02-02-2012, 01:55 PM
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Celebrated Square Root Day
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Originally Posted by Two Fivenagame
Budweiser. A big american brewery trying to increase it's market share in Canada likely paid a boatload of cash to a marketing firm to come up with a strategy. The firm's response...
Canadians like hockey. Let's make Budweiser a hockey-beer.
$$$
Are we that simple?
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This doesn't make sense. Are we that simple? No, but they had to pick something, and they picked the most popular thing in Canada.
When they do football commercials in the States, do Americans respond by saying "Are we that simple?". No, they just know that football is really popular in their country and makes for a good commercial for beer company, considering the demographic that drinks beer. It has nothing to do with being simple.
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02-02-2012, 01:55 PM
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#22
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Two Fivenagame
Are we that simple?
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Moving back to Canada, my wife and I have noticed the absolutely ridiculous amount of hockey-related commercials here. Almost every commercial here has either a Hockey, Sidney Crosby, or "it's cold here" angle to it...some have all 3.
There's no need for foreigners to stereotype Canada....Canada does plenty of it to itself.
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02-02-2012, 01:56 PM
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Backup Goalie
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Hell, as long as it's not a Telus commercial, I'm happy.
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02-02-2012, 01:58 PM
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#24
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I have to say, as much as this seems staged and more than a little contrived, if it was real then that would be awesome.
Reminds me of those Improv Everywhere skits.
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02-02-2012, 02:03 PM
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#25
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Must be a long day at work cause I read the title of this thread:
"Budweiser gives 2 rec hockey teams the game for their lives"
would've given Budweiser more publicity if you ask me
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02-02-2012, 02:06 PM
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#26
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02-02-2012, 02:06 PM
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#27
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Quote:
Originally Posted by puckluck
If I was on the ice and Budweiser tried to use me as a tool to sell beer I'd make it clear I'd want nothing at all to do with them.
That's just me though.
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Is it living in Forest Lawn that makes you so insufferable?
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02-02-2012, 02:08 PM
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Scoring Winger
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Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by puckluck
If I was on the ice and Budweiser tried to use me as a tool to sell beer I'd make it clear I'd want nothing at all to do with them.
That's just me though.
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Tim Thomas 2.0
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02-02-2012, 02:08 PM
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#29
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Quote:
Originally Posted by valo403
Is it living in Forest Lawn that makes you so insufferable?
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Have you not noticed I haven't been replying to your posts? Please return the favor. You need internet anger management.
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02-02-2012, 02:11 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mtt48
Tim Thomas 2.0
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This makes no sense.
But if you guys want to be touched by a publicity stunt go for it. I bet you guys love spontaneous dances in malls as well.
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02-02-2012, 02:11 PM
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#31
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by puckluck
Have you not noticed I haven't been replying to your posts? Please return the favor. You need internet anger management.
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Where's the anger? Just trying to figure what about this would cause you too be so apparently bothered. It's not the greatest commercial, kinda fun but a bit cheezy, just not sure what warrants the immense amount of bitterness.
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02-02-2012, 02:11 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Larry MacDonald
Must be a long day at work cause I read the title of this thread:
"Budweiser gives 2 rec hockey teams the game for their lives"
would've given Budweiser more publicity if you ask me
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Nothing to do with this thread but
could it be? Is it really the reincarnation of...you?
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02-02-2012, 02:12 PM
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#1 Goaltender
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If puckluck thinks it's a stupid idea, Budweiser can laugh all the way to the bank knowing it was a good idea. That's all the validation they could need.
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02-02-2012, 02:14 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by valo403
Where's the anger? Just trying to figure what about this would cause you too be so apparently bothered. It's not the greatest commercial, kinda fun but a bit cheezy, just not sure what warrants the immense amount of bitterness.
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Who is bitter? I stated it was lame. Nobody but yourself seems bothered. I said "that's just me though". If you like it, that's fine I'm not about to stoop to your condescending level.
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02-02-2012, 02:14 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by puckluck
If I was on the ice and Budweiser tried to use me as a tool to sell beer I'd make it clear I'd want nothing at all to do with them.
That's just me though.
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As the rest of your team doesn't even notice you're gone. Wouldn't even have to pay me for that experience!
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02-02-2012, 02:23 PM
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#36
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Quote:
Originally Posted by puckluck
But if you guys want to be touched by a publicity stunt go for it. I bet you guys love spontaneous dances in malls as well.
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Jeez dude, it was a commercial for a beer. Of course it was a publicity stunt. You're like that annoying uncle that no one wants to invite to Christmas dinner because they are basically a major dick and put everything and everyone else down even though they live in Forest Lawn and drive a 72 Pinto on their way to work at the bottle depot.
Was it the best commercial ever in the history of TV advertising - no. Was a cute 2 minutes that tugged at the Canadian heart strings some - sure. Enjoy life dude.
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02-02-2012, 02:31 PM
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#37
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I just hope they come to optimist this year and do it for cpsw!!
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02-02-2012, 02:34 PM
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#38
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Feb 2007
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They are two legit teams, more info in this article.
http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/2012/...beer_leaguers/
Really cool commercial and well executed. I see people are responding to puckluck's trolls, nothing to see here  .
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02-02-2012, 02:36 PM
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#39
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
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Quote:
Originally Posted by return to the red
Nothing to do with this thread but
could it be? Is it really the reincarnation of...you?
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I thought that too and then noticed the first name.
Then again the avatar is the same....hmmm....
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02-02-2012, 02:37 PM
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#40
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Lifetime Suspension
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If the only thing I had to do was be a temporary shill for a beer company, and in return I got, a full professional broadcast, full bleachers with hot puck bunnies, and a mascot with a T-shirt gun, I will sign up 11 times out of 10. That would have been a blast. I would probably be a bud drinker for life after too...lol.
Lucky guys.
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