POLL: Thoughts on New Ad?

[OptionsTrader]

What makes you think they aren't real supporters?

Someone posted in another thread that they recognized one of the guys from a rally. I bet they are all grassroots people in the ad.

 

[Karsten]

Someone posted in another thread that they recognized one of the guys from a rally. I bet they are all grassroots people in the ad.

Exactly. Why are people complaining about bad acting when they are not actors? Plus they only have a few seconds, not 4 minutes to talk as in the youtube videos.

 

[Fed Up]

Duckman...

Some good thoughts Duckman.

How many of you out there would email this video (commercial) to your friends to introduce Ron Paul?

That's what I thought....

Fed Up

 

[Karsten]

Some good thoughts Duckman.

How many of you out there would email this video (commercial) to your friends to introduce Ron Paul?

That's what I thought....

Fed Up

I already have.

 

[Energy]

I'm floored at how bad this is.

I'd rather pull it but if not, like Duckman said, replace it pronto.

We need to channel this frustration into massive action in NH!




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[RonPaulFever]

GODAWFUL.

Lord help us if this actually hits the airwaves.

 

[Hamburglar]

I didn't like it, but I'm not the targeted audience either. I'm already a supporter.

 

[Fed Up]

Image Is Everything

Exactly. Why are people complaining about bad acting when they are not actors? Plus they only have a few seconds, not 4 minutes to talk as in the youtube videos.

Karsten...

As they say in the business... "Image is everything."

They also say "you only have 30 seconds to make a good impression."

This ad did nothing for Paul's image by starting off with a negative connotation and did nothing to impress voters. There was no emotional connect. There was terrible acting (and a good actor doesn't cost that much).

But we're all on the same page of wanting the best for Ron Paul. The voting clearly shows that most don't like this ad.

Someone just needs to relay this message to the Paul campaign.

Fed Up

 

[Phil M]

I just showed this to my 57 year old dad and he thought it was fine. The only thing he didn't like was the "he's catching on" line.

 

[tfelice]

This ad is targeted at the 90% of the people that vote in the primary. Full of postive soundbites, it shold be very effective.

 

[Karsten]

Kristen...

As they say in the business... "Image is everything."

They also say "you only have 30 seconds to make a good impression."

This ad did nothing for Paul's image by starting off with a negative connotation and did nothing to impress voters. There was no emotional connect. There was terrible acting (and a good actor doesn't cost that much).

But we're all on the same page of wanting the best for Ron Paul. The voting clearly shows that most don't like this ad.

Someone just needs to relay this message to the Paul campaign.

Fed Up

Look at my name carefully. It's Karsten, not Kristen. Karsten is the male name.

 

[Fed Up]

Look at my name carefully. It's Karsten, not Kristen. Karsten is the male name.

I actually corrected it before you posted....my bad...

 

[Paulitician]

The "targeted audience" argument doesn't fly with me. I know bad acting when I see it. I know dated production when I see it. The commercial is an absolute travesty.

 

[BillyDkid]

The purpose of these actors saying they trust Ron is what? If i am viewing this ad why should I trust the phony actor? It's like trusting a used car salesman for God's sake! These phony actors reflect badly on Dr. Paul and his genuine supporters.

Yes, I think comments by genuine NH supporters would have been 10 times more effective. The ad sucks and there is no excuse for it. They have the money to pay people who really know what they are doing. This is weak crap. The country is going to hell in a handbasket. The ad should be about RP being the only one who is standing up for what this country is all about. It should be about the Constitution. It should be about peace and it should be about the promise of prosperity for all of us and not just hedge fund managers. I just hope it does some good. I hate seeing our money spent on weak crap like this. Just my opinion. The campaign needs to hit this thing hard and get to the guts of what the campaign is all about.

 

[OptionsTrader]

Who says these people were paid actors. Stop with the assumptions.

 

[Energy]

The "targeted audience" argument doesn't fly with me. I know bad acting when I see it. I know dated production when I see it. The commercial is an absolute travesty.

Same here. It's not like the older demographic in NH is that far removed from our sensibilities (i.e. they're not in the stone age).

 

[ButchHowdy]

It is SOOOO New Hampster . . . I like it!

 

[Man from La Mancha]

Do the market research in NH before bitching

If one wants to this right when a 30 second ad is ready, send it to some NH meetup groups and have them do what ad companies do. Go out and show it to a couple hundred people your targeting and ask what they think. Market research. Then all this speculation should disappear. It wasn't great but it portrayed non actors telling their opinion.

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[Karsten]

It is SOOOO New Hampster . . . I like it!

I'm starting to see more postive reactions than at first. It's catching on, I'm telling ya!

 

[Alabama Supporter]

I sure wouldn't volunteer to be in a new RP ad after the way some of you supporters are treating them.