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Posted on September 4th, 2008 by Barry Collins
The worst IT advert ever
I was thumbing through the first ever issue of PC Pro today, chortling at how young everyone looks and how much the state-of-art laptops of the day cost (£3,500, since you asked), when I came across this:
Quite possibly the most tasteless, ill-conceived and downright stupid advert for a PC company I’ve ever seen.
The company in question is called IPC Direct, which is, to the best of Google’s knowledge, no more: no doubt thanks to its genius advertising team.
Have you seen any worse? Let me know on comments below if so.
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September 5th, 2008 at 9:38 am
Funny stuff.
Not that they’re as tasteless, but I do laugh at the use of models when it comes to IT.
Particularly amusing is when you see some gorgeous girl in a skimpy outfit, holding a graphics card… I mean really!
The other day, throwing out an old PC magazine, I came across an advert with a naked model (all naughty bits covered) holding a PSU!
September 5th, 2008 at 5:50 pm
Surely Bill Gates latest Vista shoe-vert is the worst:-)
September 6th, 2008 at 7:08 am
I remember seeing an ad in various PC magazines promoting flat panel monitors. The model held a flat panel in front of her assets – the headline “Great TfTs”!
September 8th, 2008 at 12:26 am
So it’s a sexy advert. Big deal – I think the advertisers know their audience and know what catches the eye. And it’s advertising for goodness’ sake! What has taste got to do with it?