deliberately misspelled, and at the end there is just a hint of the bloke putting his tongue in his cheek - a visual euphemism for a certain act! At least the tunnel wasn't 69 yards long.  |
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« Reply #25 on: March 17, 2010, 22:53:31 » |
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Struggling to find it... but there is the Business Brains take Virgin Trains advert where a car driver is stopped by police for using his mobile whilst driving and he tells the officer "don't be such a silly girl" which leads to his prompt arrest |
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« Reply #26 on: March 19, 2010, 09:16:16 » |
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Watching the Night Mail ad and the "car advert" spoof, two things occurred to me: firstly, isn't it amazing how the HSTs▸ are now in many cases 30+ years old, and yet their styling doesn't look at all dated? And on a related note, the BR▸ double arrow logo is getting on for 50 years old but again still looks bold, modern and highly effective! I've just come across these two photgraphs on Wikipedia. I think the new EC livery actually makes the HSTs look very modern and "in-date": http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:East_Coast_HST_first_liveried_set.JPGhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:East_Coast_MKIII_first_liveried_set.JPGLooking at the power card from the outside, you honestly wouldn't think it is a minimum of 28 years old. |
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« Reply #27 on: March 21, 2010, 11:40:00 » |
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It has to be said that BR▸ had one hell of a publicity department Here's another one - not as stylish admittedly, but makes its point effectively. Made me smile though, given the reputation of staff on the "old" BR (I'm a bit too young to remember them)! By the way, watch out for a guest appearance from someone bearing a strong resemblance to HMQ at 0:20! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLA7Q-pPQhQAh, in the Good old days when staff would hold a Door open few a few Seconds so you could board, Now it's just slammed in your face. |
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« Reply #28 on: March 21, 2010, 20:46:02 » |
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Here's another one - not as stylish admittedly, but makes its point effectively. Made me smile though, given the reputation of staff on the "old" BR▸ (I'm a bit too young to remember them)! By the way, watch out for a guest appearance from someone bearing a strong resemblance to HMQ at 0:20! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLA7Q-pPQhQThe door at 1:01 looks a tad worrying... |
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Digging up an old topic, but I just took a look at East Midland Trains' website and discovered that they are using those dopey Irish twins John & Edward (aka Jedward) in their advertising.  Can anyone explain to me the logic behind using two talentless, X-Factor rejects to advertise train services. I thought Southern's Mexican wrestler, Loco Toledo was poor, but Jedward? Whatever next? |
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