kbobam Posted June 1, 2014 Report Share Posted June 1, 2014 Just saw this for the first time. 15 seconds! Most people start off with an expensive 60 second ad, then quickly realize that it's mostly 'filler', and cut it back for later broadcasts. This is 15 seconds of exactly what they wanted to say and it's perfect. Also, they've taken this 'efficiency' to the next level. The superficial idea is that your kids will at least temporarily drop all their foolishness when it's 'Manwich Time', since they're just so good! But without having to 'say' anything, the very fact that this is a nice mother-daughter moment is also suggesting that no one cares about the possibly 'silly' name of the product. Women can't resist it either! ( : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhSeSKoCz14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted June 1, 2014 Report Share Posted June 1, 2014 I had a Manwich this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbobam Posted June 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2014 I'm hoping that everyone will know that 'brilliant' in this case refers to absolutely 'pure' advertising. Heck, in some cases this includes people like 'Crazy Eddie', with totally obnoxious ads that 'worked'. (Anyone remember him? I'll bet Ant does!) Of course in another way, it's the best of the SuperBowl commercials that are truly brilliant. But they're actually an 'alternative art-form'. Any honest person in the advertising business will tell you that they're ridiculously expensive, and don't result in a significant increase in sales. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted June 1, 2014 Report Share Posted June 1, 2014 I don't know Crazy Eddie, but I'm guessing he was like Linda Soundtrak who was an Oklahoma icon in the 80's and was touted as a pioneer in advertising for her annoying ads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbobam Posted June 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2014 Just checked out one of Linda's commercials. She's 'him', all right! ( : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted June 1, 2014 Report Share Posted June 1, 2014 I checked out some Crazy Eddie commercials too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeElsey Posted June 2, 2014 Report Share Posted June 2, 2014 Did he say 20 words per minute?!?!? Where's that??? All the *average* kids around here can text one-hundred-twenty words per minute with one hand not even looking at the screen, and the girls can do it while turning cartwheels. Haha. That is, however, a very cool commercial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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