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alnem
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Completely uncalled for OR very smart advertising?
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jxnoscar
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Re: Completely uncalled for OR very smart advertising?
I am pro choice
The wording: clever
But the wire hanger was a BIT MUCH in my opinion
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| Posted 8/16/07 11:45 AM |
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alnem
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Re: Completely uncalled for OR very smart advertising?
Posted by jxnoscar
I am pro choice
The wording: clever
But the wire hanger was a BIT MUCH in my opinion
couldnt have said it better myself!
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| Posted 8/16/07 11:45 AM |
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KGools
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Re: Completely uncalled for OR very smart advertising?
Posted by jxnoscar
I am pro choice
The wording: clever
But the wire hanger was a BIT MUCH in my opinion
I agree... it's almost graphic, KWIM?
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| Posted 8/16/07 11:46 AM |
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Lisa
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Re: Completely uncalled for OR very smart advertising?
Posted by jxnoscar
I am pro choice
The wording: clever
But the wire hanger was a BIT MUCH in my opinion
I totally agree with you.
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| Posted 8/16/07 11:47 AM |
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alnem
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Re: Completely uncalled for OR very smart advertising?
Posted by CoopersMom01
Posted by jxnoscar
I am pro choice
The wording: clever
But the wire hanger was a BIT MUCH in my opinion
I agree... it's almost graphic, KWIM?
ITA! i was a bit taken aback when i saw the hanger.
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| Posted 8/16/07 11:48 AM |
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Porrruss
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Re: Completely uncalled for OR very smart advertising?
I have to be honest- I appreciate the brutal honesty.
I feel (this is MY opinion- I understand others have differing views) that by smacking people in the face with this visual, it will remind them of where things COULD go if abortions are to be banned.
It's definitely *in your face* and shocking, but has some truth.....
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| Posted 8/16/07 11:50 AM |
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Ophelia
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Re: Completely uncalled for OR very smart advertising?
the hanger is too much.
I am pro choice, but I think actually that ministorage is not the platform to discuss the shrinking rights of women.
clever as it is, i am not a fan. I am a little surprised at my own feelings about it, but no...it's just too much.
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| Posted 8/16/07 11:50 AM |
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JennZ
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Re: Completely uncalled for OR very smart advertising?
Posted by jxnoscar
I am pro choice
The wording: clever
But the wire hanger was a BIT MUCH in my opinion
Agree 100%
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| Posted 8/16/07 11:51 AM |
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Goldi0218
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Re: Completely uncalled for OR very smart advertising?
There are plenty of companies and corporations who make their opinions on abortion very public. It can work for or against them. I am not sure of thebreakdown of pro-life vs. pro-choice in NY - I suppose it could go either way.
I remember back in college how nobody would order Dominos pizza because apparently, at the time, the company was known to be run by pro-lifers. Certain messages can be a help or a detriment to generating revenue.
I do agree that the visual is more alarming than the message and though I am pro-choice myself, it isn't something I want to see at all. The news coverage will more than likely get that message to more people than if they left it alone. I never travel in that part of the city, but I do read and watch TV.
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curliegirl
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Re: Completely uncalled for OR very smart advertising?
I am pro choice, however the ad is in poor taste.
Where does a storage company get off making a statement like that? Do they think it will attract customers? Doubtful.
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| Posted 8/16/07 12:04 PM |
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BabyAvocado
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Re: Completely uncalled for OR very smart advertising?
Well...bold is an understatement here.
Still, I am all for it. Freedom of speech - gotta love it. I may not love this ad but go ahead and shock me, offend me - just don't stifle me. Sure, this wouldn't fly in some other states, but this is NY, we can take it.
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| Posted 8/16/07 12:10 PM |
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suvenR
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Re: Completely uncalled for OR very smart advertising?
The ad is by a STORAGE company. For that reason, I think the use of the hangar is clever.
If this truly were intended to be an add regarding abortion, then I'd feel differently about the use of the hangar.
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| Posted 8/16/07 12:21 PM |
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Porrruss
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Re: Completely uncalled for OR very smart advertising?
Holy dear sweet mother of Pete- I had NO idea that ad was for STORAGE SPACE. I thought it was a pro-life ad.
Dear Lawd, this changes my perspective completely. Poor taste, OMG poor taste.....
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| Posted 8/16/07 12:21 PM |
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~Colleen~
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Re: Completely uncalled for OR very smart advertising?
Posted by Porrruss
I have to be honest- I appreciate the brutal honesty.
ITA. I think it is simple and to the point and actually, quite clever. I don't see anything shocking about it - it's a hangar in an ad for a storage company. Brilliant.
Honestly, tough noogies, that it's "shocking"...maybe it will remind some people exactly what it was like BEFORE abortion was a legal choice and how important it is to keep it that way.
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nrthshgrl
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Re: Completely uncalled for OR very smart advertising?
Provocative. So I'll say it was smart advertising.
Not only did it get the adverstising on the billboard but the newspapers are picking up the story as well.
The hanger, while a disturbing image, is a very real image of what will happen as our rights erode.
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sunnygirl
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Re: Completely uncalled for OR very smart advertising?
Posted by ~Colleen~
Posted by Porrruss
I have to be honest- I appreciate the brutal honesty.
ITA. I think it is simple and to the point and actually, quite clever. I don't see anything shocking about it - it's a hangar in an ad for a storage company. Brilliant.
Honestly, tough noogies, that it's "shocking"...maybe it will remind some people exactly what it was like BEFORE abortion was a legal choice and how important it is to keep it that way.
i completely agree with both of you
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headoverheels
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Re: Completely uncalled for OR very smart advertising?
Posted by ~Colleen~
Posted by Porrruss
I have to be honest- I appreciate the brutal honesty.
ITA. I think it is simple and to the point and actually, quite clever. I don't see anything shocking about it - it's a hangar in an ad for a storage company. Brilliant.
Honestly, tough noogies, that it's "shocking"...maybe it will remind some people exactly what it was like BEFORE abortion was a legal choice and how important it is to keep it that way.
same here. people just don't realize how close women today are to losing their right to choose. a little shock never hurt anyone.
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curliegirl
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Re: Completely uncalled for OR very smart advertising?
Posted by nrthshgrl
Provocative. So I'll say it was smart advertising.
Not only did it get the adverstising on the billboard but the newspapers are picking up the story as well.
The hanger, while a disturbing image, is a very real image of what will happen as our rights erode.
While I don't mind the shock value and am not offended by it, I just wonder why this storage company feels it necessary to make statements regarding a woman's right to choose.  Stick with your business, that is storage, which doesn't make me think of hangers.
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chikita315
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Re: Completely uncalled for OR very smart advertising?
Posted by curliegirl
While I don't mind the shock value and am not offended by it, I just wonder why this storage company feels it necessary to make statements regarding a woman's right to choose. Stick with your business, that is storage, which doesn't make me think of hangers.
It could very well be a higher ups personal beliefs and they want to intertwine that w/ their ad strategy. It wouldnt' be the first time.
As for the ad, at first it made me grimace. The image of the wire hanger is jaring. However, it definitely effective advertising for it to evoke any emotion at all.
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LizD
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Re: Completely uncalled for OR very smart advertising?
Posted by Porrruss
I have to be honest- I appreciate the brutal honesty.
I feel (this is MY opinion- I understand others have differing views) that by smacking people in the face with this visual, it will remind them of where things COULD go if abortions are to be banned.
It's definitely *in your face* and shocking, but has some truth.....
I agree.
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| Posted 8/16/07 12:36 PM |
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jxnoscar
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Re: Completely uncalled for OR very smart advertising?
Posted by chikita315
Posted by curliegirl
While I don't mind the shock value and am not offended by it, I just wonder why this storage company feels it necessary to make statements regarding a woman's right to choose. Stick with your business, that is storage, which doesn't make me think of hangers.
It could very well be a higher ups personal beliefs and they want to intertwine that w/ their ad strategy. It wouldnt' be the first time.
As for the ad, at first it made me grimace. The image of the wire hanger is jaring. However, it definitely effective advertising for it to evoke any emotion at all.
I still don't know. I see their ads all the time in the city. I laughed at the one about George Bush's agenda, but the hanger is ***** brutal.
The more I think about it (and hey I am all for someone sticking up for human rights) I just don't think the hanger was the way to do that.
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| Posted 8/16/07 12:40 PM |
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shiv
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Re: Completely uncalled for OR very smart advertising?
disgusting, not their place. if they wanted to take out an ad for abortion, than do that, but don't mix it in with a slogan for your company.
(i'm pro-life)
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| Posted 8/16/07 2:09 PM |
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SweetestOfPeas
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Re: Completely uncalled for OR very smart advertising?
I am pro choice and proud BUT  that is sick!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! totally uncalled for IMO!!
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| Posted 8/16/07 2:12 PM |
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Hi-Fi55
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Re: Completely uncalled for OR very smart advertising?
I wouldn't think it was uncalled for if it was a political campaign advertisement or some sort of platform. But a storage facility....I just don't see the correlation.
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