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Somebody needs to be fired by the advertising agency...

Postby Dopeonia » Thu Apr 14, 2011 10:08 am

Poster for The Walking Dead on funeral parlour wall

An advertising firm has apologised for placing a billboard for a TV show called The Walking Dead on the side of a funeral parlour.

The unintended, "unfortunate juxtaposition" caused raised eyebrows in Consett, County Durham.

The roadside advert for the Channel 5 post-apocalyptic drama has since been removed from the exterior wall of the Co-operative Funeralcare premises.

An alternative poster has been pasted in its place.

A spokeswoman for Clear Channel, the firm responsible for the billboard, apologised.

"Clear Channel apologises for any offence caused by the unfortunate juxtaposition of this advertisement, which was certainly not intended," she said.

"We arranged to have it moved right away and it has now come down."


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tees-13070369

What a dumbass. :palm:

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Postby Sibirsky » Thu Apr 14, 2011 10:09 am

:palm:
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Postby Lordieth » Thu Apr 14, 2011 10:10 am

Graaaagrh. :rofl:
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Postby SD_Film Artists » Thu Apr 14, 2011 10:10 am

:palm:

Nice show though, but... :palm:
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Postby Sane Outcasts » Thu Apr 14, 2011 10:11 am

That is the most brilliant advertisement I've heard of in a while.
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Postby Dopeonia » Thu Apr 14, 2011 10:12 am

Sane Outcasts wrote:That is the most brilliant advertisement I've heard of in a while.


Hmm, I suppose in a way it was. Although inadvertently.
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Postby Big Jim P » Thu Apr 14, 2011 10:17 am

Fired hell. promote this guy! :rofl:
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Postby Gauthier » Thu Apr 14, 2011 10:18 am

At the very least it'll keep everyone at the memorial service on their toes.
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Postby Fionnuala_Saoirse » Thu Apr 14, 2011 10:19 am

Fire the guy that got loads of extra coverage for the show? Screw that. Promote him.
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Postby The Gargoyle Tower » Thu Apr 14, 2011 10:26 am

Dopeonia wrote:
Sane Outcasts wrote:That is the most brilliant advertisement I've heard of in a while.


Hmm, I suppose in a way it was. Although inadvertently.


Inadvertising :)
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Postby Lordieth » Thu Apr 14, 2011 10:33 am

Your in-flight movie selection this evening will be Snakes On A Plane, followed by Con Air, Skyjacked and Passenger 57. Relax and enjoy.
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Postby The Last Hope for Bees » Thu Apr 14, 2011 10:35 am

Somebody needs a substantial pay rise.
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Postby Samozaryadnyastan » Thu Apr 14, 2011 10:39 am

Lordieth wrote:Your in-flight movie selection this evening will be Snakes On A Plane, followed by Con Air, Skyjacked and Passenger 57. Relax and enjoy.

You missed out United 93.
Fionnuala_Saoirse wrote:Fire the guy that got loads of extra coverage for the show? Screw that. Promote him.
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Postby Lacadaemon » Thu Apr 14, 2011 10:40 am

1. Haha County Durham.

2. Whoever did this should be promoted. Look at all the free publicity.
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Postby Chrinthanium » Thu Apr 14, 2011 10:45 am

:bow:

That's targeting your demographic right there! :D
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Postby The Murtunian Tribes » Thu Apr 14, 2011 10:45 am

Best ad idea ever.
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Postby SD_Film Artists » Thu Apr 14, 2011 11:09 am

Samozaryadnyastan wrote:
Lordieth wrote:Your in-flight movie selection this evening will be Snakes On A Plane, followed by Con Air, Skyjacked and Passenger 57. Relax and enjoy.

You missed out United 93.


^ Agreed!
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Postby Narikania » Thu Apr 14, 2011 11:11 am

Is it bad that I laughed?
Seriously thats bad.
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Postby Leafo » Thu Apr 14, 2011 11:15 am

It would be bader if the billboard was at an rest home
promote the guy :lol2:
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Postby Wikkiwallana » Thu Apr 14, 2011 11:52 am

Samozaryadnyastan wrote:
Lordieth wrote:Your in-flight movie selection this evening will be Snakes On A Plane, followed by Con Air, Skyjacked and Passenger 57. Relax and enjoy.

You missed out United 93.

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Postby Antilon » Thu Apr 14, 2011 11:53 am

I lol'd.

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Postby Aeronos » Thu Apr 14, 2011 12:43 pm

The very fact we're now all discussing it shows that whoever made this ad achieved the goal of advertisements perfectly, and yes, should be promoted immediately. Kudos to him. Out-of-the-Box thinking paid off here.
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Postby Mid Lothian » Thu Apr 14, 2011 12:50 pm

The person who did this needs to get a payrise - I had never heard of the programme before this happened.
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Postby Charlotte Ryberg » Thu Apr 14, 2011 2:20 pm

The alternative option would be to ban billboards entirely, but that would leave underground commuters bored.
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