Comments on: Don’t take it seriously http://indsight.org/blog/2007/09/22/dont-take-it-seriously/ Charukesi Ramadurai muses on life, language, travel, gender issues, advertising and why she does not blog more often... Mon, 23 Aug 2010 09:55:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: charukesi http://indsight.org/blog/2007/09/22/dont-take-it-seriously/comment-page-1/#comment-131415 charukesi Mon, 24 Sep 2007 17:45:19 +0000 http://indsight.org/blog/archives/2007/09/22/dont-take-it-seriously/#comment-131415 Backpakker, agree - humor in ads has become more sophisticated but it doesn't always work (but I do wish more rands learn to laugh at themselves) - the pepsi ad is supposed to be funny! btw, I didn't like the ad either - was just admiring Shak Rukh for being so gutsy and honest :) apu, the execution is lame - and irritating at the very least. in fact, I can't remember the last good Pepsi ad I saw... which is a pity because JWT delhi had a good thing going years ago... Backpakker, agree – humor in ads has become more sophisticated but it doesn’t always work (but I do wish more rands learn to laugh at themselves) – the pepsi ad is supposed to be funny! btw, I didn’t like the ad either – was just admiring Shak Rukh for being so gutsy and honest :)

apu, the execution is lame – and irritating at the very least. in fact, I can’t remember the last good Pepsi ad I saw… which is a pity because JWT delhi had a good thing going years ago…

]]> By: apu http://indsight.org/blog/2007/09/22/dont-take-it-seriously/comment-page-1/#comment-131411 apu Mon, 24 Sep 2007 09:16:37 +0000 http://indsight.org/blog/archives/2007/09/22/dont-take-it-seriously/#comment-131411 oh yes, the bingo ads are so irreverent and delightful. the humour is such that though, that i feel people will either love it or hate it! Pepsi ads - true, even aknowledging age, and that too for the 'king khan' is an achievement, but the execution is just so lame... oh yes, the bingo ads are so irreverent and delightful. the humour is such that though, that i feel people will either love it or hate it!

Pepsi ads – true, even aknowledging age, and that too for the ‘king khan’ is an achievement, but the execution is just so lame…

]]> By: Backpakker http://indsight.org/blog/2007/09/22/dont-take-it-seriously/comment-page-1/#comment-131408 Backpakker Sat, 22 Sep 2007 18:19:11 +0000 http://indsight.org/blog/archives/2007/09/22/dont-take-it-seriously/#comment-131408 Humour in advertising has definitely improved tremendously from being tacky , slapstick to being fun and entertaining ...i like the bingo ad too... Im not sure i like the pepsi ad at all - its too filmy :) Humour in advertising has definitely improved tremendously from being tacky
, slapstick to being fun and entertaining …i like the bingo ad too…
Im not sure i like the pepsi ad at all – its too filmy :)

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