Comments on: Meltdown Marketing: Ads from October http://thefinancialbrand.com/3013/bank-ads-october-2008/ Ideas and insights for financial marketers. Sat, 19 May 2012 12:13:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: The Financial Brand » Blog Archive » PR now completely overshadows ads in financial crisis http://thefinancialbrand.com/3013/bank-ads-october-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-1847 The Financial Brand » Blog Archive » PR now completely overshadows ads in financial crisis Mon, 16 Mar 2009 03:25:30 +0000 http://thefinancialbrand.com/?p=3013#comment-1847 [...] truth is that the financial industry has painted itself in a corner, one that it can’t advertise its way out of. It’s a difficult reality to accept (and one that probably won’t sit well with the 150 [...] [...] truth is that the financial industry has painted itself in a corner, one that it can’t advertise its way out of. It’s a difficult reality to accept (and one that probably won’t sit well with the 150 [...]

]]> By: Alice http://thefinancialbrand.com/3013/bank-ads-october-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-989 Alice Thu, 13 Nov 2008 17:08:14 +0000 http://thefinancialbrand.com/?p=3013#comment-989 I really don't like the U.S. Bank ad. There is more wrong with it that just the headline. Sometimes it works to try and incorporate a part of the logo into the design, and sometimes it doesn't. Here, the downward "arrow" of their logo that's used throughout the ad just reminds me of the falling markets.... funny what some people do... I really don’t like the U.S. Bank ad. There is more wrong with it that just the headline. Sometimes it works to try and incorporate a part of the logo into the design, and sometimes it doesn’t. Here, the downward “arrow” of their logo that’s used throughout the ad just reminds me of the falling markets…. funny what some people do…

]]> By: Chuck http://thefinancialbrand.com/3013/bank-ads-october-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-892 Chuck Wed, 05 Nov 2008 00:26:40 +0000 http://thefinancialbrand.com/?p=3013#comment-892 "Tip of the Hat: To my dad, for mailing all but one of these ads to me." "She is your wife, or your dad." Hey, Jeff, how long ago did you notice? [can't find the "female" symbol, but it goes here] Great work, Dad “Tip of the Hat: To my dad, for mailing all but one of these ads to me.”
“She is your wife, or your dad.”

Hey, Jeff, how long ago did you notice? [can't find the "female" symbol, but it goes here]

Great work,
Dad

]]> By: Jimmy Marks http://thefinancialbrand.com/3013/bank-ads-october-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-886 Jimmy Marks Tue, 04 Nov 2008 16:21:34 +0000 http://thefinancialbrand.com/?p=3013#comment-886 When I read the top ad, all I read was "Bank Solid Bank US Bank". I thought to myself "When did they let Koko, the sign language gorilla, write copy?" When I read the top ad, all I read was “Bank Solid Bank US Bank”. I thought to myself “When did they let Koko, the sign language gorilla, write copy?”

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