Question... why are North American TV commercials so crappy?
This has come to my attention each and every time I travel outside of the continent, come home, and am forced to subject myself to the unimaginative, unentertaining drudge that pops up every few minutes on my TV screen.
North American TV shows are followed around the world, and are so popular. Why then, can't the commercials be of the same quality? For some reason, people are afraid to push the edges in some cases, or in other cases, prefer to convey the message in a direct, uninteresting way. Commercials in India or Europe, are to me, far wittier, cute, and comedic, and actually stay in my mind after the ad is over. Someties the ads are better than the programs.
I don't think a North American commercial has EVER enticed me to buy the product after watching the ad. Even the Super Bowl ads are usually nothing to go gaga over. For a continent so rooted in commercialism, our commercials are definately a drag...
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
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You're right, ads are not the same here. Maybe it's because the shows are better? =P
ReplyDeleteIt seems like the creative people don't get into advertising in N. America.
I'm really not sure what it is... I think to some extent its a fear of straying from stereotypical types of ads for fear of some sort of social backlash alot of times...
ReplyDeleteNA commercials not only are uninspiring but also have typos! The latest Lazboy one had unrivalled spelled as "Urivalled". I couldn't believe my eyes!
ReplyDeletewow... really? i am assuming this was a print ad...
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