What if consumers made product ads?

[mikerowland]

I know its only a dollar(ok $3) and you get what you pay for, but my burger doesn't even come close to the one advertised.

In an effort to comply with the "truth in advertising" law these ads were made for the following companies

See More True Ads Here

 

[Robert Maxwell]

[yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lK332QsfYRc[/yt]

 

[JarodRussell]

Funny, just today I got a Big Mac that looked EXACTLY like those on the ads. But it was freshly made, not lying around for an hour.

 

[USS Triumphant]

I'd really like it if our ads were made by Vulcans.

"Our burger is actually very slightly inferior to the equivalent product from all of our competitors, but it is sold closer to your home."

"Our cars are, statistically, more mechanically reliable, and they are also less expensive than our competitors. But, by polling, they are also marginally less enjoyable to drive, and significantly less likely to be appreciated by potential mates."

 

[Kommander]

Marketing is the greatest force in the universe. Questioning it is unwise.

While I've never had a Whopper that looks as bad as the "actual burger" pictured above, there are two reasons why the actual product doesn't look like the prop burgers used in ads:

1: If a Burger King employee spent several hours making a Whopper look pretty, as they do with the ad props, they would promptly be fired.

2: Serving the prop burgers would lead to pissed off customers and/or lawsuits. The beef patty is either *extremely* rare, or raw and dyed brown, the plant bits are sprayed with oil to make it look very fresh, the mayo is actually Elmer's Glue, and there's probably cardboard and toothpicks in there to prop things up. As to why they do this shit instead of using actual products? The real burger will never look that good. Why is it important that the prop look better than reality ever could? Marketing.

Marketing can never be adequately explained or understood, but it is a thing that exists.

 

[Green Shirt]

Burger King kinda blew it for me with their "King Sauce". EEEWWWWW

 

[Robert Maxwell]

Let it not be said that BK's marketing people have no sense of "humor."

 

[Green Shirt]

^ Is that a real ad?

 

[USS Triumphant]

^ Is that a real ad?

Yes. And it caused a minor shitstorm. Which was honestly also free publicity for BK, since there were probably more people who found it amusing than there were pissy sticks-in-the-mud that were uptight about it.

 

[Captain_Nick]

Marketing can never be adequately explained or understood, but it is a thing that exists.

Of course it can. Go do an intro to marketing course at your local learning institution and see for yourself.

 

[Kommander]

Marketing can never be adequately explained or understood, but it is a thing that exists.

Of course it can. Go do an intro to marketing course at your local learning institution and see for yourself.

I used to be a marketing major.

 

[Green Shirt]

^ Is that a real ad?

Yes. And it caused a minor shitstorm. Which was honestly also free publicity for BK, since there were probably more people who found it amusing than there were pissy sticks-in-the-mud that were uptight about it.

I don't think she can handle that much meat Pete.