Commercials that need to be shot into the sun
- Thread starter ClonerJams
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Has anyone mentioned the Caitlin Clark Hy-Vee commercial? Talk about cringe. And I don't blame Caitlin for it.
Cardiology, don't have the heart.
Pulmonary doctor, no cigar.
I can't diagnose a simple cold or flu
But if your engine's got a cough, I know what to do.
Give it 6 of these, wash it down with this.
A new air filter oughta help it catch its breath.
Napa Knowhow! Na na na na na Napa Knowhow!
Pulmonary doctor, no cigar.
I can't diagnose a simple cold or flu
But if your engine's got a cough, I know what to do.
Give it 6 of these, wash it down with this.
A new air filter oughta help it catch its breath.
Napa Knowhow! Na na na na na Napa Knowhow!
That is classic, textbook radio marketing. Intentionally annoying to the point a passive listener will remember it later.
Perfect! That always signified "major story, reporters working diligently!"
Bonus: "I've just been handed this bulletin."
Yeah they're really terrible and I can't tell if it is intentional or not.
The latest stellar example of unattainable big pharma with money to burn, badly.
The first question is how drug companies can’t afford better commercials. I guess when you kill a big portion of your customer base it hurts the bottom line.
The second is when you ask your doctor about a drug, what in the hell kind of doctor responds with, “Hm that’s a good idea, I never thought of that.” If the guy that went to school for nearly a decade is having decisions influenced even a tiny amount based on what some dumbass saw on a commercial during a Bears-Packers game, then that doctor needs to lose his license.
KidSilverhair
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I don’t get why drug companies seem to think a great way to advertise drugs is to make a commercial - about making a commercial. Here’s a woman dancing & singing about Jardiance, isn’t it great … oh, wait, she’s just an actress in a commercial about Jardiance … but the actress uses the drug and it’s great …
It‘s like Inception, but for idiots who think TV commercials should be prescribing their medication.
KidSilverhair
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I also just overheard (didn’t see, can’t remember the name of the drug) a TV ad for a medication for a condition that they define in the commercial as “extremely rare and underdiagnosed.” I wouldn’t think it would be cost-effective to mount a nationwide ad campaign for something to treat an “extremely rare” disease … okay, yeah, the profit margins on that drug are no doubt insanely high, but still, remarking that this “rare” disease is “underdiagnosed” in your commercial is just asking for hordes of hypochondriacs to flood their doctors’ offices wondering, “do I have this disease? The TV said I might.”
Dr: X-rays came back negative. It looks like it is just a bad ankle sprain.
Patient: I saw a commercial for Jardiance. Could you prescribe me some Jardiance?
Dr: You don't have diabetes. You have a sprained ankle.
Patient: But it could lower my A1C! What about prescribing me some Skyrizi. "Nothing is Everything!" (sings the jingle)
Dr: You sprained your ankle. You don't need a medication for psoriasis.
Patient: What about Rybelsus? Maybe Ozempic?
Patient: I saw a commercial for Jardiance. Could you prescribe me some Jardiance?
Dr: You don't have diabetes. You have a sprained ankle.
Patient: But it could lower my A1C! What about prescribing me some Skyrizi. "Nothing is Everything!" (sings the jingle)
Dr: You sprained your ankle. You don't need a medication for psoriasis.
Patient: What about Rybelsus? Maybe Ozempic?
...ad nauseum, until each of these is mentioned:
Rybelsus, Astepro, Biktarvy, Zeposia, Tepezza, Qulipta, Trelegy, Keytruda, Dupixent, Otezla , Sotyktu, Linzess, Rexulti, Ubrelvy, Ocrevus, Tezspire, Nurtec, Nucala, Farxiga, Dovato, Vraylar, Entyvio, Ingrezza, Shingrix, Rinvoq, Cabenuva, Leqvio...
and none of which would be allowed by insurance over the appropriate generic. [end rant]
