Has Dick gone too Far?

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Shooting the breeze.

Itch

VIC

107 posts

Itch

VIC, 107 posts

24 Jan 2013 8:33pm

Had a look at the Dick Smith ad, I can't see what the fuss is about.

Buster fin

2598 posts

Buster fin

WA, 2598 posts

24 Jan 2013 5:38pm

Whotchutalkinabout, Willis?

Bone74

380 posts

Bone74

380 posts

24 Jan 2013 6:26pm

How much publicity has he been getting
My wife loves Dick and thinks its great

Tractorguy

TAS

543 posts

Tractorguy

TAS, 543 posts

24 Jan 2013 9:42pm

Pretty good ad. Someone put it up pls.
Australian larrikinism.

Buster fin

2598 posts

Buster fin

WA, 2598 posts

24 Jan 2013 6:49pm

Bone43 said...

My wife loves Dick and thinks its great

Everyone dislikes a bragger

Shane10

QLD

102 posts

Shane10

QLD, 102 posts

24 Jan 2013 9:14pm

Top ad and a top bloke too

deejay8204

QLD

557 posts

deejay8204

QLD, 557 posts

24 Jan 2013 9:55pm

here it is uncensored

Pitbull

1267 posts

Pitbull

WA, 1267 posts

24 Jan 2013 8:56pm

Brilliant!!!

GypsyDrifter

2371 posts

GypsyDrifter

WA, 2371 posts

24 Jan 2013 10:52pm

I do love Dick! Love the add!
The man as far as I am concerned speaks for me

I am sure their are others that stand up for the little guy
but he surely does it in a big way
and he LOVES controversy in a big way too
and I can't see anything wrong with the add at all, for this day and age

southace

4795 posts

southace

SA, 4795 posts

25 Jan 2013 1:56am

There's nothing wrong with that add! His name is Dick! It's just the government prefers that we buy imported crap to keep our economy flowing....there's no import taxes on his products! There are very little Aistralain owned large manufacturing business left!

cisco

QLD

12365 posts

cisco

QLD, 12365 posts

25 Jan 2013 3:21am

Onya Dick!!! Give them multinationals plenty of stick.

gibberjoe

956 posts

gibberjoe

SA, 956 posts

25 Jan 2013 8:03am

Nothing wrong with a little bit-o-Dick in your day, or on your table!

kiteboy dave

QLD

6525 posts

kiteboy dave

QLD, 6525 posts

25 Jan 2013 8:24am

I feel a bit used.

1. hire comedian (dan ilic) make cheap ad
2. book a tiny amount of airtime at 6pm timeslot knowing ad too risque
3. Ad ok'd for slightly later - 7:30 or something
4. Fake outrage, send some fake smss to comedian to put on twitter
5. Everyone in australia seeks out ad, watches it, discusses
6. Profit

kiterboy

2614 posts

kiterboy

2614 posts

25 Jan 2013 6:40am

kiteboy dave said...
I feel a bit used.

If that's the only thing you feel manipulated by, you need to wake up boy.

longwinded

347 posts

longwinded

WA, 347 posts

25 Jan 2013 7:35am

kiteboy dave said...
I feel a bit used.

7. All profits donated to charity.

and you can feel all warm and fuzzy again.

dorothyinste

QLD

481 posts

dorothyinste

QLD, 481 posts

25 Jan 2013 9:52am

Don't mind Dick every now and then. Come to think of it...have not had Dick for quite some time.

Dawn Patrol

1991 posts

Dawn Patrol

WA, 1991 posts

25 Jan 2013 8:43am

busterwa

3782 posts

busterwa

3782 posts

25 Jan 2013 9:49am

The add has done what it was supposed to do !! its gone viral on the internet!! As good as prime time, costs a whole lot less. Smart guy...

Gizmo

2865 posts

Gizmo

SA, 2865 posts

25 Jan 2013 1:22pm

I think there is a Cider brewing company in the US that has some good YouTube clips, 'Dickens' is the brewers name.

jbshack

6913 posts

jbshack

WA, 6913 posts

25 Jan 2013 11:28am

Gizmo said...
I think there is a Cider brewing company in the US that has some good YouTube clips, 'Dickens' is the brewers name.

Yep "Dickens Cider"

tightlines

3509 posts

tightlines

WA, 3509 posts

25 Jan 2013 11:42am

Dicks in it up to his......nuh never mind.

SomeOtherGuy

NSW

807 posts

SomeOtherGuy

NSW, 807 posts

25 Jan 2013 3:32pm

tightlines said...
Dicks in it up to his......nuh never mind.

...short curly mop?

GypsyDrifter

2371 posts

GypsyDrifter

WA, 2371 posts

25 Jan 2013 12:46pm

busterwa said...
The add has done what it was supposed to do !! its gone viral on the internet!! As good as prime time, costs a whole lot less. Smart guy...

jamdfingr

QLD

663 posts

jamdfingr

QLD, 663 posts

25 Jan 2013 4:22pm

I think my Dick doesn't go far enough!

Wait... What are you talking about?

lotofwind

NSW

6451 posts

lotofwind

NSW, 6451 posts

25 Jan 2013 8:50pm

Australias future would be more promising if it had more dicks in it.

Mark _australia

23647 posts

Mark _australia

WA, 23647 posts

25 Jan 2013 6:05pm

^^^ well I do recall you saying once or twice that kiting is the future....

Bone74

380 posts

Bone74

380 posts

25 Jan 2013 7:08pm

Buster fin said...

Bone43 said...

My wife loves Dick and thinks its great

Everyone dislikes a bragger

Come on Buster
You must have a dirty mind and taken my comment the wrong way Or your wifes to embarrassed to admit to you she loves Dick as much as my wife. Either way I hope your comment about me (so called) bragging doesn't stem from jealousy because jealousy is a curse and can eat you up.

lotofwind

NSW

6451 posts

lotofwind

NSW, 6451 posts

25 Jan 2013 10:34pm

Mark _australia said...
^^^ well I do recall you saying once or twice that kiting is the future....

Glad you finally see it.

Im proud to support dick , if dick needs a hand, I'll gladly help.

stuk

NSW

894 posts

stuk

NSW, 894 posts

25 Jan 2013 10:55pm

busterwa said...
The add has done what it was supposed to do !! its gone viral on the internet!! As good as prime time, costs a whole lot less. Smart guy...

As an online marketer this could be used as a training lecture, brilliant.

I did a keyword search for Dick Smith and in the online world it attracts a total of 368k searchs a month just in Australia which would result in the No1 position in Google getting 154k searches a month worth 14k p/mth in CPC advertising.

The exposure Dick has generated from this media campaign is worth way more, impossible to put a number on. Very savvy marketer.

Mark _australia

23647 posts

Mark _australia

WA, 23647 posts

25 Jan 2013 8:33pm

lotofwind said...

Mark _australia said...
^^^ well I do recall you saying once or twice that kiting is the future....

Glad you finally see it.

Im proud to support dick , if dick needs a hand, I'll gladly help.

Oh my.

oceanfire

718 posts

oceanfire

WA, 718 posts

25 Jan 2013 10:24pm

stuk said...

busterwa said...
The add has done what it was supposed to do !! its gone viral on the internet!! As good as prime time, costs a whole lot less. Smart guy...

Yeah but he wouldn't have gotten nearly as much exposure (pun?) if he wasn't already well known.
He's pretty much relying on that fact for this to work; as an example I think the lessons would be limited, ie- once famous, do something most conservative people would find outrageous = reap further publicity.

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