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Old 22-09-2006, 10:33 PM   #1
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no wonder holden beats ford in the sales...they always have better commercials and songs...when was the last ford commercial good apart from mabey the terry turbos one...sorry if i seem ignorant but i dont understand the magnet ute commercial when the guy says " should we give them a lift" and the guy goes "nah their dogs" i dont get it sorry lol

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Old 22-09-2006, 10:36 PM   #2
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i'd have to agree with that the holden commercials are much more entertaining. Ford should really step it up most of their commercials are out dated and boring.
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Old 22-09-2006, 10:37 PM   #3
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it was refering to the holden trade mark add where the dog has always been in the back of the ute
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Old 23-09-2006, 08:41 PM   #4
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it was refering to the holden trade mark add where the dog has always been in the back of the ute
I thought it was a follow up to the previous ad with the women following the XR8.
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Old 22-09-2006, 10:37 PM   #5
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Sad that advertising actually has an impact, instaed of education or self study of the facts. It's like swinging voters, influenced by tabliods or adds to pick a party to run the country.
If an add influences your choice then suffer the consiquences, if you can actually realise that there is any!

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Old 22-09-2006, 10:41 PM   #6
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i see about the dogs it does make sence now that i know of the other commercial...but still they should really show off the fpv range going around the track or something or atleast have close ups and text on the screen talking about them maybe talking them up ....but i guess fpv are alright with the sales so it may not apply with them but mabey try it with the xr8 and 6t
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Old 22-09-2006, 10:46 PM   #7
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Of course they make good ads as their cars are c&4p. :Up_to_som
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Old 22-09-2006, 10:46 PM   #8
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Yeah, its about time that Ford comes out with a catchy ad for the Falcon. Needs to be something thats amusing or humourous, and also shows that the BF isn't that dated compared to the VE. Change the ad agency?
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Old 22-09-2006, 10:48 PM   #9
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Yep, holden make better commercials. Ford make better cars. I have never driven a commercial, but I reckon it can't be better than a ford. :
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Yep, holden make better commercials. Ford make better cars. I have never driven a commercial, but I reckon it can't be better than a ford. :
so true.. yeah im going to go out and drop $50k on a car because i like the commercial... :



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Old 22-09-2006, 10:51 PM   #11
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hehe that XR6 magnet ad with the chicks was ACE!, i have to admit the dog one is better than the terry turbo (as if it would eat a ferrari!!!) << false advertising..lol

if FPV are happy with their figures then theres no need to advertise though occasionally i see the ad for the typhoon at charmichael ford (one with the trees blowing which was taken from the video of an atomic bomb going off)

ford service and marketing suck, they need something like boss 290 said take a few of the past and present cars around a track and show how the falcon has made history or something, or get a few model T's (revive some peoples memories) with a few of the rare/never seen models with the current ones...do something cool

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Old 23-09-2006, 02:05 PM   #12
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hehe that XR6 magnet ad with the chicks was ACE!, i have to admit the dog one is better than the terry turbo (as if it would eat a ferrari!!!) << false advertising..lol
Depends in which context.

Ferrari cant go out bush.
Ferrari can comfortable carry a family, shopping and the dog
Ferrari insuance, WELL......
You can buy a Terri and a house for the same as a Ferrari
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Old 22-09-2006, 10:58 PM   #13
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I don't let a commercial influence me.
A commercial gives nothing.

To make a full informed decision in purchasing a vehicle, you need to research external of the car yards.
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Old 22-09-2006, 11:17 PM   #14
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no wonder holden beats ford in the sales...
Heh, took the attached photo at The War Memorial in Canberra last Tuesday.

Holden not only has better ads, they've always been "the" Australian car.
Not a Ford adv anywhere in sight at the War Mem....

Money couldn't buy that space...
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Old 22-09-2006, 11:20 PM   #15
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to be perfectly honest the ford adverstising as a whole may be slightly lacking, but i think the latest commodore ad is very average, i don't find it at all appealing. Thats just my opinion though.
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Old 23-09-2006, 12:30 AM   #16
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To respond to you Longreach, very few car commercials interest me.
I like the older ones from the 70s and 80s.
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Old 23-09-2006, 12:41 AM   #17
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I don't think people buy cars based on what they see at the war memorial.

But Fords ads are much worse in the falcon vs commadore range. The Viiva ads on the otherhand are aweful
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Old 23-09-2006, 01:20 AM   #18
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I don't think people buy cars based on what they see at the war memorial.
Of course not but it does reinforce the Holden brand and it place in Australia's history.

It's not some weird coincidence that the Holden poster is there, lol.
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Old 23-09-2006, 12:46 AM   #19
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doesnt anyone remember the RTV ad?

flooded it mate ;)

that was a good ad.
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Old 23-09-2006, 06:54 AM   #20
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doesnt anyone remember the RTV ad?

flooded it mate ;)

that was a good ad.
Now that was a great ad!
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Maybe they can use this type of advertising approach. Delibrate swipe at the competition. Well the first two are competition anyways.

http://www.scoobyblog.com/2006-08-09...bmw-vs-subaru/
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Maybe they can use this type of advertising approach. Delibrate swipe at the competition. Well the first two are competition anyways.

http://www.scoobyblog.com/2006-08-09...bmw-vs-subaru/
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Maybe they can use this type of advertising approach. Delibrate swipe at the competition. Well the first two are competition anyways.

http://www.scoobyblog.com/2006-08-09...bmw-vs-subaru/
LOL its a shame that BMW won International Engine of the Year ing_sm
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Maybe they can use this type of advertising approach. Delibrate swipe at the competition. Well the first two are competition anyways.

http://www.scoobyblog.com/2006-08-09...bmw-vs-subaru/
Very funny... But didn't BMW get it for the V10?
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Very funny... But didn't BMW get it for the V10?
Your the second person to point out that BMW won Engine of the Year. But the Subaru stab at it was that it won it it's class (2-2.5lt I think) but the car costs way less than a BMW. Well thats my interpretation of it anyways.

http://www.ukintpress.com/engineofth...egories04.html
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But keep in mind...almost everything that was once "Australia's Own" is now somebody elses. Vegemite, Arnott's, Heinz, Ugg Boot etc (although the Ugg was stolen by the Americans!).

I still think Fords are lean, hairless amazons while too many Commodores have been large hairy hags.

It's a mentality.
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Thats classic those three pics

"Congrats bmw and audi for winning the beauty contect, from the winner of the engine of the year "

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Thats classic those three pics

"Congrats bmw and audi for winning the beauty contect, from the winner of the engine of the year "

Hhaaahha
Yep owned! Would be interesting (therefore entertaining) what a similar marketing campaign between Ford and Holden could bring up.
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Old 23-09-2006, 09:19 AM   #29
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On the big screens at the V8 supercar rounds, they have really good Falcon and FPV adds. The adds really stick it up the Holdens. Can anyone remember the high rise carpark add with the boom gate? I never see these adds on TV.
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Old 23-09-2006, 10:45 AM   #30
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yeh i know ford have some good adds but they are never on tv...you know what add id love to have seen on tv?...the one with the xy gt thumping down the highway then it flashes to the new boss 290 ( it was called the mother of performance) that was an awsome add to have been shown on tv...
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