why dont we get ads like these

L-Y-K · 14-04-2006, 17:23

http://ws.skoda-auto.com/download/4a...daSpring30.mpg

much more elegant

texasjohn · 14-04-2006, 17:34

Because the 'Marketing people' think they know best, alas :|

L-Y-K · 14-04-2006, 17:37

its a shame

walkie · 14-04-2006, 18:45

Visually its a very nice advert.

As for its effectiveness, not a patch on the UK adverts at all.

chris_newell41 · 14-04-2006, 18:51

the picture is distorted and i only can see lines of picture??

L-Y-K · 14-04-2006, 19:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by chris_newell41

the picture is distorted and i only can see lines of picture??

it plays ok in real player

Whelan_vrs · 14-04-2006, 19:59

right click save target as. works ok on windows media for me. or download 'videolan''.

chris_newell41 · 15-04-2006, 15:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by L-Y-K

it plays ok in real player

tried real player and it works. strange it don't in WMP

Organist · 16-04-2006, 18:12

A lot of these videos don't seem to work if you have Windows Media Player 10. If you install the more tried and tested (and older) Windows Media Player 9, all seems to work OK

At least this is what I have found.

neilwilliams · 16-04-2006, 18:30

Very nice. I'm not sure how well it would work over here if only because it's so calm. Most TV seems to be a bit like life - fast and furious. The slow pace would appeal to some but somehow I can't see it working for vRS models.

Organist · 17-04-2006, 18:11

Go to the Skoda GERMAN website (www.skoda.de) and look at the "Kino" advert. This is Bizarre!

northernlights · 17-04-2006, 18:38

Well that was a revelation, who are those frankly frightening puppets anyway? Pobs mutant eastern-european lederhosen-clad cousins?

If you missed it Clicky

That being said, when I announced my intentions about buying a vRS (around 2yrs ago) my friends said 'what's that?'

Imagine how happy when I heard about the ads...until I saw them.

"Umm you know that advert where the guy is being chased by the trouser press"

"Oh aye"

"That one."

"Bwa-ha-ha-haa!!! That's a car ad? There's a car in there?"

"Aye, don't blink at the end."

"What's so practical about a trouser press then? You know anyone with one?"

"Errr, umm, errr..."

1 single static shot does not a car ad make! Worst campaign ever (well, excluding pinocchios terminally happy brethren above), or rather worst implementation of a good idea. (Practical & Exciting etc etc).

I like 'Simply Clever' much better IMO. The 'It's a Skoda, honest!' were quite amusing too...

walkie · 17-04-2006, 18:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by northernlights

1 single static shot does not a car ad make! Worst campaign ever (well, excluding pinocchios terminally happy brethren above), or rather worst implementation of a good idea. (Practical & Exciting etc etc).

I like 'Simply Clever' much better IMO. The 'It's a Skoda, honest!' were quite amusing too...

Is there a couldnt disagree more smiley?

northernlights · 17-04-2006, 18:59

lol Put it this way: the 'eh? wtf is this?' outweighed the 'ahhh! clever!' by about 10:1 & no they ain't knuckle draggers either

Nowt against Skoda or the vRS, love em to bits BUT a car ad needs to show a lil more car & a lot less trouser press.

Can just see the reciprocal advertising now, bloke chasing a vRS, last min jump cut to... The New Corby 2000 Trouser Press, practical & exciting!

I'll have to side with L-Y-K, that's a far more professional looking ad & doesn't look like it was cobbled together to make a deadline. IMO of course...

14-04-2006, 17:23	#1
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14-04-2006, 17:34	#2
texasjohn Briskodian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: West Midlands Posts: 1,676 Members Car: BMW Z4 3.0i SMG Thanks: 3 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: why dont we get ads like these Because the 'Marketing people' think they know best, alas :\| __________________ Xbox 360 gamertag: TexasJohn74.

14-04-2006, 17:37	#3
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14-04-2006, 18:45	#4
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14-04-2006, 18:51	#5
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Whelan_vrs Briskodian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Wirral merseyside Posts: 140 Members Car: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: why dont we get ads like these right click save target as. works ok on windows media for me. or download 'videolan''. __________________ off the road

16-04-2006, 18:12	#9
Organist Briskodian Join Date: May 2005 Location: Southampton, England Posts: 718 Members Car: Skoda Fabia VRS and Skoda Octavia II 1.9 Tdi Thanks: 9 Thanked 16 Times in 15 Posts	Re: why dont we get ads like these A lot of these videos don't seem to work if you have Windows Media Player 10. If you install the more tried and tested (and older) Windows Media Player 9, all seems to work OK At least this is what I have found.

16-04-2006, 18:30	#10
neilwilliams Techie Teacher Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 957 Members Car: VW Golf TDI SE 5door Thanks: 2 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: why dont we get ads like these Very nice. I'm not sure how well it would work over here if only because it's so calm. Most TV seems to be a bit like life - fast and furious. The slow pace would appeal to some but somehow I can't see it working for vRS models. __________________ Neil Williams History: Fabia 1.4 8v, Fabia 1.4 16v, Fabia vRS Now driving a Golf Mk5 tdi Teachers click HERE for free resources.

17-04-2006, 18:11	#11
Organist Briskodian Join Date: May 2005 Location: Southampton, England Posts: 718 Members Car: Skoda Fabia VRS and Skoda Octavia II 1.9 Tdi Thanks: 9 Thanked 16 Times in 15 Posts	Re: why dont we get ads like these Go to the Skoda GERMAN website (www.skoda.de) and look at the "Kino" advert. This is Bizarre!

17-04-2006, 18:38	#12
northernlights Briskodian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: highlands Posts: 62 Members Car: Black Magic Fabia vRS Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: why dont we get ads like these Well that was a revelation, who are those frankly frightening puppets anyway? Pobs mutant eastern-european lederhosen-clad cousins? If you missed it Clicky That being said, when I announced my intentions about buying a vRS (around 2yrs ago) my friends said 'what's that?' Imagine how happy when I heard about the ads...until I saw them. "Umm you know that advert where the guy is being chased by the trouser press" "Oh aye" "That one." "Bwa-ha-ha-haa!!! That's a car ad? There's a car in there?" "Aye, don't blink at the end." "What's so practical about a trouser press then? You know anyone with one?" "Errr, umm, errr..." 1 single static shot does not a car ad make! Worst campaign ever (well, excluding pinocchios terminally happy brethren above), or rather worst implementation of a good idea. (Practical & Exciting etc etc). I like 'Simply Clever' much better IMO. The 'It's a Skoda, honest!' were quite amusing too... __________________ Once upon a time, not too long ago, we took a day out in Manchester... Last edited by northernlights; 17-04-2006 at 18:45.

17-04-2006, 18:59	#14
northernlights Briskodian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: highlands Posts: 62 Members Car: Black Magic Fabia vRS Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: why dont we get ads like these lol Put it this way: the 'eh? wtf is this?' outweighed the 'ahhh! clever!' by about 10:1 & no they ain't knuckle draggers either Nowt against Skoda or the vRS, love em to bits BUT a car ad needs to show a lil more car & a lot less trouser press. Can just see the reciprocal advertising now, bloke chasing a vRS, last min jump cut to... The New Corby 2000 Trouser Press, practical & exciting! I'll have to side with L-Y-K, that's a far more professional looking ad & doesn't look like it was cobbled together to make a deadline. IMO of course... __________________ Once upon a time, not too long ago, we took a day out in Manchester... Last edited by northernlights; 17-04-2006 at 19:07.

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