Comments on: Marketing 101: Supplemental Truth in Advertising? http://blog.bluefur.com/2009/07/30/marketing-101-supplemental-truth-advertising/ Just another Hosting weblog Thu, 24 Nov 2011 01:38:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Henaway http://blog.bluefur.com/2009/07/30/marketing-101-supplemental-truth-advertising/comment-page-1/#comment-130359 Henaway Mon, 10 Aug 2009 22:04:40 +0000 http://blog.bluefur.com/?p=4869#comment-130359 I've seen the ad, and unless you're someone who is INTO kung fu/karate/judo/whatever ... you won't have any clue it's wrong, and won't care one lick. I had no idea the guy was in the wrong kind of outfit ... didn't care. Don't think it has any impact on the product whatsoever. Now, if they were trying to sell kung fu lessons like that, I'd expect the right costume. That's pitching the product ... not an incidental in the ad. It's kind of like people reading a book that's been adapted to a movie, then whining and complaining how the movie was inaccurate and this and that. Or historians complaining about how the latest Hollywood re-creation of this war or that is wrong ... they used this model plane in the movie, but it hadn't been invented until two years later, yada yada. Doesn't matter! It's entertainment, not a documentary! My $0.02. I’ve seen the ad, and unless you’re someone who is INTO kung fu/karate/judo/whatever … you won’t have any clue it’s wrong, and won’t care one lick. I had no idea the guy was in the wrong kind of outfit … didn’t care. Don’t think it has any impact on the product whatsoever.

Now, if they were trying to sell kung fu lessons like that, I’d expect the right costume. That’s pitching the product … not an incidental in the ad.

It’s kind of like people reading a book that’s been adapted to a movie, then whining and complaining how the movie was inaccurate and this and that. Or historians complaining about how the latest Hollywood re-creation of this war or that is wrong … they used this model plane in the movie, but it hadn’t been invented until two years later, yada yada. Doesn’t matter! It’s entertainment, not a documentary!

My $0.02.

]]> By: Dr. Cossack http://blog.bluefur.com/2009/07/30/marketing-101-supplemental-truth-advertising/comment-page-1/#comment-130181 Dr. Cossack Sat, 01 Aug 2009 18:22:21 +0000 http://blog.bluefur.com/?p=4869#comment-130181 I like ads to be accurate, as some people take them at face value and don't understand that, sometimes, corners are cut to pass along a message. Of course, I understand how said corners are a must, but I do believe that a little extra work to keep things accurate improves the perception of a product or service. I like ads to be accurate, as some people take them at face value and don’t understand that, sometimes, corners are cut to pass along a message. Of course, I understand how said corners are a must, but I do believe that a little extra work to keep things accurate improves the perception of a product or service.

]]> By: jay @ work at home http://blog.bluefur.com/2009/07/30/marketing-101-supplemental-truth-advertising/comment-page-1/#comment-130180 jay @ work at home Sat, 01 Aug 2009 15:10:28 +0000 http://blog.bluefur.com/?p=4869#comment-130180 All depends on how intriguing ads may become to people. You are right though! Something can be out of sight and make a person not want to even look at it, but make a person laugh. you will get sales coming in without notice by putting a smile on a individual. There is some car out there I seen that looks so small, but that it even look as if it can fit in a house doorway, but it will sale because of the goofy advertising. Look at the progressive advertising commercial and you will see what I mean. Great post... All depends on how intriguing ads may become to people. You are right though! Something can be out of sight and make a person not want to even look at it, but make a person laugh. you will get sales coming in without notice by putting a smile on a individual. There is some car out there I seen that looks so small, but that it even look as if it can fit in a house doorway, but it will sale because of the goofy advertising. Look at the progressive advertising commercial and you will see what I mean. Great post…

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