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Help me come up with things to sell to people

T4CTT4CT BAFTA-NOMINATEDNAFTA-APPROVEDRegistered User regular
edited April 2011 in Social Entropy++
So here's the deal

I have an interview next wednesday with an ad agency for a summer job working in the creative department. They called me in after looking at my resume because they want to view my portfolio and go over it. CURRENTLY my portfolio contains my school examples and mock-ups as well as the necessary briefs, as well as a bunch of work I've done for my site, but they want what essentially comes up to a bunch of random product ads as well.

My problem is, there are a lot of products and a lot of demographics and being told "just mock up some ads for some things" with no real direction is a deep pool to swim in.

so I need some of this creative SE++ power

basically all you have to do is come up with a product (this can be a real product or something you just make up as long as the product isn't penis jetpacks or something), and a particular target market (i.e. teenagers, adults, nerds, shut-ins, dog lovers, cat haters, small children, etc) for said product. You could also throw in whether the ad should be web or print (magazines) but that's not really necessary since if it's not there I"m just gonna pick one. I'll pick a whole bunch at random and mock up the ads and probably put some in my portfolio and I dunno maybe if someone comes up with some really astounding idea for a product and target market I'll give you a prize although I have no idea what that prize would be

if you skipped to the end without reading all that: name a product, name a market, let me make an advertisement. cheers.

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  • DichotomyDichotomy Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    well I have this great idea for a penis jetpa-

    oh

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  • Lord DaveLord Dave Grief Causer Bitch Free ZoneRegistered User regular
    edited April 2011
    bird internet

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  • Lost SalientLost Salient blink twice if you'd like me to mercy kill youRegistered User regular
    edited April 2011
    We are the worst people to ask for advice

    ever

    Except maybe a guy flying his penis jetpack up to use bird internet.

    That guy might be a worse person to ask.

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    "Sandra has a good solid anti-murderer vibe. My skin felt very secure and sufficiently attached to my body when I met her. Also my organs." HAIL SATAN
  • Crimson KingCrimson King Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    Little beeper things you can assign a phone number to and put in your wallet or on your keys so when you lose it you you give it a call and it will beep at you. Target market: everybody ever

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  • Lord DaveLord Dave Grief Causer Bitch Free ZoneRegistered User regular
    edited April 2011
    automatic butt

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  • DichotomyDichotomy Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    semi-automatic butt

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  • Lucky CynicLucky Cynic Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    Here are some things to get some witty and humorous ads for.

    Nerd dating service
    Eat This, Not That Text service. Send a text of what you want to eat, they text back what you ought to eat, kinda like chacha, but for food.
    "and now you know..." A website that links articles, youtube and wiki entries to teach people stupid random shit, like fountain pens, 7-fold ties, other neat stuff.
    Colorific- snap a shot of a color with your phone and it pulls up complimentary colors and such.

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  • RankenphileRankenphile Passersby were amazed by the unusually large amounts of blood.Registered User, Moderator Mod Emeritus
    edited April 2011
    butt internet

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  • Crimson KingCrimson King Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    interbutt

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  • T4CTT4CT BAFTA-NOMINATED NAFTA-APPROVEDRegistered User regular
    edited April 2011
    oh this is going to just be great i can tell

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  • DichotomyDichotomy Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    you couldn't seriously expect anything different

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  • T4CTT4CT BAFTA-NOMINATED NAFTA-APPROVEDRegistered User regular
    edited April 2011
    do you have any idea how much fun it's going to be to explain why my portfolio has 5 pieces of actual work and then 15 different mock-ups of selling butts to the internet

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  • RankenphileRankenphile Passersby were amazed by the unusually large amounts of blood.Registered User, Moderator Mod Emeritus
    edited April 2011
    You know how you sometimes eat soup but it is too hot and you burn your roof of your mouth?

    I do too.

    You should make an ad for the internet, but on phones.

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  • DichotomyDichotomy Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    you'd be hired on the spot for daring to suggest the brilliant ideas that more cautious applicants might dismiss as insane

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  • RankenphileRankenphile Passersby were amazed by the unusually large amounts of blood.Registered User, Moderator Mod Emeritus
    edited April 2011
    T4CT wrote: »
    do you have any idea how much fun it's going to be to explain why my portfolio has 5 pieces of actual work and then 15 different mock-ups of selling butts to the internet

    No, no, no. You completely misunderstand me.

    You know how the internet is on computers?

    It's like that, but for butts.

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  • T4CTT4CT BAFTA-NOMINATED NAFTA-APPROVEDRegistered User regular
    edited April 2011
    actually a couple of lucky cynic's things i legitimately have ideas for

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  • Lord DaveLord Dave Grief Causer Bitch Free ZoneRegistered User regular
    edited April 2011
    a hat

    but for your butt

    butthat

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  • Crimson KingCrimson King Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    Cigarettes!

    (for nine-year-olds)

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  • T4CTT4CT BAFTA-NOMINATED NAFTA-APPROVEDRegistered User regular
    edited April 2011
    Butternet

    so that when you're going at it doggy-style, you can still stream The Office

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  • Lord DaveLord Dave Grief Causer Bitch Free ZoneRegistered User regular
    edited April 2011
    T4CT wrote: »
    Butternet

    so that when you're going at it doggy-style, you can still stream The Office

    a safety net around the edge of your table so that dropped toast doesn't land face down on the floor

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  • Robert KhooRobert Khoo Registered User, ClubPA staff
    edited April 2011
    Don't bother coming up with products that do not exist. That's just a recipe for disaster. Think of existing products that have inherent marketing challenges - point those challenges out in your descriptions of said ads and how you precisely overcame them.

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  • Lord DaveLord Dave Grief Causer Bitch Free ZoneRegistered User regular
    edited April 2011
    how about a special cage for fat kids

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  • Lucky CynicLucky Cynic Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    T4CT wrote: »
    actually a couple of lucky cynic's things i legitimately have ideas for

    You could have a cool montage of people pausing and checking something out, but never reveal what it is...

    "Whoah, whats that?"

    "What?"

    "That!" *points to computer screen*

    -cut to some dude walking and he gets a text, opens it, stops walking and somebody nearby has to walk around him, turns their head all, WTH-- "Whoah wait--"

    -cut to some grand mother looking over her grand daughter's macbook, finishing previous dude's line- "What's that?!"

    -show a clip of someone typing in an email address,

    etc etc.

    I think that would be cool. Set it some music that builds up and then close it some dude going "I wonder what they will come up with next?"

    Dude next to him shows his phone, "Did you see this?"


    There, its like I'm doing all the work for you!

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  • RankenphileRankenphile Passersby were amazed by the unusually large amounts of blood.Registered User, Moderator Mod Emeritus
    edited April 2011
    Don't bother coming up with products that do not exist. That's just a recipe for disaster. Think of existing products that have inherent marketing challenges - point those challenges out in your descriptions of said ads and how you precisely overcame them.

    pffft, what the hell do you know

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  • OrikaeshigitaeOrikaeshigitae Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited April 2011
    T4CT wrote: »
    do you have any idea how much fun it's going to be to explain why my portfolio has 5 pieces of actual work and then 15 different mock-ups of selling butts to the internet

    No, no, no. You completely misunderstand me.

    You know how the internet is on computers?

    It's like that, but for butts.

    matt you are a beautiful human being

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  • T4CTT4CT BAFTA-NOMINATED NAFTA-APPROVEDRegistered User regular
    edited April 2011
    Don't bother coming up with products that do not exist. That's just a recipe for disaster. Think of existing products that have inherent marketing challenges - point those challenges out in your descriptions of said ads and how you precisely overcame them.

    you see this? i knew if I made this thread, SOMEONE was going to have some sort of good advice for me

    this man has done a good thing

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  • RankenphileRankenphile Passersby were amazed by the unusually large amounts of blood.Registered User, Moderator Mod Emeritus
    edited April 2011
    Lord Dave wrote: »
    how about a special cage for fat kids

    see, this has promise

    you've got moxy, kid

    you're hired

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  • T4CTT4CT BAFTA-NOMINATED NAFTA-APPROVEDRegistered User regular
    edited April 2011
    oh wow i didn't notice who that was until after I quoted

    wadaya know

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  • Lord DaveLord Dave Grief Causer Bitch Free ZoneRegistered User regular
    edited April 2011
    Lord Dave wrote: »
    how about a special cage for fat kids

    see, this has promise

    you've got moxy, kid

    you're hired

    Awesome
    I'm going on vacation
    After that I have jury duty and paternity leave

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  • Lucky CynicLucky Cynic Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    T4CT wrote: »
    actually a couple of lucky cynic's things i legitimately have ideas for

    You could have a cool montage of people pausing and checking something out, but never reveal what it is...

    "Whoah, whats that?"

    "What?"

    "That!" *points to computer screen*

    -cut to some dude walking and he gets a text, opens it, stops walking and somebody nearby has to walk around him, turns their head all, WTH-- "Whoah wait--"

    -cut to some grand mother looking over her grand daughter's macbook, finishing previous dude's line- "What's that?!"

    -show a clip of someone typing in an email address,

    etc etc.

    I think that would be cool. Set it some music that builds up and then close it some dude going "I wonder what they will come up with next?"

    Dude next to him shows his phone, "Did you see this?"


    There, its like I'm doing all the work for you!

    Not going to let this get BoP-ed since I'm the only one suggesting practical things.

    While butt internet would be cool to have on deck, as an option...

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  • RankenphileRankenphile Passersby were amazed by the unusually large amounts of blood.Registered User, Moderator Mod Emeritus
    edited April 2011
    T4CT wrote: »
    oh wow i didn't notice who that was until after I quoted

    wadaya know

    I wouldn't listen to him

    he works for a dude who takes medications

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  • Robert KhooRobert Khoo Registered User, ClubPA staff
    edited April 2011
    nono, wait.

    I change my answer.

    A copy machine that has a built in seat for photocopying your butt.

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  • OrikaeshigitaeOrikaeshigitae Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited April 2011
    robert khoo, ladies and gentlemen

    a scholar and paragon of virtue

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  • Lord DaveLord Dave Grief Causer Bitch Free ZoneRegistered User regular
    edited April 2011
    make an ad for Chick-fil-A
    everybody likes Chick-fil-A so it'll be easy

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  • RentRent I'm always right Fuckin' deal with itRegistered User regular
    edited April 2011
    Think of existing products that have inherent marketing challenges

    Like maybe two guys who sold the rights to their webcomic twice and were getting a tenth of what they should in ad revenue? that kind of challenge?

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  • Lord DaveLord Dave Grief Causer Bitch Free ZoneRegistered User regular
    edited April 2011
    nono, wait.

    I change my answer.

    A copy machine that has a built in seat for photocopying your butt.

    The windex tie-in is where they getcha

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  • RankenphileRankenphile Passersby were amazed by the unusually large amounts of blood.Registered User, Moderator Mod Emeritus
    edited April 2011
    Rent wrote: »
    Think of existing products that have inherent marketing challenges

    Like maybe two guys who sold the rights to their webcomic twice and were getting a tenth of what they should in ad revenue? that kind of challenge?

    dude...

    ...too soon

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  • Lord DaveLord Dave Grief Causer Bitch Free ZoneRegistered User regular
    edited April 2011
    ooh make an ad for the next season of Mad Men
    it'll be so meta

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  • Munkus BeaverMunkus Beaver You don't have to attend every argument you are invited to. Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    edited April 2011
    Why don't you sell...

    yourself.

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    Humor can be dissected as a frog can, but dies in the process.
  • RankenphileRankenphile Passersby were amazed by the unusually large amounts of blood.Registered User, Moderator Mod Emeritus
    edited April 2011
    man I'm tired

    just set up a batch render for one of my animations

    it's gunna be like ten hours before it's done

    I've been working since 10 am. It is now 1:20 am. I'm too tired to get up and get my second meal of the day out of the microwave.

    T4ct, you should sell pets for dogs.

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