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What has been the most effective ad campaign?

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mumofoneAloneandwell · 26/09/2025 12:41

Something that stays with you, or something that you reference all the time?

Mine is Autoglass Repair Autoglass Replace. Literally, the second my windscreen got a crack this week, I knew i'd just contact them.

They're actually just called 'Autoglass' as well, but i still say the full tagine for the fun of it.

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brightgreenpepper · 26/09/2025 18:29

Absentosaur · 26/09/2025 17:10

Who are they?

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Exactly! (Assume that was the response you were looking for!)

OnceIn · 26/09/2025 18:26

Harry coming out party

OnceIn · 26/09/2025 18:25

The seatbelt ad where the child in the back didn’t wear one and killed their mum by hitting the back of her head/seat. Even my kids at the time would mention it as soon as they got in the car.

defrazzled · 26/09/2025 18:19

curtaintwitcher78 · 26/09/2025 18:12

1980s. AIDS: Don't die of ignorance.
We all shit ourselves even though we were years away from ever having sex! Certainly made me cautious.

Yes, this is so true! I showed it DC and they were 😯

Flatandhappy · 26/09/2025 18:18

Many years ago when Virgin Megastores were a thing their “no Virgin, no Christmas” campaign was genius. It was banned in Ireland where I lived!

DollyPinkDaydream · 26/09/2025 18:15

Have not had a chance to RTFT, but this looks a good question so I will…

Mine is Flik Flak watches. They’re still on billboards all over the world and whenever I see one I sing “flik flak are water resistant, flik flak are shock resistant, flik flak flik flak flik flak are swiss made!”

never bought one though!

curtaintwitcher78 · 26/09/2025 18:12

1980s. AIDS: Don't die of ignorance.
We all shit ourselves even though we were years away from ever having sex! Certainly made me cautious.

Cattenberg · 26/09/2025 18:09

If I remember rightly, sales of Shake n Vac increased massively when the ad was on air. So it was a successful ad regardless of whether people thought it was naff.

I checked which car the Papa and Nicole ads were advertising. Yep, it was the one I thought it was. I know nothing about cars, but that message got into my brain.

MiceAsPie · 26/09/2025 18:08

’Julie knew her killer. He sat up and killed her and then sat back down again’

about the mum driving with her two teens in the back not wearing seatbelts

RoverReturn · 26/09/2025 18:05

They were talking about ads on radio 5 and the presenter was saying how naff the Shake n Vac and the R Whites Lemonade ads were. I think he was missing the point - they're very catchy , v recognisable, they worked on radio as well as TV.

Anyway- shake n vac was effective, in that I bought it at the time.

2025mustbebetter · 26/09/2025 18:03

Accrington Stanley...who are they?

AutieAdult · 26/09/2025 18:02

Remember Nicole and Papa but not the car without looking it up

lessee167 · 26/09/2025 17:59

Mumofteenandtween · 26/09/2025 13:04

”And all because the lady loved Milk Tray”.

As a child I thought that was so romantic. Now!! Red flag stalker

UniversityofWarwick · 26/09/2025 17:58

"My name? Oh yes! It's J. R. Hartley."

defrazzled · 26/09/2025 17:57

Trumps "She is for they/them, he is for you" adverts are thought to be what tipped the election in his favour. So I'd day world wide, them.

Cattenberg · 26/09/2025 17:56

floraldreamer · 26/09/2025 16:55

I liked (wrong word) that one where it says 'So and so, like most women knew her killer. '. She's driving a long, a car appears to be following her then it says 'it were her son'. She has to brake suddenly and the son, not wearing a seatbelt lunges forward and she smacks her head into the windscreen.

I have never been influenced to buy anything by adverts at all. Someone once told me 'If they haev to advertise it, you don't need it' (I think they meant food-wise).

But the ones that aren't advertising a product but rather a cautionary tale, I did take note of them.

I must be one of the few people who has actually been caught in quicksand. It was extremely frightening! And it was only up to my knees. Obviously I got out. Lost my shoes, though.

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I remember that one. It was horrifying. I think the woman was called Julie.

I found this road safety advert utterly chilling.

- YouTube

Enjoy the videos and music that you love, upload original content and share it all with friends, family and the world on YouTube.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAI61oBXJns

BoredZelda · 26/09/2025 17:42

Call thistle windows Aberdeen 706555. I haven’t lived there for 30 years, still remember their number!

newrubylane · 26/09/2025 17:42

Red bull gives you wiiiiiings

Squirrelsnut · 26/09/2025 17:42

mumofoneAloneandwell · 26/09/2025 17:37

😭😭 dunno

I could Google but I will live with the mystery

Sounds like a solicitors maybe?

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Accrington Stanley? 'Oo are they?!
Exackly!

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mumofoneAloneandwell · 26/09/2025 17:41

AutieAdult · 26/09/2025 17:38

Memorable for me BT ology, Accrington Stanley (at that point a club relegated from the football league altogether), for mash get smash, shake n vac

The information ones clunk click, I don’t remember the adds just the message, hedgehog, tombstone

Without goggling, do you know who Accrington stanley are? 👀👀

No idea myself 😭

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mumofoneAloneandwell · 26/09/2025 17:40

floraldreamer · 26/09/2025 16:55

I liked (wrong word) that one where it says 'So and so, like most women knew her killer. '. She's driving a long, a car appears to be following her then it says 'it were her son'. She has to brake suddenly and the son, not wearing a seatbelt lunges forward and she smacks her head into the windscreen.

I have never been influenced to buy anything by adverts at all. Someone once told me 'If they haev to advertise it, you don't need it' (I think they meant food-wise).

But the ones that aren't advertising a product but rather a cautionary tale, I did take note of them.

I must be one of the few people who has actually been caught in quicksand. It was extremely frightening! And it was only up to my knees. Obviously I got out. Lost my shoes, though.

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Omg where was the quicksand??! How terrifying. Were you a kid when it happened?

I'm the opposite, I am very easy to influence 🙈, always buying impulse purchases at the till

The dark adverts do stay with me as well. Have you ever watched Inside No. 9? The episode with Sheridan Smith?

If you ever get the chance, try and watch, its one of the best tv episodes ive ever seen!

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PurpleChrayn · 26/09/2025 17:40

Paper Republic’s social media onslaught for its leather journals. I ended up buying three of the fuckers.

Cabinqueen · 26/09/2025 17:39

The Green Cross Code....❎🚸

AutieAdult · 26/09/2025 17:38

Memorable for me BT ology, Accrington Stanley (at that point a club relegated from the football league altogether), for mash get smash, shake n vac

The information ones clunk click, I don’t remember the adds just the message, hedgehog, tombstone

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mumofoneAloneandwell · 26/09/2025 17:37

Absentosaur · 26/09/2025 17:10

Who are they?

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😭😭 dunno

I could Google but I will live with the mystery

Sounds like a solicitors maybe?

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