Posts Tagged ‘australia’
Bud Goes for Big Aussie Grab
Will Bogans Grab a Bud? Good ol' American red-neck beer, Budweiser otherwise known as Bud, is currently being promoted in Australia with a "Grab Some Buds" sign recently spotted. Whilst Budweiser beer might be an institution in United States (and possibly Canada) it's somewhat of a mystery here in Oz. Yes, we've heard the of this stuff, [...]
NAB Exit Fees and Relationship Woes
NAB gets out bed with other banks...but for how long? Well for years there was the suggestion that major Australian banks were in bed with each other...so I guess they finally acknowledged this, or at least NAB has. Well seems that like any relationship based on sex or money, things have gone sour! Aussie bank giant National Australia Bank, [...]
Aussie Ipad launch
Australian Ipad's come complete with a pair legs. If you're not aware yet, Apple has finally released the Ipad onto the Australian market. Not that it needs anymore publicity,but Apple made sure everyone was aware of the Ipad by a series of bus shelter advertisements, in strategic locations. Which is apparently most suburbs.
Chokito Says NO NO NO!
It that a Chokito advert? NO NO NO...err yes. At last! A chocolate bar that can talk about driving? Nestle' Australia latest promotion of the iconic chocolate bar Chokito has hit the streets with a somewhat confusing catch phrase of Chokito says NO NO NO. Well, this makes sense once you see the accompanying TV commercials, of which [...]
A New Panadol
This new formula Panadol almost makes me wish I had a headache. Panadol new formulation has been released onto the market. It has Opti Zorb!
Lotterywest Scratch and Match Monopoly
No thanks. I prefer the original board game. Those crazy people at Western Australia's LotteryWest are at it again. They'll do anything anything to get people to play scratch and match games. Is nothing sacred? Defiling the great classic game of Monopoly in the name of consumerism. What an outrage. Parker brothers would be turning in their [...]
Hahn Super Dry For Gentlemen Who Wish to Stay Premium
Keeping up the spirit of entertaining and funny beer adverts, brewer Lion-Nathan has been busy promoting their Hahn Super Dry beer with a series of funny videos backed up with billboard advertising, one of which reads: "Bluetooth headsets belong in the car - whether it's your man brand or your beer, stay premium, gentleman" The [...]
Top Gear shifts to NINE
Top Gear has a new home on Channel NINE Australian television viewers may have noticed the new series of Top Gear has shifted from SBS to Channel NINE. To celebrate this, Channel NINE has erected billboards to remind dedicated viewers to tune in to the right channel. In the former SBS 7:30 time slot now is Mythbusters. What next to [...]
Streets Golden Gaytime Keeps Up Camp Tradition
Streets ice cream stalwart, Golden Gaytime is receiving plenty of summer promotion with many of these mini bus shelter billboards being... umm erected around the place. The catch phrase of "It's hard to have a Gaytime on your own!" continues to be used, even though it's quite old. This ice cream and promotion remains nearly unchanged for [...]
NAB helps fight unfair banking…uh oh!
Australian bank, NAB ( National Australia Bank) has recently been using these mini billboards with the catch phrase of: "Sign up to fight unfair banking". Above: The original sign. NAB was asking for trouble when they put this up. Too many negative words. However, I suspect the sign below is what really comes to mind for most [...]
