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Go Daddy Commercials

shoekitty — Tue, 22 Sep 2015 02:17:16 GMT

Sweet mother of Bob Dylan, who do they market to?? Junior High? The last Stick It ad, and the current one are the most inane, stupid commercials I have ever watched. Please someone.... explain to me how these commercials are suppose to sell a product.? The last one with the cute red headed lady, made me want to tint my red hair another color and hide!!!. What is the point of all her customers making gyrations of a "mating nature" while standing in line, and her gyrating back. So DUMB!

Am I just not getting it?

Re: Go Daddy Commercials

Plaid Pants2 — Tue, 22 Sep 2015 02:29:58 GMT

@shoekitty wrote:
Sweet mother of Bob Dylan, who do they market to?? Junior High? The last Stick It ad, and the current one are the most inane, stupid commercials I have ever watched. Please someone.... explain to me how these commercials are suppose to sell a product.? The last one with the cute red headed lady, made me want to tint my red hair another color and hide!!!. What is the point of all her customers making gyrations of a "mating nature" while standing in line, and her gyrating back. So DUMB!

Am I just not getting it?

Those aren't her customers, they are her family members, who are just so excited that she finally sold something to someone who wasn't a family member, so that's why they are "dancing" around.

And Go Daddy, helped her create a web page to draw in more customers, who are not family members.

And I agree. The commercial is stupid. I mute it when it comes on.

If a sales person did that just as I was about to buy something, I'd walk out of the store without making the purchase.

Re: Go Daddy Commercials

Kachina624 — Tue, 22 Sep 2015 02:30:41 GMT

I think the ad companies are hiring 20 somethings just out of college who have no sense of decorum. We're getting a lot of frat boy humor. Never have I seen so many commercials which are not funny and done in such poor taste. I've actually sent emails expressing my opinion to the companies several times.

Who dreamed up the toilet paper ad that says, "We all have to go so we might as well enjoy (?) the go," or the woman sitting with a group who is excited about having SAM (super absorbent material, we learn) between her legs? Then there's Carl's Junior ads with Paris Hilton dripping sex in the skimpiest of bikinis washing a car while eating a burger.

Re: Go Daddy Commercials

AliJoi5 — Tue, 22 Sep 2015 02:36:38 GMT

lol We're convinced companies are just trying to out-weird each other these days, and failing miserably at humor. But just be thankful you don't live in RI and have to hear this craptacular piece of work 400 times a day...

CLICK.

BA BAM @shoekitty!!!

Re: Go Daddy Commercials

AliJoi5 — Tue, 22 Sep 2015 02:46:10 GMT

How about the Pine Sol commercial @Kachina624 where they go into remarkable detail about the diaper bin... sitting in the sun on a 90* day... with triplets... who have "tummy troubles." Then we are treated to the new "cleaning what stinks since 1929" tagline. Are they serious?! Please, of all of the sales tactics you could employ for what is legitimately a great product, do you have to make my entire family gag while we're eating?!

Re: Go Daddy Commercials

shoekitty — Tue, 22 Sep 2015 02:52:23 GMT

@AliJoi5

Oh geesh, Bam! Slip and Fall attorneys....who knew they would actually advertise on TV like that!

Re: Go Daddy Commercials

shoekitty — Tue, 22 Sep 2015 02:58:19 GMT

@Plaid Pants2

Thanks for explaining, I never would have guessed. You are brilliant! of course I turn the channel half way through. Awful commercial. I also find the Stick commercial, sort rude and really disrespectful. Just not funny. Must be the crowd they cater too. IDK. I have a weird sense of humor along the line of old SNL,Living Color, etc...but these Go Daddy commercials are dumb.

Re: Go Daddy Commercials

AliJoi5 — Tue, 22 Sep 2015 03:00:54 GMT

I know, right?! I manage a law firm, and my understanding is that, traditionally, it's frowned upon by the legal community for attorneys to advertise, for the obvious reasons. But lately we're seeing more and more commercials from these ambulance chaser types... and they're getting weirder by the day as you can see!

Re: Go Daddy Commercials

Julie928 — Tue, 22 Sep 2015 03:15:44 GMT

I can't stand that commercial either! Clearly those people have no idea how stupid they look. There's another commerical out I just saw for a cereal ~ I can't recall which one. The people in that one are gyrating around like that, too. Must be the latest thing, making a fool out of yourself for a few bucks. Give me Turner Classic Movies any day of the week ~ no commercials and beautiful old movies...

Re: Go Daddy Commercials

KYToby — Tue, 22 Sep 2015 09:43:23 GMT

While I, too, find their commercials to be crass and immature, from a business perspective, GoDaddy is doing the smart thing.

In general, their target demographic is younger people. Not only are youjger people more likely to have their own websites, but they are also the people who will be hired as web administrators for small businesses. Of course, the company is going to target them.

Like it or not, the world moves on. The people who freuent these boards are, generally speaking, not the people GoDaddy is courting as new customers.

Re: Go Daddy Commercials

Desertdi — Tue, 22 Sep 2015 12:30:49 GMT

Most of the time, I don't even know what it is that they're trying to sell.............

Re: Go Daddy Commercials

Julie928 — Tue, 22 Sep 2015 19:05:17 GMT

I agree with you, KYToby, but have to say ~ I'm 43 years old (don't think that's too ancient, lol) and I still think it's a ridiculous commercial. Just sayin'... :-)

Re: Go Daddy Commercials

chickenbutt — Tue, 22 Sep 2015 22:45:13 GMT

I also felt great disdain for the red-haired family Go Daddy commercial. That really was about THE stupidest commercial of all time.

As much as I don't like the Progressive Flo character, this commercial makes hers look Einstein-ish. I have to say, though, the one Flo commercial with the 'sprinkles are for winners' IS pretty funny.

Re: Go Daddy Commercials

shoekitty — Wed, 23 Sep 2015 04:06:48 GMT

Re: Go Daddy Commercials

Moonchilde — Wed, 23 Sep 2015 18:00:46 GMT

Go Daddy is still stuck in the privileged white male 18-34 demographic, clearly aiming all of their advertising at the hormone-overloaded. Their ads (and Carls ads) haven't changed with the times. Besides just being in error as far as demographics and $$, the ads of both companies are pretty offensive to women generally, of any age.

I have no use for what Go Daddy sells, but every time I see another crass and sophomoric Carls commercial I'm less apt to ever give them my business.

Re: Go Daddy Commercials

KingstonsMom — Thu, 24 Sep 2015 20:38:37 GMT

@Kachina624

I agree! And have you seen the lastest TP (Charmin) commercial that says you're so clean after using it, that you can wear your underwear for 2 days, because of no skid marks?

Ewwwwww!!

Re: Go Daddy Commercials

Plaid Pants2 — Thu, 24 Sep 2015 20:49:00 GMT

@KingstonsMom wrote:
@Kachina624

I agree! And have you seen the lastest TP (Charmin) commercial that says you're so clean after using it, that you can wear your underwear for 2 days, because of no skid marks?

Ewwwwww!!

Actually, in the commercial, the cartoon boy bear is in the basement with his friends, when he tells them that Charmin leaves you so clean, that you could wear your underwear for a second day.

Mom bear comes down the stairs, and says in a shocked voice, "Tell me I did not hear you just say that!"

To which the boy bear says, "I said that you COULD, not that you would"

He then says to his friend, "Good news for you, Skids."

Re: Go Daddy Commercials

KingstonsMom — Thu, 24 Sep 2015 20:55:56 GMT

@Plaid Pants2 wrote:
@KingstonsMom wrote:
@Kachina624

I agree! And have you seen the lastest TP (Charmin) commercial that says you're so clean after using it, that you can wear your underwear for 2 days, because of no skid marks?

Ewwwwww!!

Actually, in the commercial, the cartoon boy bear is in the basement with his friends, when he tells them that Charmin leaves you so clean, that you could wear your underwear for a second day.

Mom bear comes down the stairs, and says in a shocked voice, "Tell me I did not hear you just say that!"

To which the boy bear says, "I said that you COULD, not that you would"

He then says to his friend, "Good news for you, Skids."

@Plaid Pants2

That's pretty much what I said, I just didn't quote the commercial, I just presented the jist of it.....sorry if I was amiss.

Re: Go Daddy Commercials

Kachina624 — Thu, 24 Sep 2015 22:30:30 GMT

@Moonchilde wrote:
Go Daddy is still stuck in the privileged white male 18-34 demographic, clearly aiming all of their advertising at the hormone-overloaded. Their ads (and Carls ads) haven't changed with the times. Besides just being in error as far as demographics and $$, the ads of both companies are pretty offensive to women generally, of any age.

I have no use for what Go Daddy sells, but every time I see another crass and sophomoric Carls commercial I'm less apt to ever give them my business.

When I complained to Carl's Jr. about their tasteless Paris Hilton ad, they actually told me it was aimed at men 18-24. Since I don't fall into that demographic, I swore to never darken their door, and I haven't.